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North Otago Times, 24 October 1905, Page 2

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HOME AND EOiIEIGN. fly Electric Telegraph-Copyright, Per Press Assoclatlopi. Received Oct. 23, at S.\B a.m. London, Oft. 22. A piece of machinery in fnlling killed Commander l'ldllips, of the Victorious, while Ije was directing salvage operations in connection w lh tho naval repair ship 'Assistance Advice has been received (hat the harqiie Alliance from Newcastle is ashore at Unllao. Thp War Office propose to try a short service of two years with the colors and ten years in the re.wrve. 'rtu experiment at present will ho confined ,to . seven battalions. The French municipal representatives have returned home. Tlwy were surprised and delighted with the cordiality of the reception gi\Yn them in England, and some Anglophobia bccarno enthusiastically friendly. l'aris, Oct. 22. There is great indignation in Franco at the German newspapers asking what her attitude would be in the event o! an An-glo'-o«nnan war, and the French newsPapers are remarkably unanimous in their resolve to strengthen the cntento with Uritain. Iteceivcd Oct. 23, at 8.18 a-nt Singapore, Oct. 22f During the recent fighting in tho Celebes the natives lost 50 killed awl the Dutch seven. Ottawa, Oct. 22. Sir Wilfred |I -aurior lias Announced that lie docs not inl.cnd to retire until the completion of tho national transcontinental railway in four or six years. St. rctersburii, Oct. 22. Truffle Ims (>een suspended on five rail ways converging on Moscow. I'rinco T.ouis~ Napoleon resigns tlv; Governorship ot the Caucasus, disliking llui Dumas.

Washington, Oct. 22. President Roosovolt, speaWng at Florida, said that tho work at the Panama Canal was sufficiently advanced to en able him to announce that it. would certainly bo accomplished and probably at a less expense than was anticipated. The United States, lie said, ought to police tho Canal district.

liereivod Oct. 23, at 9.32 p.m. London, Oct. 23. Tlie Swimmer Ilillington has been declared a professional. He has appealed against tho decision. l.ord Hosiery, speaking at Edinburgh, controverted Mr Wise's recent Edinburgh speech, which ho described as the airii,-* of the flybloom fallacies if protection. He asked whether it was consistent with the dignity of an ox-Minister Pf the Crown to cotno 13,000 miles to fltigmalise one of the great political parties as having no Policy but one of stagnation anil drift wholly out ot sympathy with Imperial ideas, and ignorant of Imperial aspirations. I am inclined to think when my old friend Sir TI. Canip-bell-Itannernian returns from his wellcarnert holiday to command ef the Liberal fortress, the last epithet applicable to the party will bo that ot stagnation. Lord HoscWri'y proceeded to challenge 3fr Wise to prove, by n plebiscite ill 'his State, that the colonies are, a? ho says, in enthusiastic sympathy with ll;e Tory party. On om; sido would be the Liberal party with freedom of trade, and freedom of Empire. Tho banner ol (lie Tory party ori the other side would be associated with Chinese labor. If tho Australians responded, as Mr Wise nn ticipated, we would know they put their hands with strength in iho war, and fought so efficiently in South Africa, not to restore Britain's paramount Interest , but to introduce to Soul li Africa Chinese labor, not ono iota whereof Was allowed to enter their own precincts. Ho hoped tlio Liberal party, when It resumes power would earnestly strive t 0 do more than it heretofore had done ti win the confidence of tho outer Britons of the Empire. He added that the Empire had been built up only by Literalism, Mr Balfoifr declined the Poplar Municipality request [or an autumn session as useless until the commission on poor law repmted, Received Oct. 23, at 10, ft p.m.

London, Oct. 23. A \ r nVy League wreath was placed on