SUMMARY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6995, 8 December 1909, Page 1

SUMMARY

I The owculive of the New Zealand f,i,,,„ 1 V ivieration had a conference I 111 ilif Prime Minister arid the Minlurr of -Mine* posh-rday regarding the I at the i'onit Elizabeth, mine. I I \j tlio result of representations the I I Mini-tor of Alines undertook to visit the I mine after the session with, a view to 1 'viiil,' the IVnt -Elizabeth under conI -'tlni- i"> l I'* l -"* f* lvo u raule tuan those li'iisi'iiig i» otlK "' mlJlts in tlle Dominion. 1 Tli» executive thereupon agreed to reIcMnmetiil the men now on strike to reI -time, work. | Tiire hundred representatives of the I l.uuor trade throughout the Dominion IJ-t in Wellington yesterday to conLiiier the action it' the New Zealand Alliance i" seeking to var y the terms of lib recent compact. I [t \v;iti rft-olved to the GoyernImi'iit to legislate on the lines of the IciT'inal compact, not necessarily this iU'-.-iwt, hut before the next local option IE \ superannuation scheme has been arI riiiici-'tl I'"'' eapLuins, oflioers, and enIciiuTra in thu union Company's service, tliu' company subsidising tno scheme to | Uul extent of S ,\[ r Churchill, at Southport, remarked I that there wl " i il difference between a lliorcdiurv monarchy and a hereditary litw'W- 'l'ho Sovereign reigned; he did |mt'""ivcrn: mid bin powers were exerthe advice of Ministers, liei'crring to South Africa, Mr Church- ! ill said that had the Lords been consultII ul in the matter of giving a Constitu-K-.i.n to the Transvaal and Orange JUyer It'oloiiv thi'v would, under the evil iniiluiweof. Lord Milner, have mutilated v'ui' proposals. i It au unrofonncd partisan House of fiord* continued the present two great I/write? nould be closed, and brute force 'ami i'!a.ss hatred would take the place of ioivhear.uice and a true public spirit, t'olnnel Socly states tliat if returned to jHiuer the Liberals will make finant.iui chaos impossible in future by establishing the Constitution iirmly, and in v.-i-itiuy. Lord Lyveden says the Peers prided themselves on their loyalty, yot they ■look out of the King's hands the right I'.o dissolve Parliament, aud thus played il'w pari i;f rebels against Crown and Constitution. The "Daily News" has asserted that, despite the ofticial airangemeut, tobacco Mil spirits are being cleared without [ayini'iit of increa.sed. duty, and that tome merchant:- are arranging for the sblesale clearance of duty-free tea. The chairman of the Board of Customs denies that there is any chaos in regard tu bulk clearances owing to the higher :iU imposed by the Budget. The Treasury has given notice that ;;u prepared to accept either the old •ir new death duties, on the nuderstand'i; that the rato will be rectified after Ho election. ■ The death is announced of Mr F. T. Übhoid, a member of tho House of Coiu'HOLs. Two cruisers are to be built by the 'Hume,- Ironworks Company. l'.idl>ury Brothers, cocoa manufacturli'S, ohuiiiiHl a farthing damages against tin 1 ''Manila rd" for libel in statem-ents teilecting on the firm's methods of purA meeting of loading cricketers de<wuiiced tlie action of a section of the IK' 1 .-.- in exploiting cricket in an un'■orthy manner. Mr C B. Fry corujliniul ef the tendency to introduce niter nerse.iuuit.icis iut© criticisms. II: mi.- no di-era.ee, he said, to be beatwhy the Australians. He thought the lfiat!i;ul;:r te,-ts -would prove a good ta; n:-T iioui the luipetial standpoint.

.I ho illnf>s of tlir> Czarina, who is siiftiTtus ti'iun neivuus breakdown, is be!«!uu- alarmingly serious. m:i;,' Alfonso of Spain is to undergo J " o;>;-r;i:: u ii fur throat: and ear trouble. ,tan;; Manuel ot" Portugal, who has !*'u in! a vi>:t to iiritain and Prance, -".veivnl a. popular and enthusiastic re-'->'PUm an in, return to .Lisbon. r ,;i' nrt '-J' > wife of Prince WaWe- "~ :•: t'enmark, is dead. She was re-it-'-iictl as the cleverest woman in royal I 1 .*- 1 '. 1 "' al!t ' iiv ' x ' l part in improving 'f-it'-wjs uiwevu Uussra, Prance and .''«' lit mil Minister for War is purv -teg eight, aeroplanes. | ;i _ t;!o I'une.-" Mutes that S7O prisoners J',.^*; 1 ' 11 ''."' 10 ' lvi ' l 'e arrested in J uly 'li'V'.'r" V' 0 " l ' ,ts ha\f been discharged. -t i.:j ; . t ,; j. itv others are pending. ~',' ;» =■'•-!tui thai ItiUM) railway work't'\,tK] " ;i ° ' u; ted Slates are demanding _ -'■ !'■''' oeut. ;iirrea.se m wages. Sixtv ; u '"P ; >n'a'.- air aneeted, a.ud if the de•"•l ' iu - rejected a strike will follow. Sj ."';] \ ::l U'd stales transport Prairie, i"?. : .',. I ' ,l ~ io t;l ' vl> marines to Central ""v^'""]';, 1 " ,' : ° :ul " u ' la tJle -Delaware t>'-',', .. Dixie is preparing ">: ]/■7, 1 Ull ' : '"*i'ines, and carry them 1 tJcvrai Prime Jlniister expects ii -i r '.'" : ° • 1IU "-' ll nco the name of the ..^.;- I ' ;; —ssi.uaT betore the end of tile ; : -' _f/ * " i eii tuat the Government has ;.^.^': I ', ll '' ;e '-i '-he principles of the new ti", j V ';'!,"'''' o: prominent Sydney citi- -,*; u: '.'.,.'"/ ;r , r !u ' <-' c-vernment temporarily ..."'"'"■■' w ° : 'i in certain mines. ':!; r:, r .";'.f, a - v supplies of coal will last •■'-.-«". ~ T:i ". !> - '1 iie gas companies have ••- sniiplv. Ai ! .-.•■,: I > c <...",, -'P-rts announce the death M-X,'., , nry ''''indey. ex-.Tudge of the ii''\",Z IV" 0I St> "th Australia, and ?,;/..";■'" member of the * w > ' lic;:-e of Representatives. ihe v iv , . , r fl ,.. v!"-'t o: the Kauri Timber Com--o'' ': i,,.V;atV ;at th * Sro»s profits total •iU : "j' ~ , Llu ' * !et Profit* amount to 6 'iiVV-, I 1 '" ,r !s proposed to declare - a "d to carry TV . ~~~ " J '~"' :^'uk\'^[ .* a i' ,;i wel 'f. at SydK:-. r .. ~ ~ r ' ke conditions. There was: t a ; li--i :l ' c 3 lVtUlon * an<l Prices were well