NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 16 January 1914, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

" LITTLE-NAVY" POLICY. STRONGLY CONDEMNED. ILECTiUf. TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT. PBR UNIi'ED I'RESS ASSOCIATION. LONDON, Jan. 15. Lord Cur/.on, speaking at Manchester, said that it seemed that the land campaign was not going well, and a new cry wan wanted to raise the spirits ol Hon. D. Lloyd George's faltering followers, hence lie was going to have a navy-bursting campaign. The Chancellor's intervention at. this juncture was un,statesmanlike and mischievous. The inopportune incursions of Mr Lloyd George into international politics were a danger to the nation. Lord Cumm criticised the suggested l naval holiday, and said it w-aa an extremist's plan for a one-sidedl red'uotion. It was an encouragement to their enemies and a betrayal of their friends. There was no evidence that humanity had so altered that the country could afford to listen to such counsels. An increase of naval power rather than diminution was necessary. If the Government joined the "little navy" party, the naval policy could mo longer be treated as a question above party strife. The Coventry Radical Association has passed a vote of no-confidence in Mr 'Mason, because he favors the little navy agitation, and gave an adverse vote in the Marconi case. j CANADIAN CRUISER LAUNCHED. LONDON, Jan. 15. j The Canadian Customs cruiser Margaret) has been launched. Sbe is intended for patrol service on the Atlantic. She carries two six pounders and wireless equipment. A DETERMINED ASSASSIN. HIS PREY ESCAPES. PARIS, Jan. 15. Cherif Pasha was aware that he. had been condemned to death at a secret meeting cf Young Turks. He had been : shadowed for some time by 10 assassins, and had) been sent to Until the last few days, the polioe had l stationod two detectives outside Cherif Pasha's luxurious flat. < . The first time the assassin called Cherif Pasha was out, but yesterdiayat nind o'dock he was in his bath. Hia valet refused tho assassin an audience .with Cherif Pasha. The assassin them produced two revolvers, and fired two bullets into the valet's lungs, desperately wounding him. He then wounded j a chauffeur.

Cherif Pasha's wife and Princess Bmineh, sister cf the Grand 1 Vizier, appeared' while the assassin was refilling nis revolvers. The murderer struck at the wife with his fists andi "fired'' at the Princess, who, with great presence of mind, fell to the ground, feigning death. The murderer, running into Oherif Pasha's study, met Sali Bey, Ch&aif Pasha's son-in-law, who had jumped out of bed and rushed along the corridor in his pyjamas. The assassin picked' up his revolver and they exchanged shots. Sali Bey by falling escaped the assassin's fire. He r*n to the Princess' bedroom, snatched op her revolver, and shot! the assassin in the head.

Eighty cartridges were found in the pockets o! the assassin, also a. Cross of the Legion of Honor, conferred' on Sarah Bernhardt.

THE COBEQUID. ALL ON BOARD SAVED. OTTAWA, Jan. 14. Vessels rescued all the Cobequid's crew and passengers. OTTAWA, Jan. 14. In response to wireless calls four steamers came to the assistance of the Cobequid. Rough seas drove the Cobequid on a reef at Trinity Rock, off Point Maitland, where she was' battered by groat rollers. She has how begun: to break up. The wireless operator continued to call till the water entered the engineroom and stopped iiim: The darkness and the blizzard combined rendered the rescue of the passengers and crew very difficult, but all entered the boats safeiy, with the exception of the captain and 11 men, who remained aboard in I the hope of salvaging the vessel should tho weather moderate. THE DOMINIONS COMMISSION. ATTRACTING ATTENTION. LONDON, Jan. 15. Before the Dominions Commission, Mr Tredwen, chairman of the AustralAsian section of the London Chamber of Commerce, advocated a standardised' bill of laaing on all Australian: lines. ■He added- that, if Australia and Now Zealand gave preference to British' good's the German lines would give* freight prefereuce to German goods. Tho newspapers publish long extracts

of the Dominions Commission's evidence taken in Australia, particularly Mr Deakin's support of Mr Beauehamp's scheme of an Empire Development Board. HULL SERVICE ADVOCATED. 8 J KLKOTBTC TELEGRAPH COPTEIGHT, TIMES-SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLE. LONDON, Jan. 15. Before the Dominions Commission, ■Mr Austin Wilson (of t'ho Hull and Barnastey Railway), who recently toured Australia and New Zealand, suggested that the dominions' Governments should subsidise a steam service to Hull. He was satisfied that with such a subsidy, before the end of the year Hull would be in a position to deal with the largest vessels engaged in t'ho Australian trade. "A BRUTAL LIBEL." NEW YORK, Jan. 14. The United States Court of Appeal held) that there ftas no moral turpitude involved in, the Mylius criminal libel on King Georgg, for which he was convicted by an English court. It held, that, if there was no moral turpitude involved by Mylius publishing in England a defamatory libel against a Devon laborer or a London- street sweeper, therefore there was no moral turpitude involved if the same libel were published regarding the Lord Chancellor or even King George. Aa the Government was not appealing to the United States Supreme Court as a last resource they now left it. Mylius will accordingly be admitted as a desirable citizen. The Court admitted that the libel was a brutal one; but declared that they wero unable to allow questions of rank to enter into consideration. UNITED STATES ARMY. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. General Woold advocates placing tho United States Army in a reasonable state of preparedness for war, and suggests the establishment of a trained reserve for strengthening the artillery arm of the service, and the creating of three complete tactical infantry divisions. Ha also urges the elimination by legislation of any unfit officers and m«n and retaining only those who are efficient. A COMPLIMENT. i NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The National Wool Growers'- Association Conference &t Salt Lake City criticised the placing of wool on the free list. j Mr Hagenbarth, the President, declared that the American flockmaster had been reduced to compete on unequal terms with the half-clad savage of - Soutli Africa, the peon of South Ameri-1 ca, or the skilled producer of ■NewZealand and Australia. |

American breeders should Day a higher price for purebred animals,* and improve their breeds as Australia; and New Zealand had done. Where Americana paid £2O foi' an individual ram, Australians and New Zealanders paid from £2OO to £IOOO.

CANADIAN -NAVAL BILL. OTTAWA. Jan. 14. Tlio speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament disclosed that the Cabinet was taking a stand if the Senate again rejected the Naval Bill, and it states that such, action will only ( serve to deepen the unfortunate im- , preesion already made throughout the Empire and abroad. The Premier intends'to delay introducing the Bill until the normal «mrse [ of events, when the Conservatives may secure a majority in the Senate. The Government will devote its attention during tl» present' session to the re-distribution of seatsj necessitated by the great increase in population. THE AEGEAN ISLANDS. LONDON, Jan. 15. Italy, Austria and Germany have replied tp Sir Edward Grey's proposals, approving of the allotment to Greece ■of all the Aegean Islands, except Teredos and Imbros, conditionally on Greece ' evacuating the districts incorporated in ■ Albania by the boundary commission. DEATH-RATE OF AVIATION. PARIS, Jan. 15. 'Roger De Pagniat estimates that in 1908 five aviators flew 1000 miles, and thero was one death. In 1909 50 airmen flew 27,500 miles and'there were three deaths. In 1910, 500 airmen flew 600,000 miles and there were 29 deaths. In 1911, 4500 airmen' flew 2,312,000 miles, and there were 78 deaths. In 1912, 5800 airmen flew miles, , and tlvTo wero 140 deaths. i DISSOLVED. SOFIA, Jan. 14'. The Sobranjo has been dissolved ow- ; ing to the Opposition groups refusing to pass the provisional vote on account. RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY. LONDON, Jan. 15. The War Office is instituting a press

advertising campaign in o'der to obtain recruits for the regular army. A FACTORY BURNED. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. A fire destroyed Weingott's oilskin factory in City Road, the damages being in the vicinity of £20,000. Tlie factory was covered) by insurance. Luckily the outbreak took place during the tunc!! hour, when most of the ear ployees were outside. A number of girls who were upstairs had a narrow ©s 1 - cape, and were helped out in a fainting condition. DISASTROUS FIRES. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. The hot weather is responsible for a crop of disastrous fires in the country. One at Moree destroyed a big block of business places and residences. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. Telegraphic communication is much delayed owing to bush fires and thunder storms. BROTHER AND SISTER DROWNED. MELBOURNE, Jan. 15. A boy named Godfrey, while bathing in the Campaspie River, got into difficulties. His sister wont to his assistance, and both were drowned. MOTOR CARS IN N.S.W. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. Last year 2600 new motor cars were registered in New Soutli Wales, the cost of the cars being over £1,000,000. The total number of cars registered' for the year was 8072. A CRUESOME OCCURRENCE. PERTH, Jan. 15. A gruesome mishap occurred in connection with Olger's execution. Although only a short drop, Olger's head was completely severed from his body. COMMONWEALTH POLITICS. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. Hon. A. C. Carmichael has decided to retain his portfolio in the Holmani Ministry.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 15. At the by-elections, necessitated by Mr Watt forming his> new Cabinet, the Premier, the Attorney-General and the Minister for Agriculture were re-elect-ed. Hie other Ministers were re-elected unopposed.