NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7055, 17 February 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents—^ 1. Itncknwwhmidfc v. Scott— Imperial IMenee—The Coal Strike—Vt-sete Wrecked—‘Mack the .Kipper. 3. "Pickings”—Lawn Tennis. •1. Not'. 1 *; for Women. 5. The Turf—l‘’lower Show— Railway (’oMli'remM,'. 0. Finance —Editorial. 7. Ciencii-ui Cable* Npmv. 8. Amateur Athletic? Otakl Sanatorium —Voting Contest. 9. Prison Gate* Homo. 10. Ma.slertoa Show. 11. Shipping, - 1". Hospital Finance. City— The* llw. .Or. Tiulor Jones and Mrs Jones, who are for Eu.ffla.nd, Have rccci ved prc-seri iatioifcs from tho .ill- Jones tfnvt LYj towards the* church building fund, a-nd promised to ffot UMOP or J-500 sent out from Home. Tho .school iiiisp-etors of the Dominion held fnrthor conference yesterday on edncational matters. The Amalgamated Society of Hallway Servants continued its coiiferein.ee yes* tend a y. New Zealand — Lady Medallist won the Taranaki Cup, rum at New Plymouth yesterday. Lain stopped play in tho Hotonia bowling tourna,nK“ut yesterday. Tho P. and O. Company's New Zealand service has coinnioirici d. the Malwa. reaching Auckland yesterday morning, ii.rul leaving in the evening for Sydney and London with a. hundred passengers. A luncheon aboard the steam-er was- attended by the Hons. Dr. Findlay and Dow ids and by Mr AV, F. Massey, M.P. A now gaol at Invercargill was opened by fclie Prime Minister yesterday. 3ritish and Foreign—- " The slates the Cabinet has iooidod that the Budget is the first ne-Jes-sary bu-iness before Parliamcoit. The Speaker of lire House of Commons has been re-elected. Labour leadors had a conference with Hie Chancellor of the Exchequer at Downing street after the meeting of the Cabinet. There *s great indignation, among tho Northumberland miners over the recent ■nctiioii* by their executive. A further alarming rise in the Seine has led to a renewal of tho floods in the suburbs of Paris. Aji Old Age Pension Act has been, tpassed in France. Tt is moulded upon German lines. Turin is in a state of panic owing to the crimes of n man of the "Jack tho Pipper" type. It is stated that tho workmen employed at Krupps have increased by about 4000 in a year. The Italiam Minister of Commefrco ‘states that if Freotrade collapses in England, Italy will probably have to renounce her 'commercial treaties with other Powers. The senior officers of the Greek fleet have signed a. declaration that they will protect the Kfng’s person,' : had, protect the constitution. ' " ; , . ; _ Tho ’Czar is reported to'have sanctioned the expenditure of £100,000,000 on. a naval seheme., It is thought improbable that the Duma will/give an early bomsent owing to dissatisfaction with the naval adminGeneral Batha is said to have power to deal n* death-blow to racialism in South Africa. : Tile murderer of Prim.ce Ito has been can teuoed- to death. :■ Mutiny broke - out among Chinese troops in the .'lhingshan district. They fled, but were pursued and sev* ©rely, punished- _ ' ' Interesting discoveries have been made by- iin : exploring party in . Dutch' New Guinea. ... . , i Paris newspapers assert that tho deposed. Sultan of Turkey is dying. Tt is feared that a serious hitch has j arisen in connection with tho attempts to bring the Northern masters and men together. The Newcastle miners* ballot shows a majority in favour- of accepting the Wages Board. - <1 Efforts are- being made to have the mines ready for working om Monday. The Southern minors arc working fullhanded-

.Great biiah fires are rasing’ In South* Australia. • and several homesteads have been banned. : Extreme heat is being experienced in. Melbourne. ; • . Tke Federal Prim© Minister made an important statement-in reference to the defence of Australia and . the advice given thereon by Lord Kitchener. The now scheme will be put into force at once. 1 ■ . - . The milneral production in New South Wales last' year represented £982,100 less than in the previous year, this being largely due to the labour trouble.... Land, taxation .is. declared by Mr W. Hughes-to be the real issue of the Federal political campaign. Weather reports 4 p.m. yesterday—* Cape Marla Yan- Diemen.—Wind, . SAY., Juint; bar., 3D.20; therm., 74t cloudy; sea. smooth. 1 Bussell. —Wind, • N., breeze; i bar., 30.11; therm., 76; overcast; sea, moderate. Manukau Heads. —Wind, S., light; baiv 50.16; therm., 68; overcast; sea. moderate. Auckland.—Wind. W.. light; bar., 50.1 d, therm.. .76; cloudy. ? ' Tauranga.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 30.12; tnerm., -76; overcast; sea. moderate. Ejast Cape—WinfE S.E., freah breeze; bar., 30.13; therm.. 64; cloudy; sea, considerable. Gisborne. —Wind, S., breeze; bar., 30.16: therm., 65; overcast, showery; sea. choppy. .. Port Ahuriri.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 30.30; therm., 66: overcoat; sea. heavy. Wellington.—Wind. S., fresh breeze; bar., 30.30; therm., 66; fair. Castlepoint.—Wind. S., breeze; bar., 30.30; therm., 64; cloudy: sea, heavy. Cape Egmont,—Wind, S.E., fresh breeze; bar.. 30.11; therm., 70; fair: seti. rough. New Plymouth.—Wind, SF., fresh breeze; bar. 30.10; therm., 72: fair; sea, moderate, Wanganui.—Wind, E.S.K.. fresh breeze; bar., 30.20; therm., 70; overcast; eca, moderate. Cape Farewell.—Wind, F., fresh breeze; bar., 30.25; therm., 58; fine; sea, considerable. Gape Foulwind.—Wind. S.W., light: bar., 30.18; therm.. 70; fair; sea, moderate. Cape Campbell.—Wind. S.E., gale; bar., o 0.30; therm.. 65; cloudy: sea, rough. Kaikoura.—Wind, S.S.W., fresh breeze; bar.. 30.27; therm., 1 67 7 fair; sea, considerable. : ' Akaroa ’ Lighthouse.—W r ind, N.E.. light; bar,. 30.30: therm., 58; fine: sea, smooth. Port Chulmcrs.-—Wind. K., fresh breeze; bar., 30.35: therm.. 66: fair; sea. heavy. Nuggets.—Wind, NAY., light; bar., 30.37; ; therm., 58; fine: sea.-smooth Bluff.—Wind, E., light; bar., 30.35; therm., 66; fair. ; .Summary and Forecast,— I The barometer bus risen everywhere, and espcciallv in the South Island. Bain has fallen in most parts of the country, and moderate to strong sonthcrlv winds have , prevailed. Present indications are for a continuance nf this pressure. Cloudy and changeable weather in the north, but gradually improving ami fair weather following evervwhere. "Moderate strong south-castcrh winds will probably prevail. D. C. BATES.