SUMMARY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7024, 12 January 1910, Page 1

SUMMARY

A Dissolution Council was held at 3.30 on Monday afternoon. Tliu new 1 ornament will bo summoned to meet on iouruury XGtli.

Mr Lloyd George, at Falmouth, referring to tne Opposition cry lor treating with the colonies, said business was business.

Canadians did not pay more tor goods beenunu tlioy name Irom Britain, and they would bo fools if they did.

it would be folly for Britain to risk i!251,0U0,0LKl of foreign trade on the oh chance of getting ASO.UOU.UOO more oi colonial trade.

The Chancellor denied the accuracy of the rex>'>i*tc<l liostilo demonstrations in. connection with. hi=s arrival at ialuiouta. dil Saturday.

Air 'Winston. Cluirchill decares that the German and American tariffs had conspicuously failed to prevent unemployment.

Althouirh the German is willing to eat horsellesh ami black bread, he Js hopelessly inferior to his British comrade us a producer.

And althtough the* Americans have a vast virgin continent, there was greater instability of trade there more unemployment, and more bankruptcy, than rn Britain.

There will be no election contests for West .Birmingham, Durham City, and a Cumberland seat. Sir Hugh BeU, ironmaster, is standing for the City of London on. behalf ot the Liberals. Lord MaeDonnel, as arbitrator, lla . s duced wa !, cs in Durham mines by 6-1 pei cent. The owners wanted a reduction of 10 per cent. A hundred thousand Northumberland and Durham miners are idle owing to the dispute with the colliery over the working of the Eight Hour Act. Three thousand have been persuaded to resume work.

The Earl of Meath has left England on a visit to Australia.

Strong feeling has been occasioned in Athous"at the action of foreign sailors in taking charge of affairs at tic iMout fire at the .Royal Palace, anu pashm, aside Greek troops.

Friederich Bayer and Co., of Elberfield. Prussia, have arranged to open ohcmical works capable of supplying the British demand if Tariff Itotoim is introduced. Police raided a well-known Vienna pntH lishing house and confiscated 3000 orotic publications, valued at AGOOO. A fire at the Palace of the Grand Duke Niohola Nicholaievitcli, m bt. Peterabur"-, destroyed priceless collections cf diamond-studded armour and porcelain. A Paris Apache, or hooligan, while resistuiK arrest killed one policeman anu seriously injured five others.

Japanese newspapers unanimously condemn the proposed neutralisation of the Maiudvuriau railway, and declare that no justification exists for interference with the Portsmouth treaty. It is stated that Americans are not taking much interest iu the suggested Antarctic expedition, being “bored by the subject of polar research."

Tb© rccornimeadation is niad© that if the expedition is organised it should apProach, the Polo "by way of Coode Island or Wilkes Land. Lord Kitchener was accorded an elastic wolqpmo at Mcibourne yesterday.

At Bathurst Lord Kitchener unveiled k memorial to local soldiers who fell lithe Boer war.

Comprehensive schemes have been formulated for dealing with passenger and cargo traffic at Port Melbourne, and for the construction of a graving dock. A ballot of the Southern coal minors of Now South Wales was commenced yesterday to decide whether they would resume work. Some of the raon arc making prepara. tious for a start in the event of tho decision. proving favourable. Tho Miners' Delegate Board at Newcastlo has decided to ask Mr Paterson to show cause why ho should not be expelled from the federation for accepting a seat on tho Compulsory Wages Board.

South Australia defeated New South. Wales by seven wickets in the inter-Stato cricket match.

The Sydney wool sales lyive reopened, with a good demand 'at about the closing rates ot tho December sales.

A man found a 121 ounce nugget of gold in his orchard at Muclgcc, Now bouth Wales.

The North Island Bowling Association's tournament was continued yesterday on the various city and suburban greens. A fire early yesterday morning gutter premises occupied by the New Zealand Express Company at Dunedin, and did some damage to adjoining properties. The total damage is estimated at ,£IO.OOO. New Zealand’s exports during December last show increases in nearly all items compared with. December, 1908. For nine months (April to Bccegiber, inchurfve) the total value was AT1,589,012, agaiust £8,957,821 for the sumo period of 190 S. Sir Joseph Ward indicates an early announcement regarding the salary of the Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture.

The meeting of Auckland garrison officers which was to have discussed the case of Cpptain Knyvott last night was abandoned, the officer commanding tho district having forbidden suoh a meeting.

It is now proposed to hold a public meeting in Auckland next Friday night, and to interview the Hon. G. Fowlds on Saturday concerning Captain Knyvetfs dismissal-

Sir Joseph. 'Ward says he understands that the Government will receive a communication from Captain Knyvett which he (Sir Joseph) as Minister of Defence will personally consider.