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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 584, 12 July 1913, Page 4

A petition signed by 15,000 people has been presented the Home Office asking for the release of Stinie Morrison, who «vas convicted for the murder of Leon Boron on Clapham on January Ist, 1911, and sentenced to penal servitude for life. Allegre, the anarchist who attempted to kill the King of Spain by shooting on hii return froro a review, haa been sentenced to death. Mr Stephen Walsh, Labour member for the Ince division of Lancashire, haa introduced a bill with the object of nationalising the coal mines, the dstribution of minerals, and the sale of coal. General Eiva, the Chief of the Cuban National police, was shot by General Asbert, the Governor, in the street this week before General Asbert's Club, upon which General Riva recently made a gambling raid. The Times report on tha English wheal crop ia scarcely reassuring. U'fing to the weather the figures indicate an average of 89.17 of the full crop, the prospect being the worst since 1908. For influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure—never faile, la 6d, 2s 6d.

Next Saturday Mr Graham will sell fruit trees, shrubß, and fiowerß. An opportunity of witneßßing an iritereeting tournament will be offering next Wednesday evening at Hetet'B billiard room, when 8 snooker team from Taumarunui will meet To Ivuiti. All interested are heartily welcome. The Kev. .J. McWilliam, asnißtant aupperintendent of the Maori Mission, who is in To Kuiti on bii»incss connected with the misflion, will take both services at St. Luke's church tomorrow. Canada continues a comparatively large importer of New Zealand's products. Up to May 3ißt, 50,545 boxes of buttei, 10,775 quarters of beef, 1554 carcases of veal, and 1291 carcases of mutton were imported this year. An improevd apparatus has been perfected under which X-ray photo-fl graphs may now be taken by a Hingl r flash, instead of n long exposure being required. The development is greatly appreciated by the medical profession. Owing to the small interest displayed in the national ballot on the question of an eight hours' day in all industries, the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress han abandoned the national movement and leaves each federation to act separately. A number of young women who had offended against the unprotected hatpin , r by-law in tramears were prosecuted at Invercargill on Wednesday, and fines of 58 were imposed in most cases, while others were convicted and discharged. The magistrate intimated that future offenders would be more severely dealt with. The latest census returns show that the British element continues to dominate the population of Canada. The British population is now 15,890,985, and the French 2,054,890. No increase of the European raceß is likely ever to overwhelm the British or French elements. Messrs Dalgety ar.d Company, Limited, have received advice from their head office that the following appointments have been made in connection with their office:--The Hon. B. W. Parker to be chairman of directors in place of Mr E. T. Dox®t, retired. Mr Parker was at one time superintendent f< r the company in New Zealand, with headquarters at Christchurch. Statistics gathered by ])r St. Clair Drake, of the City Health Department. show that in Chicago married persons live much longer than Binglo persons. The death rate of bachelors is 29* per cent, higher than that of married men, and the mortality of spinsters is 40 per cent, higher thn that of married women. The bachelor death rati' is 19.8 per thousand; married men. 15.3; spinsters. 14.3; and married\votnen. 10.3. In the House on Wednesday afternoon the Minister for Railways made a statement with reference to a report which appeared recently in a Wanganui newspaper that one of the beams in the 'l'urakina bridge had broken during the passing of the New Plymouth express. The district engineer reported that there was absolutely no foundation for the rumour. Neither the locomotive engineer nor the traffic officials on the train in question felt any bump. On investigation being made it was found that the statement that one of the beams in the bridge beneath the running track had broken was quite untrue. The bridge ia in firat-claBS condition, and, on examination by the foreman of works, he could find absolutely no defect. An inquest was held on Wednesday touching the death of Ronald Adamson, who died presumbuly from injuries sustained as the reßUlt of a quarrel at Harihari South, Weatland, on Sunday. After hearing the evidence, the coroner brought in the following verdict; —"That death resulted from concussion of the brain, caused by severe force applied to the back of the head, as though caused by a fall." Subsequently a young man named S. J. Godfrey was before the court on a charge of manslaughter, and was remanded to appeal at Hokitika on Tuesday. Bail was allowed. The following letter, addressed to the president, was read at the meeting of the Labour Unity Confess on Wednesday afternoon: Dear Sir, —The Labour Congresß having adopted for the United Federation of Labour a constitution and platform which I cannot but regard aH distinctly revolutionary in character, and bound to bring disorder to the cause of Labour, it is absolutely impossible for me to tak« any part in the political organisation that is in association with it. Respectfully, therefore, I have to announce through you that I hereby sever my connection with the Labour Unity Conrgesß, and I can only hope that ere long Labour may be more wisely guided than seems to be the case to-day. Thanking yoa for your courtesy, Yours sincerely Geo. Fowlds/' "The letter was received." states the official report. ' with ivon/ cal cheers." At the Unity Congress on Thursday Mr Young's statement that, to meet the views of the no-license supporters, provision was to be made thßt bare majority 6hould rule in all questions was submitted to the popular vote, and was renounced as not having any authority from the Unity Committee. It had not been considered by the Unity Committee at any time. A motion by Mr Drummond, Wellington Sheet-metal workers' delegate, that the congress affirms national prohibition as u plank of itß fighting platform was thrown out by an overwhelming majority, and the chairman stated that all the planks of the general platform were left over to the next conference, including the question of settling any referenda by a bare majority or otherwise. For chronic chest complaintß, Woods' Great a Peppermint. Cure, 1h Gd, 2b Cd.