NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 52

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Orient Company's steamers are to continue calling at Plymouth St. Yves won a Marathon race at Seattle in 2hr 32min 39ssc — a record. Frank Wootton. the Australian joekay, Fas ridden 134 winners out of 627 mounts, in England. Jeffries, the boxer, 's returning to America. He says that he has benefited greatly by his stay at Carlsbad, but weighs 16s.t lllb. New Caledonia advices state that an Australian syndicate has struck a good flow of oil near Noumea, at a depth of 1750 ft. Tho Fiunrh naval authoiities nave decided to build seven Dreadnoughts instead of four. Thu rtr.r-'l Sb."', yf')" 1 ' to recognise the Belgian .mr.c-.o :o.i of thf 1 L'o.'^o till the proinis" I r^fcfis .:ic acti'fJr in force. If was 6tar - d .it ill 1 Ponr-ti Con^K--: that tho percp-". ?:■' <t Vic-c>.<-::i childion with bad r,-»t:' i\j- 35 \>c" r .^n' . ,Mrs O-r.i V Him tit. peon, ...k'o of jh^ 1 Jaite A'nericcn niagna'- 0 , aii'l a cc 11 •*'_■: or of pictures, hos purchased a \r'a.-ijur' painting from Colonel Holford for £80,000. Th^ Standard imports that many nay "■ a,t Kiel 'Germany) are c'r.ir'jid wii'.i being implicated in stealing £50,000 worth of material in i-ecent years by means of false entries. M. Millerand (French Minister of Public Works), 'n advocating a system of propor tional representation, gtated that no administrative judicial reform in France was possible while the present electoral system remained Speak- ng at the Newcastle eight-hour demonstration, Senator De Largie declared that every man had the right ro work, and he would be prepared to demand a fourhour day in order that all might get employment. The Turkish Committee of Union and Progress has csased to be a eecret association, and now works openly. The Executive includes Dr Nazim, Colonel Sadik Bey. Nadje Bey, and the parliamentary deput.es Habib and Nessimi. The late Mr Alexander Fleming, ironmaster, of Glasgow, left an estat3 valued at £1,300,000. He bequeathed £60,000 to Scottish charities The death duties will amount to nearly £200,000, and tha legacy duties of many thousa.n<L?. The Midvale Steel Works are building a trial 14in gun at Philadelphia. The United States Government experts are discussing the possibilities of a vessel with a displacement of 30,000 tons, carrying twelve 14in guns. The Char's visit to Italy is so popularly regarded as being anti-Austrian that even the Radicals and Socialists are welcoming him. At the Court concert at Racconigi Ihe ladies were compelled to arrive without cloaks, mantles, or reticuks, l^t they might be carrying bombs. An Empire Press Union -ias been formed to continue tho work be^ara by the Imperial Press Conference. Lord Burnham (Daily Telegraph) is the president, Lord Noithcliffe. (Daily Mail)' treasurer, Mr C. A. Pearson (Daily Express) chairman, and Mr H. E. Brittain secretary. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,680,000 quarters, and for Tihe Continer.'t 2,110.000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments are 300,00") quirrers, tnd the Pacific 120,000 quarters. Tha total shipmsjnts to Euiopa for th.3 week were 1,550,000 quaiters. Th?ro wore -no Argentine shipments. The Taxicab Company, with a cain'tal of £100,003, mostly subscribed in Bn?lard, is being formed to exploit Austrnl ; a. It is y.ropossdl lo import 300 taxis. 10 to r.parate in New S^uth Wal-c^. ICO in Victoria, and the remainder to be disiributsd in the oth^r States. A langely-sigr.sd petition has beer- forwarded to the House of Representatives asking that the inlel of Otago Harbour known as Anderson's Bay be proclaimed a public recreation giouna. Thomas Lees, an old-acre pensioner, was found dead in his hut at Livingstone. Doath is supposed to be dv« to heart disease. The body of a native named Hamana Apiata was found hanging from tho r.i Hers of a whare at Port Awanu'. Poverty Bay. Tho death is announced of Mr Hej' ->r Campbell, for many yea-is stock ins;>ector at Nelson. The Morninp-ion School Committee has recommended \he Education Board to anpoint Miss J. Allen, of Cljde, as eo\ e-itii assistant at Mornifigrton. The Nanier Harbcur Bmrd has cio-lin^d r.n offer by Mr Gporpo Nelson to defray the whole cost up t'> £1000 of obtaining .t comprehensive reiiort from Mr W. F^rifiison, of Wellington, on «•"• « innt-:- 1 iri^ur rcheme. The cheque for £1000 winch Mr Nelson forwarded was returned. The boanl intends io abide by tho rej-ort of the thr<"> clJ<rin'^ers j»-evicus)v received. A larg^e an enthusiastic .nr^tinjr of the rongivgatio!' of St. Andrew's Cliuich. Dunrdla, v.as helc l on tho evening of tho 20 Mi. wiion a very hearty welcome wa« acor-'od to Or Edv/fid Kirk, the ';^^^nth .nf>d'"'il Hiissionary of tho Canton Villages Mi-sion sent out by tl " Pre«byton:in Churches of New Zealand. The Rev. T)r WadcMl |i»>sided, and ref-er.-ff! ro nhnt aor^arcd ro t-^ a misfortune in Miss Roid Riding hp-^lf unable to go to fat.ton beine th? orc-n^.on not rnly of .^curing Dr Kirk, but of funds being avail ible to enable th? church to s^nd a third misMonaiv to t4ie foreign 'ield An ,-idverti-emcnr aprcafs in rh Q Bine? H^rnkl in which Al.-v. Xc'-cn. rr,rii--r to il. e Bruc- 1 County Council, .-.•cknovvl^dtres 'liat he* us- (ne"w>;r?r of a l«S-f-»r in tho Bruce Herpld of Xov^mbo.- 5. 19CS. hn\nw T-J»vonce in fV.fhton Ruling o'o"rio'i, ami •idinitrincr i.'ia: th? 'tatoi'ient* mid" th^>r<*in ".era withoa: fcinc'y t:o». and ave'^-'r 1 - ng r or n-iiikini; such stat^.''<"its Tt w.is for nublishitii? til" !f>ttf'' t'>nf tl - 1 c- !'!'»•• and i»-'i:i--jor of th--> Biik" II»io!(l l.i'd two actions for libel brought ai'-jii'st him 1-iSoiv.