NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 24 August 1910, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

THE Fo'-IH3T FSKS3. 200 INJURED; MANY MISSING. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The fires in Idaho, Eastern Washington and Montana are iwiuenched. The damage exceeds £300, , !('0. The injured number 200 and many are missing. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEW GERMAN STEAMERS. SYDNEY, Aug. 23. The German-Au.iiia iun Steamship Company has ordered four new 10,000ton steamers for the Austral;;;-] trade. The first is to be delivered ; a V.ay next and the others in July and A:. ;uit. A BRITISH LINER. LONDON, Aug. 23. The Blue Funnel liner Aeneas, 10,000 tons, was launched at Belfast to-day for the Australian trade. I

WRECK OF THE BEDFORD. THE KING'S SYMPATHY. LONDON, Aug. 23. King George, in a letter to the Admiralty, expressed deep regret at the wreck of H.M.s. Bedford off the Korean coast, also his sympathy with the relatives of the victims. SALVATIONISTS IN INDIA. REFORMING CRIMINALS. LONDON, Aug. 23. General Booth, speaking at Filey, Yorkshire, said Salvationists desired to reclaim the criminal classes of India. The Government was prepared to assist the Army's efforts, which would be of a social and economic nature, including the introduction of looms and silk work.

ITALY AND MONTENEGRO. ROYAL VISITS EXCHANGED. •CETTINJE, Aug. 23. King Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Italy received an ovation on arrival at Montenegro to take part in the celebrations in commemoration of the raising of the principality to the status of a kingdom. King Emmanuel and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria exchanged visits. RAILWAYMEN STRIKE. TROUBLE IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Aug. 23. The men employed on the third section of the North Coast railway refuse to continue work until the men blackballed for participating in the labor campaign are reinstated. ROOSEVELT'S MANA. MR TAFT'S ATTITUDE. ' NEW YORK, Aug. 23. President Taft, in a letter to Mr Griscom referring to the temporary chairmanship of the State Republican Convention, declares that he does not suppose there is any doubt that Mr Roosevelt would prove satisfactory. He had urged upon Vice-President Sherman the necessity of taking Mr Roosevelt into his fullest confidence. After the committee's meeting he had informed Mr Sherman that the result was deplorable as the breach, unless repaired, meant the possible defeat of the Repubicans.

Mr Griseom predicts the reversal of ;he committee's action, and adds: "Mr Roosevelt would make that the keynote of his speech as a temporary chairman." ENGLAND AND THE STATES. PECUNIARY CLAIMS AGREEMENT. LONDON, Aug. 23. ** The 'Times'' correspondent at Dublin, New Hampshire, America, reports that it is announced that the AngloAmerican Pecuniary Claims Agreement has been signed. It is hoped the Federal Senate will ratify it next session.

MUMPS AND MEASLES. OUTBREAK ON WARSHIP. BRISBANE, Aug. 23. A serious outbreak of mumps and measles has occurred on the warship Challenger. Fifty cases have been landed for treatment. CANADIAN IMMIGRATION. PHE MONETARY QUALIFICATION. LONDON, Aug. 23. Mr Scott, Canadian Immigration Commissioner in London, declares that when an immigrant secures permanent employment in Canada demonstrating his ability to keep a family, the money qualification of £5 per head is not required for his wife and children. VICTORIAN AGRICULTURE. A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. MELBOURNE, Aug. 23. The value of Victorias) products of bhe soil last year was over £3,030,000 -above that of tlio previous year. ..Cultivation Yielded f:i [.907,333, and dairying and pastoral t!!,212,697.