THE WORLD'S NEWS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5593, 23 December 1910, Page 3

THE WORLD'S NEWS

Ottawa, Dec. 21. More rioting has occurred during tko Winnipeg street car strike, and dozens of «ays have beei\ damaged.

London, Dec 21^ The barque Hougomont, Sydney to i Belfast, has arrived at Queenstown. \ A. hurricane on the 9th inst pooped the vessel, and nine of the crew wrrwashed overboard, and five carried back ly the returning eca, the othi-i four being drowned.

New York, Dec. 21. An e:plosion of gas occurred .at Buffd'o similar to that at New York the di.y before. Railway car windows , were *ha'»ercd, and a number of pas surge's slightly injured. The damage was not serious. It is supposed that the cause was a defective valve in tluNation vjv

Srn.MSY, Dec 22. A beer strike is in progress on the Barrier, the publicans declining to re j (iuco lliß price from 6d to 4d a pint, ! aud the miners refusing to order b:cr J until the reduclicn is mado. j

Lom)o.v, Dec 21. Two miners were imprisoned at Pontypridd for violence and intimida tion, and several others were fined for I intimidation A demciistraticn took place outside the Ccurt, but a big furce ;of police, assisted by troop?, maintain ' ed order.'

Peuth, Dec. 22. Rich strikes are ropoiti'd at the Lucky Coll claim, at Norseman, where specimens from extensive furcation conposed of almost pure gold were •alien, and at Walton's Reward claim, 1 awhrs, where specimens from ore ! bodies of great width and length were I fc:ken. Tbe report received by tbt ! Mnister for Mines goes lo confirm the j (X-ater.ce of the disputed nch vein in | the Chaffinch mine. The report adds : '• Only development will wnf mi. the contiruvitiou uf any reported violvvtia London, Pec 21.

Sir Evevard Tm Ihun», Governor tf Fiji bud HigJi Commissimier for the Western Pac.tio, Las resigned on account of ill-health, and will be succeed ed by the Hon. Francis May, C.M.Q , Colonial ?ecrek--iy for Hongkong. Sydney, Tec. 21. Island news ttates that there has been practically no rr.iu in some of the southern Gilbert lblands for nearly three years. The Government contir.urs to supply rice and other food to the natives. At Nukunau thero is great mortality amongst the infants as the result of bfiirg ted on sharks' flesh. Ottawa, Dec. 21. T] c Chinese smuggling inquiry at Vancouver d sebsed that ss many as GO s owaways were hidden in caverns in the forward coal bunkers of Oriental I!DCt?. Jho watchmen a'. Yjr.couvcr were drugged by Chinese in order that the stowaways might land. Sailors acted in collusion with (lie Chinese, and w..tchmen were appoint fid according to a patronage list kept in Ottawa. ■ j Vancouver, Dec. 2i. The Chinese immigration inquiry has revealed very lax conditions, allowing the entry of Oiientals. Inn bhccx, Dec. 21. An avalanche at Landi40, in the Tjrol, killed a party of six soldiers. New York, Dec. 21 Advices from Mexico ur.y stale that 1 irge Federal reinforcements have been dispatched to Chihuahua. It is believed that the rebels have been trapped, and that a decisive buttle is imminent. Lcndon, Dec 21. I The King will be n.presented at the murdered policeman's funeral. Helinska and the other woman are charged as a-cessories to the murders and with burning incriminating papers. They have been remanded.