NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7111, 25 April 1910, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY

Contents—3. Manawatu—"Smile Seed." 4. Notes for Women. 5. Football Hockoy Bowline—The Turf—On the Links—La Crosse. 6. Finance and Trade —Editorial. 7. Local and Cable News. 8. Mayoral Contests—Military Mama. 9. On the Land—Magistrate's Court. 10. Shipping. 11. Entertainments Upper Hutt Damage by Fire. 13 Rifle Shooting—Wairarapa—Levin. Nflw ZealandTie eolf and hockey seasons were opened on Saturday. Some unexpected reversals of form were disclosed in Ruffbv football on Saturday, the greatest surprise being the defeat of the Petono team bv St. James. The Hons. R. MoKenzie and James Curroll wero present at the opening of a new bridco over th-j Wairoa river on Saturday. .» Messrs Wrieht, Stephenson and Company's larc-e trrain store at Kelso was burned to the ground on Saturday. A Toush estimate places the damage at between i;10,OCO and .£12,000. including the loss ot-Sojae 10.000 sacks of crain. A verdict of murder against some person unknown was returned in connection with the death of an infant found on the beach at Onehunga. Britisn ana ForeignThere is excitement in Liverpool &wing to the discovery of forged bills of lading for 15,000 to 20,000 bajes of cot r son. It is alleged that a firm of Alabama cotton brokers (now bankrupt; was in the habit of sending forged bills of lading to itself. The losses to European firms amount to 4,000,000 dollars. Mr Patten predicts that mills m America and Europe will close in August unless they pay his price for cotton. Britain's action in withdrawing troops from the inland Somali stations to the coast is strongly criticised in. London. It is stated that the friendly natives ore disorganised and weakened through listlessly relying on British protection. Mr C. A. Pearson has 6old his controlling interest, in the London "Standard" and "Evening Standard" to a Unionist Commoner. Remarkable Shakespearian festivals are being held in England, all leading actors and actresses assisting. A submarine almost turned turtle while leaving Portsmouth harbour, and various members of the crew were injured by escaping acid. A proposal.»has been made to Taise, <£-i,000,000 for;the suppression of risings in German South West Africa by taxing persons and companies in the colony wlio are worth jnore than. .£15,000. " The German Colonial Secretary characterises the. proposal as sheer confiscation. The Russian State jewels which were stolen, recently from the Uspensky Cathedral have been, recovered. Their whereabouts were divulged by tie thief, a peasant. A fund 16 being raised in Ausrro-Hun-gary to add army officers in the discharge of their debts. The Porte is sending many troops to Northern Albania, where the mountains are swarming with excited insurgents. The student charged with the murder of the late Egyptian Premier is mow being tried at Cairo. Thousands of sympathisers with the prisoner are congregated in the city. A gravo situation has arisen in the Chinese province of Hunan, where mobs have burnt a number of villages. Posters on which are threats to kill all foreigners are placarded throushout the provinceThe British Consulate at Chanur-sha has been destroyed. Claim has been made upon China for compensation for losses sustained by foreigners and the punishment of the responsible officials. The Cape Government intends to es. tablish an Acricultural College at Middlebure. The youth Albert "Wolter, charged at Kew York with the murder of a sirl. has been found guilty of murder in the first desree. He was auite unmoved when sentence was passed. A drastic investigation of charges of legislative corruption has been ordered by the New York State Assembly. Eighteen people were killed by a colliery explosion in Ohio. Several corpses have been found in ai Alabama mine after an explosion had occurred. Mark Twain's -nublisners estimate that his fortune will exceed a million dollars. He continued -joking and talking to his 'attendants to the very last. There is considerable indignation among military officers in Victoria over the appointment of Colonel Kirkpatnck as Inspector-General of the Commonwealth Force*. At a great Labour rally in Brisbane, Mr Fisher declared the intentions of the Federal Labour Government. He mentioned that it would carry out the land value taxation policy and would go on with its previouslv-announced defence programme. The of the Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society with the Mutual Life and Citizens' Conioany has been arranged. Mr J. C. Williamson has formulated a scheme to produce grand opera in Australia in conjunction with Madame Melba. He has arranged that Miss Amy Castles shall visit New Zealand. Attempts to locate the wreck of the steamer Pericles have failed. The Weather— The disturbance in the noTth has dereloped in a oyclonic nature, with itt jentre apparently off the East Cape. Southsaaterly winds, atrons to rale, hate prevailed, with heavy rain on the East Coast north of Kaikoura and in Cook Strait. Pregent indication* are for cold and showery wcatbar jreneraUj-; southerly winds, strong to eale north of Cook Strait and westdrly ■winds increasing elsewhere. Barometer will probably rise in the north but fall again in the southern districts.