Summary of News

Southland Times, Issue 19033, 29 April 1903, Page 2

Summary of News

The Humane Society has footn distributing its awards. It has been said up North recently that the Society is too lavish with its honours, ami sometimes bestows them on the wrong men. The Auckland Registrur was acquitted of the charges brought against him, chiefly hy Prohibitionists. Th 0 Chalmers local option poll must stand because of an absurd restriction regarding the hearing of the petition. * King Edward has a great reception in Rojne. China has refused Russia's demands re Manchuria. America professes to l>e also strongly opposed, but previous experiencehas been that the almighty dollar covers a multitude of diplomatic sins. A French " blackbirdcr " has boon shot by New Hebridians. General Miles is not afraid to say that the American soldiers have not treated the Filipinos well, which Ih equivalent to haying that they have caused much "rebellion " themselves. The Karl of Yarmouth, who was skirtdancing in Australia a few years ago. has caught on to the skirts of a millionaire's daughter. The U.S. Supreme Court has given an important decision. There is no power to compel a State to enfranchise negroes, and Alabama h,as refused to enrol thorn. This is a reversal of one ol tho principles of the emancipation of the slaves, and is equivalent to saying that nil tho citizens of tho United States are not equal. What is known us the Moat Farm mystery has entered upon a new phase. A very old lady who lived on tho place lias not been seen for several years. An ex-servant was recently charped with passing a cheque sir 1 "* 1 b y ner ' ttllcl> foul play being suspected, search was made. A skull was first found, and now the body of a woman has been unearthed, ft Vould appear, however, that there is doubt as to its being that of tho lato proprietress : in any case, it had not been long where it was 'found-