THE WORLD’S NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume XXIX, 13 December 1907, Page 4

THE WORLD’S NEWS.

U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS

The unemployed in New York City are estimated at 125,000.

ZULULAND,

Dinizulu has surrendered to the Civil authorities at Kongama with his 50 followers. He gave himself up unconditionally, without compulsion, and is now guarded at Kongama. Two rebels belonging to the murder gang were found in a loyal chief’s kraal in Zululand. The intended victim was aware that he was a marked man. his brother having been murdered a week ago. Owing to armed bands of Zulus on the western and northern borders, martial law has been proclaimed at Yryheid and Paulpietersburg. The outbreak at Yorspoed is not connected with the Natal troubles.

Five hundred natives employed at the Yorshoed mine, Orangia, revolted and destroyed much property. They then started from Kronstad, where the police had been reinforced. Dinizulu’s wives and many of his followers are coming in.

Although 200 of Dinizulu’s immediate followers came in, Mankulmana and other headmen are waiting events, -

| It is expected that Dinizulu will i undergo a criminal trial in the | Supreme Court on a charge of inciting I a rebellion. j The Government believe that mobiI lisation averted a collision, as the | natives intended to resist Dinizulu’s I arrest by the police alone. The police overtook a number of rioters at Yorspoed and escorted them i to Kronstadt, where the ringleaders were fined £SO or six months’ inn j prisonnumt; 200 others were fined 40s ' or a fortnight’s imprisonment each, i The trouble originated over the arrest I of a native.

SUSPENSION OF AN AMERICAN COMPANY,

The Electric Vehicle Company of New Jersey lias suspended, with a capital of four million sterling.

THE RUSSIAN BUDGET

The Russian Budget shows a deficit of 19£ millions sterling.

GERMAN POLITICS,

Prince Rupert, a son of Prince Ludwig, Regent of Bavaria, has resigned his membership of the German Navy League, as a protest against the League’s persistent agitation against foreign Powers.

THE “ ALL RED ” ROUTE

i Sir Thos. Sutherland, chairman of the P. and O. Company, presiding at a meeting said it would require gigantic resources to start an “All (Red” route express service to New I Zealand and Australia. How express steamers could be built to carry coal the 6500 miles between Vancouver and Wellington was an engineering problem at present uusoluable. If they coaled at Honolulu what would become of the “All Red” route; Referring to the passenger trade, Sir Thomas Sutherland regretted that the Commonwealth adopted the policy of excluding companies like theirs from i participating in the coasting traffic of Australia. If the threatened measure passed it would depnve the Peninsular Company of nearly £300,000 a year. The new tariff also imposed a very high charge on their stores. Sir Thomas Sutheiland admitted that Japan had captured the carrying trade between Japan and Bombay.

PORT ARTHUR,

General Dukmasoff presides at the courtmartral at St Petersburg, which tries Generals Stoessel, Reiss, Fook and Smirnoff on a charge of illegally and dishonorably surrendering Port Arthur,

One hundred and fifty witnesses will he examined, including Admirals Wirren and General Gregorvitch.

REBELLION IN CHINA

1 Terrible atrocities are reported as I having been perpetrated by the Chinese Imperial soldiery, acting against rebels in Einchan and Fongsheng districts. Seventy rebels were captured and all were either beheaded or had their ears cut off. Another party of 300 was slaughtered, or burnt alive in a cave whither they had retreated. Later details state that the troops had been badly beaten by the rebels and that the insurrection in Kwangsi Province, which began with the riots at Linchan in the summer, is by no means ended.

JAPAN AND KOREA

Interesting details have come to hand with reference to the fighting in Korea and in Seoul, the despatch states that at dawn on November 12th the Japanese force attacked 500 insurgents at Heisan. The latter fled and left a number of dead and many weapons. On November 14th the insurgents cut the telegraph wires between Bunsen and Kaifo, on the SeouFWiju railway. This interrupted communication west of Seoul and workmen were sent to repair tho line but were attacked by rebels and troops had to be despatched to protect them.