NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7110, 23 April 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents—2. Miscellaneous Items. 4. Finance and Trade —Editorial. 5. Jx>cal and Cable News. 6. Bowron Bros.’ Income Tax_ Case — Children's Golden Competition. 7. Manuwatu— Wairarapa Financial Undertakings—Kiitcrfainmeiits. 8. Plays and Blayers-Mudo Notes— Puppet Plays. 9. A. Literary Page, 10. English Finance and Trade—Banks and Bank Clerks. 11. Notes for ’’Women. 12 and 13. The Sportsmen's Pages. M. Shipping—Chess and Draughts. 15. Boy Scouts —Musical Reciprocity. iG. On tho Laud—The Ferry Service. New Zealand—

Tho application of Bowron Bros, for leovo to a.ppeal to tho Privy Council against the decision of tho Court ot Appeal, was refused, Bowron Bros, wore asking for an order restraining the Stipendiary Magistrate at Christchurch from delivering judgment on informations laid agaanst them of sending in false income tax returns. The Court of Appeal unanimously held that then? was no ground for an appeal as of right or that the matter was one of great general or public importance. Bowron Bros, still have the right to apply direct to the Privy Council for special leave to appeal. Tho conference of underwriters that, has been held in Wellington decided not to alter the existing rates for tiro insurance. A man at Ashburton was fined *£.so for keeping liquor for salo in a nolicenso district. British ana Foreign—

A "scene” occurred in the House of Commons on Thursday, Nationalists demonstrating over a motion to reduce the pension of Sir Robert Anderson. Strong douuacuitions of “The Times” articles on 'Tlarnellimn and Crime” •were made, anil eventually the closure haul to be applied to end the uproar. In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr Asquith, in reply to a onestion, said ho hoped tho Lords* Veto Hill would be published next week. Mr Birrell. in a speech at Hoxton. said the creation of peers was the only constitutional method to make the will of tbo people paramount. The "Daily Express” assorts that the Government lm,s done its best to compile o. list of possible peers, but is still 300 short of the requisite number. Under the Provision of Meals to Sohoodohildrcn Act. the jiverage cost of meals to London schoolchildren was twopence. The number of meals supplied in tho provinces during the first rear of tho operation of the Act was 2,751,326, and in the second year 9,671,780. The Appeal Court has confirmed a .judgment condemning the Swansea School Board for dilTerentiating between the .Church and Board schools.-in respect to teachers* salaries.

One-half the British Congregational Unions Central Augmentation Fund {.£250,000) has been raised. . . In view of the completion of tbo Trnns-Andine railway, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company/is building fontfast steamers to carry-on a direct service between England and Buenos Ayres. Sir John H. W. Schroeder, a London banker, is dead; aged eighty-five. Tile, prospectuses of nine rubber and oil companies, with capital aggregating £2, 4.00,000, were' issued in London on Thursday. A decline in rubber and oil shares is .reported. Tho Antwerp sales have closed, with prices for merinos and fine crossbreds unchanged. Great Britain’s display at the Brussels Exhibition, to be openqd to-day, will be the-finest of any foreign exhibition. A landslide buried the Convent of San Pablo, Spain, and throe nuns were killed ajKl nine injured. Tho Kaiser attended a review of airships at Hamburg on Thursday. Three types—Panseval, Zeppelin and Army—took part In the manoeuvres. M. Sommer made-a successful biplane flight in the North of France, carrying three passengers. Valuable jewelled ornaments have been stolen from the Upensky Cathedral, in tho Kremlin at Moscow.

There are floods iu the Kragujevatz district, and in other parts of Sorvia. Jta.ilway communication with Sofia lias been stopped, and twelve fatalities have been reported. Mark Twain died at his residence, at .Redding, Connecticut, on Thursday evening. An explosion at the Mulga mine, near Birmingham, Alabama, entombed twen-ty-tiro persons. The Hon. J. A.'Millar has completed lu3 inspection of Australian railway systems, and hopes to introduce important alterations in the New* Zealand service. , Mr .Wad© says ho is prepared to lead the Liberal party in the coining elections iu New South Wales. Colonel Kirkpatrick has been appointed Inspector-General of the Common-* wealth forces. A petition is being promoted at Newcastle; for the release of the imprisoned strike leaders. Weather Reports at 4 p.m. yesterday. Russell.—Wind, E.. gale bar., 29.90* thorra., 63; rain; sea, heavy, ' ifanukau Heads,—Wind, N. 8., breeze* bar., 30.05; therm., 56; misty, drizzle* sea! smooth. * Auckland.—Wind. N.E.. moderate gale; : bar., 30.06; therpi., 64; rain. . j Tauranga.—Wind, E.. fresh; bar., 30.11* therm., 63; gloomy; sea, moderate. East Cape,—Wind, N.E.. fresh; bar., 30.15* therm., 62; overcast; seu, considerable. Gialx>rne,—Wind, N.E., light; bar.. 30.17; therm., 60; overcast; sea, smooth. Port Ahuriri.—Wind. N.E., light; bar., 30.13; therm,, 61; overcast: sea, smooth. Wellington.—Wind, N., breeze; bar., 50.08; therm., 60; fair. Castlepoint.—Wind, N. 8., breeze; bar., 30.12; therm.. 60; cloudy; sea. increasing. New Plymouth.—Wind, "N.E., light; bar., 30.08; therm.. 63; overcast; sea, smooth. Cape Egmont—Wind, N.K., light; bar., 50.08; therm., 64; cloudy; sea, smooth. Wanganui.—Wind, N., light; bar., 30.10; therm., 65; fair; sea, smooth. Cape Farewell.—Wind, N., light; bar., 30.15; therm., 65; cloudy; sea, moderate. Capo Foulwind.—Wind. N.E., light; bar.. 50.06; therm.. 60; fair; sea, moderate. * Westport.—Wind, N.. breeze: bar., 30.10; therm., 60; overcast; sea, slight swell. Cape Campbell.—Wind, N.. gale; bar., 3; .00; therm., 60; fair; sea. rough. Kaikoura.—Calm; bar., 29.92; therm'., 62; hazy; sea, smooth. Akaroa Lighthouse.—Wind, N.E., .light; bar., 29.87; therm,. 65; smooth. Port Chalmers.—Calm; bar., 29.73; therm., 57; fair; sea, heavy rip. Nuggets.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.75; thexm., 61; cloudy; sea, smooth. Bluff.—Wind, W.S.W., fresh; bar.. ’29.72; therm., 54; fair; sea, rough. Summary and Forecast.— I The high pressure area which lias accounted .for fine weather in most parts of the Dominion during the past few days, is now passing eastward, and giving way to low pressure areas iu its roar, one probably operating in the north and another in the south. Northerly winds, strong to gale, ami rain arc now probable generally, with a falling barometer everywhere. D. C. BATES.