CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13544, 17 March 1906, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copjright.

GERMANY EMPLOYS CHINESE.

BERLIN, March 15, (Received March 16, at 8.44 a.m.)

Germany has authorised the importation of 2000 Chinese for the railway works at Dar-es-Salaam (East Africa).

MUTINOUS CHINAMEN.

ROME, March 15.

(Received March 16, at 8.12 a.m.)

The Carabineers at Naples helped to disarm the mutinous Chinese members of the crew of the British vessel Epsom. March 16.

(Received March 16, at 11.3 p.m.)

The Epsom's Chinamen again 'mutinied and threatened to Set fire to the ship. They attacked a policeman, but were subsequently put in irons.

A STEAMER FOUNDERS.

NEW YORK, March 15.

(Received March 16, at 8.12 a.irj.)

The Phoenix liner British King foundered off Sable Island (Nova Scotia). She carried no passengers. Of the crew of 56, 28 are known to have been saved.

IDENTIFICATION OF CHINESE.

CALCUTTA, March 16.

(Received March 16, at 11.3 p.m.)

The Governor-General of Indo-China has suppressed the system for the identification of Chinese immigrants.

INTERCOLONIAL.

PreJs Association—By TaJegraph—Copyright.

A FATAL FIRE.

MELBOURNE, March 16. (Received March 16, at 10.27 a.m.)

A fire at Rutherglen destroyed two cottages. Two children named Warren were burnt to death.

THE DALLEY DIVORCE jASE.

SYDNEY, March 16. (Received March 16, at 10.12 a.m.)

Mrs Dalley has been granted a decree nisi in her divorce action against William Dalley. The suit was the outcome of the recent action wherein the husband failed to secure a divorco from his wife.

RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENS,

(Received March 17, at 0.13 a.m.)

The information against the Assyrian Malouf of being a prohibited immigrant was dismissed, the magistrate holding that the time in which the educational tests should have been applied had expired. IMPORTATION OF MACHINERY. The return of imports of machinery into the Commonwealth during the last year shows that (he importations were valued at £2.067,000'. Of this amount £331,000 was for harvesters and agricultural implements. PLAGUE OASES. Three more cases of plague wore reported to-day. The source of infection is similar to that of previous cases. BRISBANE, March 16. A case of plague has been detected in the city. ABSCONDING FROM. CREDITORS. HOBART, March 16. (Received Marcii 17, at 0.51 a.m.)

Robert Thomas Montague has been arrested on a warrant charging him with leaving New Zealand with property of his creditors. The superintendent of police produced a wire from the Sydney police to the effect that the New Zealand department was willing to place the defendant in their hands. The matter was adjourned pending further instructions from New Zealand.