NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

THE REVOLUTION IN CHINA. IMPERIAL TROOPS REVOLT. •T KJJCTRIO TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. ' FIB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I PEKIN, Jan. 25. I Two thousand Imperial troops have revolted at Siang-yang. ! A sale of Imperial art treasures has commenced. Parisian dealers purchased

several million francs' worth of pearls. Br Sun-Yat-Sen undertakes to resign the Presidency if General Yuah-Shih-Kai severs his connection with the Man- ( dies and publicly avows adherence to republicanism, whereupon he will be; elected President. FRANCE AND MOROCCO. SENATE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. PARIS, Jan. 25. The Senate Committee's report on the Moroccan agreement emphasises; the need of private enterprise to help the Government to make the protectorate a success. The report protests against the abuse of secret treaties, especially in appending secret modifying clauses to public treaties. THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS. SECRETARY SPEAKS IN ENGLAND LONDON, Jan. 25. Herr Moleknbuhr, secretary of the German Socialist Party, addressed the tße Birmingham Conference. He declared that the dearness of food and the race in the construction of armaments had greatly strengthened the Socialist vote at the German elections.' There was better work in the world than the promotion of strife between nations. His party combated their opponents' cry that England was only waiting to crush Germany out of existence BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. VISIT OF POLITICIANS. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25. A visit of British Parliamentarians of all sections with a view to strengthening good relations is warmly welcomed; but the Labor Party in the Duma will not participate in the festivities owing to both countries oppressing Persians in their fight for freedom. THE SUGAR CONVENTION. COUNTRIES' OPINIONS. BERLIN, Jan. 25. It is semi-officialy denied that Germany has definitely declined the Russian sugar proposals. A meeting of the German Sugar Union stated that they preferred to see the Convention collapse than further favoring of Russian export. VIENNA, Jan. 25. The Minister for Agriculture in Hungary is willing to assent to raising the Rnßsian sugar export quota to half-a-million tods in 1912, but objects to furtker concessions. A BODY IN A BOX. HORRID TRAGEDY.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25. 'A body, said to be that of the son of a. millionaire of Portland, Oregon, was found in a trunk at the railway station at Seattle. A luggage man noticed blood oozing from the.trunk days before and thought it contained a Christmas turkey. The body had been cut to pieces and packet! in salt. It is stated that the deceased had acted as foreman of a Chinese laundry in Portland. Before the body was found a Ohinaman committed suicide; but it is unknown whether there is any connection l>etween this and the tragedy. "THE STARVATION DOCTOR." FURTHER EVIDENCE. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. At the Hazard trial a bank cashier deposed to attempts by Hazzard to obtain money lying to the credit of Claire [Williamson. Oonway, an Australian nurse, deposed to having received letters at Honolulu purporting to be from the Williamsons and declaring that they were delighted with their treatment at the sanatorium. BRITISH POLITICS. CARMARTHEN BY-ELECTION. LONDON, Jan. 25. The by-election for Carmarthen district, necessitated by the appointment of the sitting member (Williams) to 'or recorder of Swansea, resulted: Williams (Liberal), 3836; Bond (Unionist), 2555; iVivian (Labor), 149. IiABOR PARTY'S SECRETARY. LONDON, Jan. 25. Mr Arthur Henderson has been elected secretary of the Parliamentary Lafeor. Party, EAST MELBOURNE TRAGEDY. HOLT COMMITTED. MELBOURNE, Jan. 25. Holt has been committed for .trial for the manslaughter of Tullidge. The prisoner made a statement to the effect that Tullidge had threatened violence land that he (prisoner) carried a revolyer in self-defence. He did not intend to shoot, but only to frighten. At East Melbourne recently a man named Tullidge was shot dead by another man named Holt. Tullidge recently obtained a divorce from his wife, Holt being co-respondent. Holt and Mrs Tullidge were walking in the street when Tullidge accosted them. A struggle between the two men ensued, and two shots were fired. When arrested Holt declared that Tullidge attacked him r and that he shot in self-defence. CtVIL SERVICE REGRADED. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. The completed scheme of regrading the Civil Service involves an increase of £150,000 per annum, school teachors benefiting to the extent of £IOO,OOO. Last year' 967,490,000 letters prere (posted in London.