NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10764, 11 May 1911, Page 4

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

The following items have appeared in the' Australian papers employing the independent cable service:— ••■■■■• London, April 28. Notwithstanding the low rates charged the State telephones in Sweden are" producing an annual profit of proximately £250,000, which is:equivalent to a 10 per cent, dividend on the invested capital. The long-distance system, at the rate' of Is for 600 miles, has- greatly, contributed to. the success that has been achieved. April 30. The Dean of Manchester, the Right Rev. Dr Welldon, presided at a mass meeting yesterday, at which speeches "were delivered and resolutions carried : urging the Government to punish the attempts now being made by Mormon -missionaries in England to attract girls to Utah'. Specific cases were quoted of girls who had gone to Utah, and had contracted polygamous max; riages. The statement was made that £42,000 was spent annually to fill the coffers of the president of the Mormon city. ■■■■_ May 1. The forthcoming Baptist World Congress in Philadelphia will he attended by several prominent British delegates, including the Rev. Dr. Clifford. ; . The German Crown Prince and Princess will visit the Czar about the middle ;of May to convey the Kaiser's congratulations to Nicholas 11. on the occasion of his birthday: - .. The Duchess of Roxburghe intends to establish racing stables at Newmarket, of which possibly Joyrier, the American triiner, will he '■ placed in conA prize of £2OOO is offered by the people of Folkestone (England)- and Boulogne (France) for a. cross-Channel flight by an aeroplane 'that rises from, The Scottish International Exposition, to" be held in; Glasgow, is practically completed. It will remain open until October, and oneof the features m connectfou with it. will, be a naval ation oh the Clyde. The battleship which. the United States Naval "Board has recommended should be:built at a- cost,of £1,600,000 will 'have 1 several- new features, based oh the experience: gained by the recent bombardment "of-one of the old b.attle'ships.rr :■" ■ . " , ,„ Five well-known American lady gou ; plaVers, Misses' Campbell, Fownes Elkin' Harvey, and Nesbitt, have left New York for Ireland, where they intend to compete in the woman's golf championship to" he played oh May 15. '■"■■'& sum of"£60,000 has been subbribed'in New' York to a fund with :trhich it is Tic/ped that the waste pi "infant life will be ended by providing J pore milk and proper care for the children. The first, milk-distributing sta"tibh J will be opened next week. Berlin, April 28. ' Although no statement on the rnat ter -has been made by the Foreign Office, it is geherallv understood that the -Kaiser does not intend to abandon Ins Mediterranean cruise in consequence or the sensational incident on W ednesday, when three rifle shots were fired at the royal yacht off the island ot Lortu. :Tlie perpetrators of the outrage have •not vet been discovered. , . " April ol>. ' Messages from Constantinople indicate that the Turkish Finance Minister is in a dilemma regarding the .tobacco revenue. He finds himselr pledged to introduce a Bill creating a State monopolv of the tobacco business, whereas the Chamber of Deputies has unanimously adopted the Banderole svstem of taxation. This system, how-«"-t'r is not acceptable, to the German Ba-dad Company, to which the excess of revenue has 'been assigned as aguarantee for railway construction. Latest advices report that no timber r.ro«i'e-< has been made in the ncL'otia- {:,,.." v.-htMi" to tl'.t- lYr.-ian CJill! section o'i the T?:igdad railway. Paris. -May 1 \ Pari- oai.cf. I,'lnti■an-i-eant. declares that 'Kin- Ali'on.-o oi bpam is ■ -erou-lv ill with tuberculosis. A l'e- ,-. „. ,-,,'nso|tatioii oi' pliy.-ic:uis decided. 11... iit w- iir-oi::!v i,.-ce.->ni-\ that, thKhi- .-I.ntild pa-- the -•..■ mill". Winter in Suit-vr!;...:. wl. t -ivih.-.-limaU- is h.-t ter adapted for the prc.-ent .-rate ot Ins Maic.-ty"< health. Y.M.C.A. ENTHUSIASM. i.Vv.v. Press Association.) ■\Yniiiianni. May 10. V Y.M.C.A. ten days' campaign to rai-e £7BOO commenced this morning. Already £317-5 is promised; including £lßoo' donated by a resident to purchase a site.