SUMMARY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6624, 14 September 1908, Page 1

SUMMARY

The Trade Union, Congre«« adopted a recommendation in favour oi national froo secular (duration. under popular control.

A resolution wiu< also carried, demanding payment of old ago pensions at tho ago of Hixly.

The congress dam a ruled drastic legislation on Uir* rjutHtioii of unemployed, it ml resolved to promote legislation establishing coiarm 1(0ry State insurance, Tho Corporation of Clasgow lias purchased 170 acres to provide workfor tJio Unemployed. ami the Liverpool Corporation i« taking similar action.

Twelve* thousand poisons look part iu Uio Procwmon of tno Host in London, li connection with tho Eucharistic Con-

Tlu> British Association has formed a commit too to aid in establishing a solar observatory in Australia. Thu now battleship St. Vincent lias boon launched at Portsmouth, and a Bra/.Uiuu Dreadnought on tlio Tyno. "Tim Tinus” supKests that Sir Percy Scott’s cruiser suimdron, which is to visit the Capo, .should afterwards proceed to Australia.

The prospectus of the South Australian loan invites holders of maturing <1 per cents, to convert them into an equal amount of .'U per cent., with a cash payment of l.s Od per cent., holders retaining Hie January coupon for payment when due.

The "Westminster Gazette” says the loan looks reasonably ehoaper us a lockup investment.

Thirty Govornnu-nt.s will take part in tho Refrigeration Conference at Turin Host month.

Papers will Ik* read by colonial rnpresontativn* on the benefits accruing from refrigeration in tho meat ami dairy produce industries.

SI. Oregon, charged with attempting to murder SI. Dreyfus in Paris early in Juno, has been acquitted. The grape crop iu tlm Champagne district in Prance has boon devastated by mildew. As a result, it is expected that the yield will only be 20,000 hectolitre*, entailing a loss of d 11,800,000.

The Kaiser’s visit; to Alsace-Lorraine has ended. Speaking at. Kolmar his Mapesty expressed appreciation of the warm and affectionate reception accorded him. Ifo hoped that under tho Eagle* tho provinces would be secure from disturbance and free to develop their bountiful resources.

Tho Gormans aro building war balloon station** at several places on tho Western frontier.

Twelve out of thirty-seven cases of bholera reported in St. Petersburg last tvoek proved fatal.

defalcations of M. Alberti, Danish ister, arrested for forgery and dojsf tho Zealand Peasant Savings total .£1,000,000.

Silvio Rioter, arrested for complicity in an attempt to kill the Sultan of Turkey, ha.i boon released, on the ground that hia arrest ivas contrary to the amnesty. .

Tangier aclviciv? state that 'Mtugni has entered Marrakesh ami proclaimed Abdul Aziz Sultan.

Tho Capo Colony Assembly has adopted a motion in , favour of the inauguration of a system of closer settlement on Australian lines. The Federal Circuit Court of Pennsylvania has declared that the commodities olauso of tho Hepburn Act is unconstitutional.

Tho clause forbids the railways to ship commodities whereof they aro producers or manufacturers, unlciss they are essential to their legitimate functions as common carriers.

Tho railways affected own or control 00 nor cent, of tho unmined nnthneito coal in Pennsylvania.

The Attorney-General will appeal to tho United States Supremo Court. The Dutch Minister at Caracas is to bo "relieved of his duties.” It is reported that tho British steamer Spartan Prince was sunk in a collision at Coara. Brazil, and that fourteen of tho crow arc missing. .

Tlic» Premier of Victoria intends to just Mr .Deakin why England, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia should not contribute to have u jiavy, including battleships, in the* Pacific.

Ho considers the United States might contribute also, making it-a joint concern.

The presence of an Anglo-Saxon navy in tlio Pacific would steady n lot of 'other nations. The countries concerned might borrow money to construct such a navy. Australia’s share would bo about .£10,000,000. The "Standard” says there aro difficult nuestions ahead of Australia, especially that of lack of population, which needs an immediate, urgent remedy, but Lord .Dudley may rely on the able, devoted men in office under him, and the spirit and energy of the Australian people. The Victorian Government spent about JKKXW in entertaining the, American fleet. The West Australian election returns are incomplete, but victory for the Ministry is assured.

The American fleet entered Albany on I'riday during a blinding- rain-squall, unobserved by the public. It was not o.vpoctod til! several hours later. A strike of camel-owners has assumed (serious proportions on the route to tho Tilbavra (West Australia) goldfields. Armed Afghans have tal vPJi possession I'ond* "‘ill not allow teams with foodstuffs or other materials to proceed inland, ami polled have been sent to tho scene.

-McCrao unci Snell, wore electrocuted at Kalgoorlie while working a ornne, winch camo in contact with a livo trolley wire.

Ab Tattersnll's mooting on Saturday the New Zealand horse Wnipuua camo second in the Spring Handicap.

Wellington Rugby representatives gofeated the Taranaki team on Suturdnv. Otago was beaten by Auckland. Wellington and Auckland drew in a game played under Northern Union rules. The Wellington Association players yesterday won the final for the Brown Shield at Dunedin.

The cross-country championship of tho Wellington Harriers was won by Press. Tho chairman of thn labour Bills Committee of tho House of Representatives says that the ((feet of the non - Arbitration Bill will be salutary. A deputation from the recent trades conference waited on tho Prime Minister on Saturday.