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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9187, Issue XLI, 11 April 1910, Page 5

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(Bγ Electric Telegbaph—Copyeight.) (Per Press Association.) Received April 11, 9.10 a.m. PARIS, April 10. The English Butter Society's factory a Nantc3 was burned down. The submarine Ventos was manoeuvr ing at Cherbourg when it dived 105 feeand continued to travel at that deptl for 24 minutes. The crow experienccc no ill-effects. M. Kinet, a Belgian, with a passenger flew 102 miles in 140 minutes at Chalons in a Farman bi-plane, which is a record, MADRID, April 10. Masked brigands at Guardix murdered a banker named Diaz and his two' servants. They then robbed and fired the house. The police pursued and killed two and wounded six of the brigands. ROME, April 10. The Etna eruption continues. One stream of lava is advancing thirty feet an hour and destroying all vegetation in its path. BERLIN, April 10. Tho crew of the battleship SchlesvigHolstein coaled 700 tons in 85 minutes and 566 tons were put on board in an hour, constituting a record. LONDON, April 8. Mrs Blanche Eardley, novelist, and another lady, summoned Mr Frank Curturning them out of the Prince of Wales Theatre because they were wearing hats measuring over a yard in width. The imports of Continental champagne this year have increased 25 per cent, owing to the fear that Mr Lloyd-George intends to increase the duties. The battleship Colossus has been launched. • The Observer's Biarritz correspondent states that the King's health is perfectly .re-established. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10. A functionary belonging to tho Turkish gendarmerie has been sentenced to irnj prisonment for life for forging documents and inciting Moslems ' against Christians in Epirus. Received April 11, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, April 10. It is stated the Government has cancelled or modified its instructions regarding the evacuation of the interior of Somaliland. John William Andrews was fined £50 at the Old Bailey for allowing his; office in London to be used for betting in connection with a totalisator company operating from Flushing in Holland. Then Hon. Cullen, Chief Justice, has been gazetted Lieut.-Governor of New South "Wales. Four millions of fresh Treasury bills have been issued, making the floating debt £35,200.000 since the end of October. The interest is now £20,000 per week. The average borrowing last month was four millions per week. Analysing the whole position and including the taxation in abeyance the Spectator estimates this year's revenue at £162,000,000 and the expenditure at £175,000,000. Obituary.—Thos. F. Walsh, who was associated with the late King Leopold in gold mining in Colorado. He leaves ten millions sterling. BERLIN, April 10. A society scandal at Bremen has caused the arrest of six persons. Several others have fled. Correspondence found compromises many others. Seventy young men and boys, who have been examined, stated they were drugged with wine or opium after being decoyed to a private residence. CAPETOWN. April 10. The Opposition in the Legislative Council of Orangia was divided on every clause of tho Dual Education Bill. After eight clauses were passed Mr Byron, the Leader, declared it was useless to continue, and left the House- with the Opposition. Tho Ministerialists then passed the Bill. Mr Hertzog introduced a modification requiring as a qualification for the position of principal or vice-principal instead of proficiency in English arfd Dutch, sufficient progress in the language whereon the candidate is not proficient. PARIS, April 10. Tho Reservist strikers at Marseilles have begun to vield. "OTTAWA, April 10. It has been decided to expend £360,000 sterling in improving the Montreal harbour. Received April 11. 8.5 a.m. NEW YORK, April 10. President Taft, in n message to Congress, asks for an appropriation to investigate the cause of cancer in fishes, hoping to throw -light on the human type of disease.