LATEST MESSAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 19 October 1911, Page 6

LATEST MESSAGES.

HOME AND FOREIGN. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (Received 19, 10.10 a.m.) London, October 18. Earl Qarrington, who presided at the National Congress for Rural Development, said it was not sufficient to show the small holler how to increase his production, but they must aiso organise for the distribution arid sale of produce. The Board of Agriculture had framed a sch-ime to fenn country co-operative societies to handle produce, and also to grant loan's to members. Pekin,. October 18. Admiral Urnsloe commands the foreign naval forces at Hankow. An unconfirmed Shanghai telegram states that the rebels have captured Nanking. London, October 18. In June, 1910, Houlder Brothers were paid £IOOO by the Newport municipality as demurrage for delay in loading operations of steamers. The arbitrator has now awarded them an additional £I6OO on account of inadequate police protection. (Received 19, 1.25 p.m.) Ottawa, October 19. The census of Canada shows tho population to be 7,100,000. There lias been a remarkable growth of population of 125,000. Quebec has increased by 27,000. Toronto has now 376,000, being an increase of 176,000, and Montreal 466,000, an increase of nearly 200,000. Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces have grown enormously, the population being now 750,000 as against 160,000 at last census. The general result is, however, disappointing, the statistical officers haying led the public to think previous to the census enumeration that the population would be eight millions. New York, October 18. At a meeting of the. Prison Association of America at Omaha, Massachusscts, a Judge denounced the United States administration of justice as a disgrace to civilisation. He said the number of homicides in 1910 exceeded 8000, an increase of 900 compared with the ! previous year. Only one in eighty-nine murders were punished. The Judge commended the English methods as infinitely superior, and showed that even Italy led America in the apprehension of criminals. It lias now been. discovered that President Taft’s train actually passed over the . dynamite laid on the Southern Pacific track at Santa Barbara, but tho watchman’s appearance prevented the miscreant from completing preparatioris for the explosion, y v Paris, October 18. The “Echo do Paris” states that Parliament will shortly be asked to discuss a /Bill for a large reduction of import duties on meat. Pekin, October 18. Imperial jtroops captured Hankow station. Reinforcements are rapidly detraining. .The casualties on revolutionaries’ side totalled 3UO, ' the Imperialists losing slightly fewer.

AUSTRALIAN. (Received 19, 10 a.m.) Sydney, October 19. The Italian fishermen from Woolengong are safe in Sydney. They failed to report their arrival until they read of their supposed disappearance. Brisbane, October 19. The remains found at Cape Bedford do not belong to the crew of the missing Valda, being those of an adult male and two children, probably of Pilot Manta and his two children, who disappeared from the Woodio lighthouse five years ago. Perth, October 19. An Australian named Case ran amok at Laverton Hospital, and stabbed six patients, none seriously, owing to the knife being broken. Convalescent patients and nurses overcame Case, who was strapped to a bed. (Received 19, 10.60 a.m.) Perth, October 19. The final scores in tho Imperial universities’ rifle match show that the following load:—Adelaide 1435 points, Melbourne 1433, Cambridge 1418, Oxford 1414. It is estimated that the wheat crop will average eleven bushels. Rain is needed for late crops. Melbourne, October 19. Mr. Fisher, discussing Mr. Donkin’s amendment, asked if the Opposition objected to all the powers in the Constitution being vested in a Court that Could prevent strikes. , Surely ti.e House’s duty was to give the Court the power. The amendment meant otherwise. He bad been gratified to soe how the parties had chided about the Arbitration Court’s decisions. The Government would not accept the amendment. Mr. Irvine objected that the Bill was trying to make the Court a legislative body instead of a purely judicial ono.' The debate was adjourned. Mr. Frazer told the Post and Telegraph Conference that commensurate with the interests of the public he opposed broken shifts. It is probable that Mr. Thomas will proceed to England to collect confidential information imparted to tho late Mr. Batchelor. Perth, October 19. Tho Scaddcn Ministry declines to subsidise tho Mawson expedition. Mr. Scadden states that with the present strained finances charity should begin at home. All the Ministers were reelected unopposed.