CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9588, 4 September 1913, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(London Times.—Sydney Sun Special.) (By Hucruo Trlbq&iph—Coftuqmt.) (Pn fust Association.) Received September 4, 9.0 a.m. LONDON. Sept. 3. The Times' Washington correspondent points out that Mr Bryan's Nicarguan plan marks the conversation of tho Democrats' acceptance of the Monroe Doctrine, which boils down into a declaration of their intention to try to turn the Caribbean into an American sea, and the affirmation of their right to make the Caribbean Republics American Egypts whenever peaco in the neighbourhood demands it. A Blue Rook shows that- the births in (lie United Kingdom for the first two quarters of the present year ore considerably lower than the average of the previous ten years. Received September 4. 10.55 a.m. ROME, Sept. 3. A girl passenger gave Prince Ussofa a drugged drink on tho Vienna-Venice express. On 1 waking tho prince missed an heirloom diamond ring worth 40,000 roubles, besides a watch and chain. The girl escaped.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Because a Chinese at Chicago married a whito woman, despito neighbour* warnings, the neighbours attacked the Chinaman and beat and stabbed him fatally. Thoy attempt**! also to kill his wife, who was found half dead. A whito servant employed in tho lionse escaped. SHANGHAI. Sept. 2. The rebels havo evacuated Lion Hill. The capturo of Nanking is complete. The revolt at Wuhu haw collapsed. The merchants, bv payinn- 30.000 dollars, persuaded the rebels to lay down their arms. LONDON, Sept.. 3. Tho annual report of the Medical Officer of tho Port of Lodnon states that fro«en beef from Australia and New Zealand arrived in good condition, and examination in Australia was being more thoroughly and effectively carried out.

Krwnerbothen, who was found guilt? of attempting to blackmail Lord Rothschild, was sentenced to fifteen months' hard labour and deportation at the end of -the term.

BERLIN*. Sept, 3. Vorwarts. the Socialist paper, reveals a schemo organised in the interests of Germany's trade and foreign policy whereby newspapers in all parts of the world have been asked to publish letters describing oventß in Germany. These aro written by the staff of a daily paper and are shortly to Ito published. It is alleged that fifty oversea papers havo already promised to publish tho views. (London Times.—Sydney Sun Special.) Received Septcml>er 4 9 a.m. The German press is discreetly sHent regarding the scheme to influenco papers in foreign countries. It is stated that papers in India, Turkey, Russia, England, South America and Africa havo agreed to aooept tlie service.

VIENNA, Sept 3. Tho Zionist Congresß has opened. »Five hundred and fifty delegates represent thirty countries. The Zionist fund in hand for colonisation in Palestine totals £600,000. DURBAN. Sept. 3. Tho Natal branch of the Navy League presented the warship Australia with a silver rose-bowl a reminder of their great appreciation of the patrioticinstinctdof their Australian kinsfolk.