Summary of News.

Southland Times, Issue 19133, 25 August 1903, Page 2

Summary of News.

' ■*» Victorian Government seriously considering legislation for compulsory purchase of private lands The events in the Balkans are perplexing ; it being in some cases impossible to say whether Turks or revolutionists are' the perpetrators of atrocities. The death of Lord Salisbury is vory generally regretted. Another attempt is to be made by petition to enlist the King's sympathy for Lieut. Witton, now serving a life sentence tor passive participation in the so-called Bushveldt murders. Garibaldi's son Menotti is dead. " Let no dog bark." A German editor has been placed under arrest for criticising the Kaiser's house-building intentions. Details of the first race for tho Amorica Oup arc to hand. Lipton ia not downcast ; HerresboH wants to see his model's performance in a " thrash to windward " before hc throws up his cap. Birmingham sees lofty ideals in Mr Chamberlain's fiscal proposals. Mr Clement Wragge, the weather prophet, talks of leaving unsympathetic Australia. In Sydney they are wondering why H.ftl.S. Koyal Arthur is going to Singapore. At a N.Z. Alliance meeting in Auckland last night a resolution in the same terms as that passed in Dunedin last week (probably against the inaction of' the Government with regard to the Newtown licensing question) was passed, the section referring to " obstruction ' by tho Government being omitted.