NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7048, 9 February 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents — 1. Traders and Local Bodies —British Politics —Sei.no Kising Akmin— Aavtruliaa (Jrieketers —Bank Uflicer Shot At—liobbery ami Martier in Paris, fi. Country Notes. 3. Turf Nows. i. Fiimawtc and Editorial. 6. American 'i'r list; —('iei.era.l Cable News. 6. "Tiih:o" Voting CoJitOst —Bnte.rtiunluouta —VValrarapa and Mun-aivatu items —Court News Socialist Manifesto. 7. Women's Page. 8. On the Land. 9. Shipping News. 10. Liq I>. a; l avercargrU Hospital Mai ters —Cricket. City— A military court will inquire to-morrow Into ttoe cifriunslwiiwtt leading up to the arrest oi te o llulmiii uhl Scouts otbceis. .Members of the City Council yesterday paid a visit of inspection to tno waterworks at Wainui-c-mata. Phil Brady, a "confidence man who took a local'jeweller down for a coup e of sovereigns recently by Ims plausible tales, was yesterday sent to gaol ter three months. . . , Further arrangements were made last night in oomwetion with the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Wellington m Juno. Now Zealand—

A Ha miL ton bank was shot full in the face while driving along a country read with a bag ef money. There is little douht .that a dolineTate attempt at highway robbery was Police are scouring tire country for the assailnuit. British and Foroign—

British political lenders conferred at Cammes, it is understood respecting Uie aittitude to be adopted X'egardnig the House of T-ordu. A Labour Whip says the party will assist the Government if it will abolish both the financial and the legislative veto of the Lords. « ~ , , Mr W. O'iirion declares that he reentered politics beeauso of the form taken, by a campaign of vengeance towards his friends. The Jtom an. Catholic Bishop of Limerick has prcaioiniccd against mny allianco of Irish Catholic members with the Euglish parties. The report of the Labour party declares that the Ciovenimanit is not likely to have a long lease of life, and must prepare for another contest shortly. It is stated that the working of the Eight Hours (Mines) Act has caused all.ound disappointment, prices hawing been Increased and wages dinniiniiSEpd. A cashier of the Bank of France was robbed and murdered in a fashionable private house at Lille. A mob of townspeople tried to lynch the wife of the owner of the house, who absconded. The Seine is a,gai-n showing a tendency to rise owing to the snows melting. , , . , . The French. Government is assisting sufferers by the Paris floods with credit to enable them to start afresh. Fears of an epidemic in the city are lessening. The ICing of,Sweden has boon (successfully operated upon for appendicitis. The German and Prussian loans have been over-subscribed. The Egyptian. General Assembly has bean convoked to consider the draft proposals of the Suez Canal Convention An aeroplane display has been held near Cairo, to the terror of many Arabs.

The entrances to the Simplon. tuntnel are being: fortified. Tho cause of the .recent failure to farm a coalition Govornmopt for the South, African TXndon is said to be Cape Colony's fear of Transvaal predominance. The Federal Incorporation. Trusts Bill has been introduced by President Tait. Members of an American Hatmakers’ Union bar© boon ordered to pay -EOS ,000 hi fines for boycotting a firm which refused to deal with unionist factories. A liner sank off the American; coast through heir seams opening in a storm. , All on board wore* sawed. Seven American motorists were killed while driving along a road where blasting work was being dome. A Socialist demonstration in Sydney against the imprisonmontT ’of. the Newcastle stirlko leaders was dispersed-by the police. The polio© arrested six of the leaders and captured a red flag. The hearing of the conspiracy charges against Peter Bonding and the other strike leaders has boon resumed.

The Federal Prime Minister delivered a policy speech at Ballarat on Monday night. He dealt generally with tariff, labour and defence questions, and indicated that reorganisation of a drastic nature was contemplated in the postal service. Weather Reports 4 p.m. Yesterday— Oapo Maria Van Diemen.—'Wind, N.E., tight: bar., 30.05; therm., 79; overcast; sea, imooth.

RussclL—Wind, N., breeze; bar., 30.00; therm., 78; fair; sea, moderate. Manukau Heads,—Wind, N.E., breeze; bar., 30.07; therm., 80; overcast; sea, smooth. Auckland.-—Wind, N., light; bar., 30.07; therm., 77; fine. Tauranga.—Wind. N.E., light; bar., 30.06; therm., 77; fair; sea, moderate. East Capo.—Wind. N.W., fresh; bar., 29.9? Now Plymouth.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.99; therm., 70; overcast; sea. moderate, therm., 75; fine; sen, considerable. Gisborne.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 30.00; therm.. 78; fine; sea, smooth.

Port Ahuriri.—Wind, calm; bar., 30.10 therm., 78; due; sea, smooth.

Wellington.—Wind, N.N.W., breeze; bar. 29.93; therm., 68; cloudy.

Castlepoint.—Wind. N.W., light; bar.. 29.99; thorra,, 78; cloudy; sea, moderate. Capo Egmont.—Wind. N.E., fresh; bar., 30.01; therm., 70; showery; sea. smooth. Wanganui.—Wind. W.N.W., fresh; bar., 30.03; therm., 74; showery; sea, moderate. Capo Farewell.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 29-92; therm., 75; cloudy; sea, moderate. Capo Fouhvind.—Wind. N.W., light; bar., 29.94; therm., 72; showery; sea, moderate.

Westport.—Wind, N.E., light; bar.. 29.94; therm., 74; showery: sea, moderate. Capo Campbell.—Wind, N.W.. fresh; bar., 29.83; therm., 72; cloudy; sea, rough. Kaikoura.—Wind. N.N.E., light; bar., 29.63; therm.. 76; fair; sea. moderate. Akaroa Lighthouse.—'Wind, calm; bar., 29.70; therm., 76; fine; sea, smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.62; therm., 71; fine; sea, smooth. / Nuggets.—Wind. N.W., fresh; bar., 29-74; therm.. 68; cloudy; sea, moderate. Bluff—Wind. W., fresh; bar., 29.75; therm., 62; fine.

■ Summary and Forecast. Remarkably warm and humid conditions have prevailed. with cloudy and showery weather, especially on tho west coast south of Kawhia, with lightning inland. Northerly winds have prevailed, and are veering to tho westward. PresentVindlcations are for warm and cloudy weather generally, changeable in tho north and showery in the south. The winds will probably moderate for a time, and the westerlies back to northerlics. The barometer seems to t»o rising temporarily in the south, but will probably fall again after about .■igUteeu hours. D. C. BATES.