News of the World.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12438, 16 December 1903, Page 7

News of the World.

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United Press Association. — By EleetruI Telegraph. — Copyright. MILLIONAIRE AND EDUCATION. London, December 14. Mr •] . D. Rockefeller, the millionaire jis preparing a new series of endowments for Chicago University. !Ne\v York, December 16. Mr Rockefeller's new sox-ies of endowments to the Chicago University aggregate six millions sterling. 1

TRADES UINION METHODS

I A TraHe Union in Chicago was fme'd ,in its corbcrate capacity for irrterfevi ihc with business of employers of vurI cms linns. This is the first cpntviction \ of Hs liijtJJ in the Übited States.

US" PRESUXKNCW

'1 fn'i'l am orating to hialf a million sterling, largely subscribeii by trust magnates, has been fiQjtmod for the twrpose of defeating Mr Roosefvelt's 'ron.ominaition for the Presidency.

OA^ADIA(N MOLTTiTA.

Ottawa, DectKnbcr 14. Sir F. W. Borden, MinMer*for MiliUu } Jiqs^ . .arranged 1 that In ikitnre a Oa&iaiclian officer . shall comlniand tihe militia instead of an Imperial officer.

RUSSIAN SOCIAL D-EIMOCSATS.

S.t Petersburg, December li. A congress consisting of fifty clclcgates fr.ojin the Riiseian Social Demo- ] ci-atic Pax;.;, hias formed a contra! I ciomJmititee to direct the movement throughout Russia.

CQNTRA(DICTJ,CKN T.T '.

Cape Town, December 14. , The attorney fpr the Afrikander 1 Bo!nH central icts -the reported BothaiDan GroN'e agreefcm»t. I (The replorted agreement was that Bo.tiha Would withßraw his hostility to Lprfl Milner while an appeal was being majde to the Unpire ito strpport the Q^Vansvaal Land Synidibato's efforts to obtain assistance from British, Colonial . and B6er faiuners.},

FATAL TRAM ACCENT.

!MaHria, Deccjraber 14. '. A train" near Malaga fell over v ijriHge, a distance of 50 feet, two ijarriages escaping Fifteen ua*.-*-' sger« were killed anj3 20 in.p-.-l. I GERMAN P'JLTI'.'S. . ' Received December 1 '>. ".1.16 nm. ; , , . Beif'ln, l">c«-e»i'bor 15. • Herr Bebel, Sociuii-?t, 'ii the ivtichs"t*ffi declared that lije Govtsinmenit's Social, programme was ?n°rc!y a terietof prolmises. "Corae wh/it 'nay." ho passionately decla c-1, "the future rests with the S;>nt!L-;t Count von. Buljw, impo'-tal Chancellor, ridicnlecl Heir Iw-pci's criticism a-Tijl his blue vapcwu.'iao'S ixhiv.it ■**■><? state o! tihe future. Tlie (7oir't tonSeaniieici the Sceiali^ts f';r <.< ntin'iiiiio their barren criticisms u»*l T l>oir constant a|3jpeals to the people s lowe-i insftinfets, to blinH faiiati«;^i '. anil to narrow dogmatism. If iae, Socialists triumspiieicl, he • continjued, they would soon, be replaced ny ,-i in i l Jtary 'dictatorsliip. It was not xbe S*«ici:xlists \vh.o would conquer if the middle class parties turned resolute fapes to the clanger ahead.

jGOvVERNOR OF BOMBAY.

Received December 16, 8.15 a.,in. London, Deconiber 15. 'Viscount Lamiington, t3ic now (>overnor of Bombay, has been created a Grand Corrtmaiuier of the IncHan I'Vipire.' f ' '~ '~

AUSTRALIA'S GOVEiR!NiOR-GISN F,-

Lord Northcot'o (formerly Gv^eviwr of wh<J has becai appointetl Goivernor-Goneral of Australia) Iris-iscr! the Eling's hands at Buckingham Palace j>rior to his departure for Australia.

I 'ANTARCTIC BXPLOR/VTPON'.

The Scottish Antarctic expedition wihich aailecl in the stemner Scotia itrfder Captain W. S. Bwhe in Scjnttim- ■ ber of last year lias arrivctl at Monte

Video. It aohiovecl good results. Bix mea were left at Cape Penibro'kc, Falkland Islands, in charge of a meteorological station.

SOUTH AFRiICAN LABOUR DIFFII CULTII3S.

Cape Town, December 13. Thousands of miners captured an anti-Chinese mass meeting at Johannesburg and carried a motion hostile to a refereavctum on the subject of insdeutureH anjd unskillecl coloiirotl labour. The miners frequently 'chcerud the Chinese.

I FIG-HTJPSTG IN GERMAN AFE'IGA.

A 'Gerlnan' patrol captured a Hottentot laager in <Grer,m,an sooth-west Africa. The (Hottentots Su'bsecjuontly rftllieH and drove the GeMnajis across tine river, woundiug two.

RUSSIA AND ARMENIA.

St Petersburg, Decembeo: 15. 'Armenians smuggled large qxiantities of arms into .Caucasus disttricts, storing, them in little frequented localities, Tjbe' Armenian Central Revolutionary Comjhittee has sentenced 30 Russian aUministrators to ,<leatii. 3VI. de Plehlve is organising a military occupation prior to completing line confiscation of Aranenian A chjurcih pi*opertr.

TURCOMANS AOT) PERStAiNS FIGjHT.

Teheran, December 15. The establiaKnaent of Persian Oustonis collection oe the Rfusso-l'ersian frontier m led to a conflict with Turcomans anH Persian officers. A Cossacjk was lulled. When the 'Governor of Astrabad ajßpeareH with a large body of troops, the Tiir.coiman Khiau« offered 100,000 tomans as compensation. The j Gioveimor' asjked for more. A fight enI stueid anH "there" wore hea\-y losses on b.oth sides. The 'defeats trocxtTs retireji to As^rabad.

THeE EDUCATION ACT.

The Archbishop of Captea-biuvy (Dr Davidsion), in a letter to Baron Aahcombe, chainman of .the CJfvux^i Committee, urges ctbeuret rights anil- tho Echication. Act against Nonponformists' unfair attacks.

COTTON. ,

The cotton gamble in America has ' affected the Lancashire market to the oxtea't of a penny per pound.

MRS -B. T. HOOLJE/Y.

Mrs E. T. Hooley benefits to the extent of £93,50,0 sterling under an insurance policy of Mr AQotlphfis Drucen, formerly member; of the House of Commons • for -Northampton, who die 3in New York. An inquest is proceeding. It is suspected that violence was useel by hospital attend ante.

STRIKE.

Paris, December 15. Tho Baiters' Union of the Seine has been onderejd to strike at the cnid of December, as a prelvjcl'c to a general strike. .

* In ano'iher column Grewdson's calico at 3/il doz., and substantial reductions in white and ut.fcleaciied 1 sheetings, are beiag a-.H'ertised by ! Ward, "The Cash Draper.' 1 * . . ,

The Efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the relief of,,rjheuinatism is being demonstrated daily.. If troubled with this painful- disease procure 0 bottle at once.- One application relieves tile pain. Sold by Co-operative Store.* r • *