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The " Birmingham Daily Post" publiahts an outline of a. fecal scheme to be adopted by the L'aioiiists if t-hoy win at the elections. A general tariff will bo established on all good:-; not deemed raw material. Oil imported manufactured goods a duty ranging from 5 to 15 per cent, will" be levied, and on foreign corn 2s per quarter. colonial corn being granted substantial prt-ferraico. The tariff v.-ill produce from £10,000,000 to £20,000,000. The. Free Church Council is urging a thousand local councils in England and Wales to take strong action in favour of the abolition of the Lords' power of veto. ' Tlio Parliamentary Committee of tlio Trades Union Congress has issued a manifesto, which declares that the Lords havo protected every abuse, supported every privilege, persistently delayed reforms, and are a menace to political. freedom. The rejection of the Budget was a deliberate insult. Tlio li Dally Mail " says that the goneral basis of the pact between the Government and the Socialists is nowclear. Whore a Labour member is in possession ho will be unopposed, and where a Liberal is in possession the 1-iabour leaders will refuse funds to enable the Labour nominee to fight. Sir Albert Spicer, interviewed in London, said British trade was holding its own in the main in the colonies, but certain branches were a little slow in adapting themselves to the requirements of a now country. He' had been much struck with the cosrhopolitan character of Australian buying. The British were apt to suffer through want of open-mindedness; the Australians were always ready to look at anything worth attention. Tho Right Rev.' Dr Samuel Thornton is resigning from the Assistant Bishopric of Manchester. An action brought in the Court of Sessions at Edinburgh by Alexander VV r entworth Macdonald Bosvillo against Lord Macdonald of Skat, seeking a decision that his grandfather, born in September,, 1800, was legitimate, per subsequons matrimonium, has been dismissed- as regards relationship,, but tho parties were allowed a proof on the question of legitimacy. Mr Bosrille made no claim to tho Scotch estates pf the family or the Irish peerage; only to have the legitimacy of his grandfather established. \ French, military manoeuvres show that dirigible balloons are unreliable for war purposes. Aeroplanes would be much more useful, being able to carry Maxims and destroy dirigibles. Owing to Germany's attitude towards Russia over Austria's annexation of Bosnia, the Duma has voted .t 1,000,000 to enable tho transfer of the Russian Army from that frontier to new positions. Germany's trade statistics show that she has transferred her buying to a considerable extent from Great Britain to the United States. Great Britain still heads the list of consumers of German products.' Tho Persian Parliament has approved a loan of £500,000 and the employment of Europeans to organise the country's finance. The Sabine has returned to Capetown, an unsuccessful search for tho Waratah. Playing against a Western Provinces team in Cape Colony, M.C.C. won by 351 runs to 218. , President Taft's Message at the opening of Congress, referring to affairs in Central America, states that the apprehension which gave rise to tho Monroe doctrine has nearly disappeared. . That doctrine should not be permitted to operate for the perpetuation of irresponsible government. The Message refers to the barbarities practised in Nicaragua, and the death of two Americans by the President's orders. Reverting to domestic matters, President Taffc does not anticipate that any tariff war will result from the recent tariff re-arrangement,, and concludes by expressing the belief that tho country is on the eve of a substantial business expansion. Tho United States expenditure for 1911 is estimated at £146,444,615, or £20,500,000 below the appropriations for tho current year. Charles Buthringerj a Tammany politician, of New ■ lork, entered a neighbouring flat in mistake for his own, and the occupant, thinking him a burglar, shot him dead. The Federal Treasurer hopes to cut down the estimated deficit from £1,200,000 to £300,000. This was tho result of tho agreement with the States and increased postal and Customs receipts. Sir George Reid's name is freely mentioned in connection with the (Federal High Commissionership in London. Very dry weather is being experipneedin New South Wales. A water famine is threatened at Broken HHI, ind Ncwra is waterless. The official report of the Victorian oat viold gives 10.444,000 bushels—a decrease of 6-31,000 bushels. Rabbits exported from Victoria decreased from over 10.000,000 in 1905 to 2,773,000 this year. i

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6996, 9 December 1909, Page 1

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SUMMARY New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6996, 9 December 1909, Page 1

SUMMARY New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6996, 9 December 1909, Page 1