FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14587, 25 January 1911, Page 5

FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS.

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN NEWS

"IRELAND UNDER TYRANNY."

Tub Chancellor of the Exchequer, attending a meeting at Carnarvon, said he was ready to answer any written questions put to him. One elector asked: "Will you explain how the Irish in America canto to leave Ireland

Mr. George: That is a von- relevant- question, and a question which it would have been worth the. while of the men who say so much about the American dollars to have investigated before they attacked the Irishmen who contributed. They were driven out of the country by one of tho most wanton, cruel, and .stupid land systems that ever afflicted or devastated! the country. They were driven first of aft to famine, "l forget how many hundred thousand of thorn died of famine. Afterwards, because they could not pay their rent in that impoverished and hunger-ridden land, their cottages, which they had built with their own hands, were pulled down, and they were driven in droves of thousands of thousand*;hundred-: of thousands-—-yea, millons; they were driven from their native land to find refuge, shelter, and a homo in a country 5000 miles away, across the seas. The one thing they did not leave was their love of their native land. (Cheers.) You may depend upon it that, the iron hid entered into their souls, and when men like Mr. Redmond and Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Dillon crossed the seas in order to appeal to them for help to get rid of tho last vestige of tyranny which is afflicting their native land, they subscribed ' considerable sums of money for that pur-' pose. Instead of taunting them for doing so, they ought to think with shame of tho landlord system which wo are only getting'! rid of now. ' '• ' • ■'■.-■■ KING LEOPOLD'S FORTUNE. A wire from Brussels states that all attempts to come to an agreement between the three daughters of King Leopold and the Belgian Government havo fallen through. The-eldest daughter of; the late King does riot believe in peaceful. 1 methods, and once more, her unbending; will has proved a drawback. She wants f to leave everything in tho hands of lawyers, and. hopes she will be allowed mora than the 4,(X)0,00Of. (£160,000) offered oy-_-the Belgian State. Baroness Vaughan .isalso likely to bo sued by Princess Louise. Many writs havo already been issued by; the Court. MRS. EDDY'S WILL. According to, a telegram from. Boston,. the will of Mrs. Eddy leaves practically the whole of her estate of £300,000 to the' Christian Science Church. The board of; directors of the church is to decide " the* form which the bequest is to take. - Not-' a dollar is left to Mr, George Glover or Dr. Foster Eddy, tho sod , and adopted son of. Mrs. ; Eddy.. Both recently .re-> I ceived substantial .sums from her,estate? after litigation. 'Bequests from-£2OO -to . £2000 go to Mrs. Eddy's household WIRELESS TELEPHONY. ;. _ The Danish' inventor, Waldemar Paulsen, who has erected wireless telephone stations in California, obtained recently, some 'extremely satisfactory results, a3 conversations were held over an intervening distance of 350 miles.'' • " '-' -" - THE PORTUGUESE THRONE. , The Diario de Noticias states that. Dora . Miguel de Braganza, the Portuguese Pretender, Who is at present in Austria, has summoned his followers to a meeting for the purpose of arranging a Miguelist propaganda in Portugal. The journal adds - that SenhOr Joao Almeida has already left for Austria, and that, a meeting of Miguelists will shortly bo held here. . , _. CANADIAN IMMIGRATION. - The immigration returns just issued for. the five months from April to August, show- ] that the immigrants into Canada during; that period numbered 180,330, an increase, |, compared With the corresponding period of last year, of 105,582, or 71 per cent. ' "_■' NAPOLEON'S HEART. A Paris evening paper has a strange story to the effect that Napoleon, l.'s hearts may be preserved in the crypts of Saint Denis. At any rate, among the-urns containing tho hearts of former rulers o£i France there is one -which simply has the* inscription of a big letter N. Sudh is the, statement made by M. Boissy i-d?Angles in; an interview. ' The Senate some time ago,] when the question of Louis XVII. was' brought before it, appointed a committee to* visit the-crypta of the Church of St. Denis., No urn containing the heart of a Louis , XVII. was found, but, on the other hand.,; among the urns of various kings of Franco M. Boissy d' Anglas noticed one which was larger than the rest, and which stood out from, the others. It contained no other in-> scription than a capital N, -without a crown. He questioned the keeper and the architect in-charge, but nobody knew what the urn :, represented or how it got there. ; ■ DIPLOMATISTS' SALARIES. There seems to bo more glory- than prw fit in the French f Diplomatic, and ;Consular careers. So, at least, thinks M.! Paul Deschanel, whose report to _ thai Chamber on tho Budget of the Ministry] for Foreign Affairs is very instructive.] Some of the Ambassadors are not toe* badly off, as, although their salaries do; not amount to more than £1500 per annum, allowances for rent and entertaining sometimes rim up to £5000. But some of the Secretaries of Legation in expensive cities do not get more than £400, audi some Councillors of Embassy only £600 to £800, and they have no chance of extra allowances as Charges d'Affairs, unless their chiefs have been away from their posts for more than a fortnight at a time. As for tho Consuls-General, 31 in number, who are not lodged by the State, their allowance for rent in the .case of the 74Consuls of the first class, is only £50. ■ In such circumstances a Consul ■ with no private fortune is often compelled to take a. shabby dwelling, and, to lead a secluded; life, being unable to associate on equal! terms with his colleagues, while his sub-! ordinates are obliged to look out for any: hack work that may enable them to- keep their heads above water. M. Paul Deschanel argues that France's prestige is at stako in this matter of pay and allowances, and that her Embassies and Legations; ought to be so provided that they can hold their own from a. social standpoint. Ha advocates prompt and thorough reform, but whether the Chamber of Deputies will take ' his view of the question is by no moans clear.

MR, BALFOUR AND DEMOCRACY.

Democrats we are, said Mr. A. J. Balfour recently in the- course of an electioneer-.' ing address, and democrats we must re-, main. But let us see that the. democracy is not a sham or.a humbug; let us fee, when wo talk about the people ruling for; themselves, what, the word ".democracy'' moans. We mean the —(cheers)— and hot a clique— cheers) —who have, obtained their power amid the confused) dust and hurlv-burlv of a general election. And let us see that these fundamental institutions and these great causes on which, perhaps, we differ, but with regard the importance of which all arc agreed, -shall be referred to the only persons, who have * right finally to decide them—the people of this country. , (Loud cheers.) . ;