THE OVERSEAS PREMIERS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 84, 29 May 1911, Page 5

THE OVERSEAS PREMIERS.

luncheon of the eighty CLUB. (Received 29, 8.5 a.in.) Loudon, May 28. At tho Eighty Chib luncheon, Mr. Fisher said the more Australia was allowed to manage h.cr own affairs in every department of government life, the more attached did the people become to the Mother Country and the British Crown. It was freedom that made for safety. Referring to Mr. Lloyd-George’s references to the Dominion's social legislation. Mr. I'isher declared that Australians had not ended their experiments—they were only beginning. . „ , , General Botha, speaking in Dutch, regretted that Sir Henry CampbcdBannerman had not lived to see the fruits of his South African policy. AMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY. SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS. (Received 29, 8.5 a.m ) Now York, May 28. • ' Giving evidence before the committee investigating tho steel industry at Washington^John W. Gates, referring to the United States Steel Corporation’s operations, declared that millions were lost and created almost in a breath. The Carnegie nulls, which were appraised at 160,000,000 dollars, were reorganised as worth 32i,000,000, dollars,' which sum Mr. Carnegie received in the shape of Corporation seentities. The witness admitted that A the combination was formed with the i; object of throttling competition, and when Mr. Rockefeller sought to cntoi the. steel business, a deal was made which forced him to sell out at forty cents on the dollar. Witness claimed that tho Corporation was conceived by himself, C. M. Schwats, and Piorpont Morgan.

AUCKLAND JEWELLERY ROBBERY. (Received 29, 8.5 a.m.) New York, May 28. An order lias been issued for the release of a quantity of smuggled jewellery recently seized by the Customs officials at San Francisco. _ The jewellery will be returned to New Zealand with William and Maude Rogers, who are charged with the theft thereof. GOLF. SCOTLAND DEFEATS ENGLAND. (Received 29, 8.5 a.m.) London, May 28. Scotland defeated England by five to four matches. Scott, of Melbourne, played for England, defeating Gay Campbell. LAWN TENNIS. WILDING DEFEATED. (Received, 29, 8.5 a.m.) * London. May 28. In the Surrey championship final, C. P. Dixon brilliantly defeated Wilding. 7—5, 3—6, 6—o, o—l. BATTLESHIPS IN COLLISION. A CLOSE CALj_». i (Receiver 29, 8.5 a.m.) London, May 28. the battleship Bellerophon and cruiser Inflexible collided at Portland when returning from the manoeuvres. Tlie impact cut a seven-foot hole in the Inflexible’s bow. The watertight doors for use in collision, mats, and discipline of the crews averted a disaster.

EMPIRE LEAGUE’S PARADE. 10,000 BOYS AND (URLS. REVIEWED BY LORD ROBERTS. (Received 29, 9.15 a.m.) London, May 28. Lord Roberts reviewed 10,000 London boys and girls at the Empire Leagued parade in Hyde Park. Those present included the Duke of Fife and daughters, Lord Mayor, and other ■metropolitan Mayors. The final grouping of the flags symbolised Britannia arid her children in face of danger, with bugles sounding the alarm, and flags formed in a square about the Union Jack. RACING IN INDIA. SOME RESTRICTIONS. (Received, 29, 9.15 a.m.) Calcutta, May 28. The G.overnor of Bombay has notified the Turf Club that owing to the increase in betting, races will not be allowed at Poona and Bombay unless the racing days arc limited to ten, and bookmakers are abolished and the totaiisatpr substituted, THE CONFIDENCE TRICK. London, May 28. At the New Bailey, a tailor named Thornoycroft and an engineer named Ba-rny were sentenced to four and two months respectively for working the confidence trick on Eric Ebery, a Victorian stockman, whom they met on the steamer Orontes.

CRSCKET. A DEMON BOWLER. (Received 29. 9.15 a.tn.) London. Mav 28. Kent defeated Leicestershire,Blythe taking six of the latter’s wickets for ten runs.