SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6316, 17 September 1907, Page 1

SUMMARY.

The aims of the Sinn Fein organise tion have been imparted to the "Weet . minster Gazette* by Mr-Gavin' Unify. He says Sinn Hein desires* to boild np Ireland from within, and recognises that a physical force policy is not feasible. ■ ■ •. * . ... It aims at the • repeal of the union, and wants separate Parliaments. The British War Minister, states that the new ai my system will come into operation after,March 31st next.* • The volunteer, 'service will receive more encouragement,' entailing an expenditure of probably three xnillionr sterling annually. , - - On- account of’ utrained - relations • existing between British' railway companies and employees, a decline of II to 3 points in shares was reported on Sat-' urday. : ; ■-. Addressing a meeting of railway men at Manchester, Mr Bell, M.P.; iaid the Amalgamated Society had' decided to refer the question of a strike'he a-bap lot. : ■■ -i 1 ■■ . . This would be token in October, giving the directors .of companies a Huai chance to concede the men's claims. The men in various, railway centres have concurred in this decision. The death is announced of Mr Henry L. Gibbs, youngest son of .the late Lord Aldenham. The charge preferred against Morgan, arrested on suspicion of horse-maiming at Great Wryley, has been withdrawn, . Playing for the Best of England against -Nottinghamshire, -P., F.- -Warner scored 116 and lit not out. ■ -A new wireless telegraph service .is about to bo established between Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and England. It is proposed to charge 5d a word for ordinary messages and 2fd a word for press matter. “ '■ ■■ - < It is stated that Mr Wellman's trials m Norway have satisfied the explorer of the reliability of his airship.’ which proved to oo thoroughly reliable. A successful trial trip was made by a new French submarine boat, ’ the Opale, which attained a record speed under water. ■ • . •. ■ ,

The decision erf President Fallieree to i 00 ™“ l 1 tl “, tho sentence of death rnffnii °{ l Soleilland, for the murder of a young . girl, has caused a sensation- iu Prance, During ths last ten yean the per. sonnel of . the German nary haw 'doubled, and next yea:-, it is atated, it will ex> coed 50,000. - The discoverer of inaiinite has . oSered to reveal to the Hague Peace Conference how torpedoes and sonkaii bums may. h* rendered harmless. . »lt is stated that every subject before the loace Conference; excepting , the Prize Court scheme, reveals striking differences of opinion between Germany and Britain. Half a million Btusian emigrants have gone to Siberia during UO7, and in the . same period 200,000 Eusaian Jews bav«gone to the United States. ■ --• The Sultan of Morocco . expects t« reach Eabat; with 10, (NO - trobpe on the 21st inst. _ Muli Hofed. arrives there on the 3rd, The cable message says the people "will probably side with the Sultan first ar. riving. A Quebec-Boston express train collided with a freight train, and'twenty passengers were killed and forty, injured. At the inquiry into the' recent Qnebeo bridge disaster the evidence disclosed that structural defects were - obnsrvwd prior to the accident, It is alleged that tbe foreman in charge of the work made protests '■ which Were disregarded. - , ~ , j It is rumoured that an agreement is being concluded between l Russia v and the United States, giving an American naval base at Vladivostok.' . A big fire is reported from Murwillum* bah. New South Wales,' a large portion of -the main street being destroyed. Over fifty residence and places of business are burned, including four banks. Many persons are homeless. The man. who was shot by a watch* man in a Brisbane bank' has died;” At his lodgings proceeds of two city robberies were discovered. , „ It is stated that Mr Deakin will short ly announce what steps will be taken to inaugurate the construction of an Australian navy. If the cost is not prohibitive, Parlia meat may be asked to sanction con. struction by private enterprise , made* Government supervision. • ■ - The strange recovery of a parcel of voting papers used in connection with a South Australian Senate election ■ ban led to an interesting situation. The papers were supposed to have been burnt, and in consequence of some alleged irregularity the seat was declared vacant. The Union Company's steamer Warnmoo, which went ashore at Farewell Spit on Sunday evening, wae towed ofl yen' terday afternoon by the Eotoiti. The vessel was apparently uninjured, and proceeded to Lyttelton for orders. The Minister of Labour delivered a vigorous speech in Wellington last evening in defence of the proposed amend, meats to the Arbitration Act. An "at home" given by Lady Ward at the Ministerial residence in TinakorJ road yesterday was attended by many hundreds of guests.