SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6383, 4 December 1907, Page 1

SUMMARY.

Tho British Labour party's programme has been published, and indicates that an attempt is to bo mad© to capture tho party’s Parliamentary machinery iu tho Socialist interest.

Mr John Kedmond says Ireland is in a state of pence. Cattle-driving is the only oilence prevailing; and that, ho says, is no crime. '

He declares that English newspaper* are conspiring to represent Ireland al .being almost in a state of anarchy. Naval gunnery experiments resulted' in good markmanship at a range of seven and a half miles, but the armour of an old warship used as a target waa not pierced, though otherwise the vessel was much knocked about. .

Mr Chamberlain hopes shortly to resume his place in the fight for tariff reform, on which ho believes tho future of tho country depends. '

The secretary of the Tariff Commiasion considers the commercial treaty reduces the margin or British preference. ■ If other European countries secure concessions similar to those granted to Franco, ho says, Britain. will be subjected to much more competition in the Canadian market. ■

Th<? Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce considers the increased, duty imposed bv Australia on woollens will prejudicially afioot that city’s manufactures.

As Australia’s, right to foster its own industries is recognised, however, tho Chamber does ’ npt oflor any opinion on the duties.

A flro at Bishop-Stortford caused damage to the ’extent of .£200,000 to .tho Anchor Malting Company’s buildings., Officers of tho ,sth Lancers, recently placed on half-pay, are being transferred to other regiments.

The French airship La Pntrio broke away from Vordun, France, during a gale, and was subsequently seen in. the north Of Ireland.

An insinuation by Gorman newspaper* that Franco provoked the fight with the Benis Hasson tribesmen is resented m Prance.

A Capo correspondent states that there is a halt in the tendency to emigrate to Australia. • .

Workmen, are returning to the conn* try, declaring .that they prefer to take their chances in. South Africa. There are r still seven thousand un.ro* gisterod Asiatic*? in tho Transvaal. Sixty men are entombed in a Pennsyl* Vania colliery- in which an explosion occurred. ,

Tho Thaw trial ha*? boon. • postponed until January.

Kerosene has been restored- to tti© fres list of tho .Commonwealth tariff. A Pacific Cable Board representative states that; tho Bale of Panning . Island only ; relates to a copra estate, and not. to the whole of the island, which in any case remains British. The New South Wales Local Option Court has decided that the reduction issue carried in some electorate*? at tho recent poll holds good. • The English l cricket team defeated Queensland by an innings and 4A rmt&. Two miners fell out of a cage in at mine at Ballarat, and were drowned of the bottom of. the shaft.