SUMMARY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7029, 18 January 1910, Page 1

SUMMARY

. British election returns so far account }or 83 scats, of which 17 were uncoutested.

The parties arc unchanged in 61. while in 25 there have been reversals, Unionists gaining 18, Liberals 5, and Laboui

On Saturday’s results the state of parties is: Unionists 41. Liberals 34, Labour 8, Nationalists 6. There aro aBl teats still to be decided.

Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Louth on Saturday, and commenting on Die election returns, said the first result* ■were no indication o? what the hnal X’arliament would be like.

The Chancellor spoke in Grimsby during the day, but was treated in a hostile manner by a Unionist crowd, and eventually got away in a niotor-ca.r to Lentil.

Sir Churchill, at Dundee, said the Tariff Ifel'orni movement had emanated from the privileged classes, who desired to nocuro what they now jjoese&scd, and to carry on a war against tlio rights ot the people.

Mr Balfour says tho Cabinet is divided on the question of tho Nfivy-j—one section fearing tho growth of foreign navies and tho other opposed to expenditure on chips.

Mr John Foster Fraser and Mr Bagiev, candidates for Leicester, 1 are proceeding against Mr Humsay MacDonald for slander in alleging they had bribed electors with drink.

The Suffragettes wore active in all the constituencies during Saturday s polling. They stood outside the booths and urged every elector to keen the Liberal candidate out, or to write across his voting paper, '‘ Votes for Women." Great crowds waited in London streets near the newspaper centre for the posting of results on Saturday night.

do much interest was evinced at Capetown in the elections that the newspapers published special editions on Sunday.

Mr G J Frampton, the sculptor, has somploted the Seddon memorial Panel, a-hioh is to b.o placed in St. Pauls Cathedral.

Lord Roberts, through the Heedmasters' has advised English youths emigrating to Canada to leave their arrogance and superiority at home.

The report of the TJnion Bank of Australia shows deposits amounting to cash investments and balance of remittances .£10.2:10,000, bills and other securities 1113,872,000.

England defeated Wales in the annual Rugby football contest by IX points to 6.

The Kaiser attended a lecture delivered by Sir Ernest Shackieton at Dorburgh Villa, Gruewald. Sir Ernest denies the report that ho has formulated another Antarctic expedition. President Taft urges Congress to withdraw public lands from private settlement, to conserve timber and mineral resources, au-d to improve the inland waterways and extend irrigation works.

Cotton has slumped six dollars (255) a hale at New York since Friday, making a fall of fourteen dollars (38s 4d) from the season’s highest price.

New York and Chicago have experienced unusually heavy snowfalls, and in both cities coal and milk are in short supply.

Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener spent Saturday in watching further operations at the Seymour Camp. Maitland district miners’ lodges have decided against acceptance of tho Wages Board.

So rapid was the rise of the flood at Tamworth that several hundred people were caught in their business places and cut off from food supplies for sixteen hours, many having to take refuge on verandahs and roofs. The flood at Narrated was the highest known. Largo areas of the surrounding districts were submerged, causing widespread damage. Many settlers were com. polled, to leave, their homes.

At Gunncdah the lower part of the town was flooded, some of the houses up to the eaves. The residents took refngo in publio buildings. Tho country was a sea for ten miles round. Many residents spent the night on. roofs and up trees.

Tho township of Carroll was swept by the flood waters, and some houses were carried bodily away.

Tho damage to railways and roads in the flooded districts is heavy. There have been numerous w-ashaways, atid many bridges have been destroyed. Queensland telegrams report heavy rain and flood at Dalhy.

Tho ketch Napperby was sunk in collision with the ketch Bronzewing at Port Adelaide.

A man named Lyons was drowned while surf-bathing at Newcastle, and his body was torn to pieces by sharks. Beanrepairo won tho Victorian _ Mile Swimming Championship in 24miu 57

■* The -annual statutory meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board for the presentation. of accounts was held yesterday.

A mass of statistical and other information of value was laid before members.

The last game of the Northern Bowling Association’s tournament was played on the 'Wellington Club’s green yesterday, when the brothers Brackenridge w r on the final In tho pairs championship. The South Island bonding tournament was commenced yesterday at Dunedin. The defendant in a case heard at Dunedin yesterday said he had spent .£l2O during the last three weeks in betting on horse races. He said he could not remember the names of any of the persons he had hod transactions with, nor the names of any horses he had backed.