A SUMMARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8672, 12 July 1906, Page 2

A SUMMARY.

The following is a innmiary of nfews which did not appear in yesterday's "Siar":-^-Brazil's new tariff reduces th& duty on American flour and many other imports by 20 per cent. *•*■'■ Glauses 9 to 13 inclusive of the English Education Bill have been passed. Part 11. has been deleted. V Hie police taided" the Sydney Club in Pitt Street yesterday and secured £1780. Fifty arrests were made'; •»• ' Admiral Sir A. G-. Cuizon-Kbwe will iake seven battleships and six cruisers to Libau in August. The fleet will spend five weeks in Russian ports. . j **• : - ! The F/each Chamber, by 575 id 1, passed a. law making it compulsory, that all employees should receive a weekly day of rest. The Senate has. already approved the law. . V The Union Bank has declared a dividend, of 10 per cent. The bank premises fund has been allotted £10,000, the officers' fund £4000, reserve £15,000, and the sum of $29,000 has been carried forward. ! Miss Irene Ainsley, a, Ntew Zealand contralto, made a successful debut in the Bechsteiii Halll. The Prince> and Princess of Wales were present, and Madame Melb» ■played the accompaniments. The newspapers are complimentary, and predict a bright in-. > tufa for the singer. V Sir ' WiWiam Lyne, replying to a efuestioh in the federal House, stated that Mr Seddoii had mentioned to him that potato blight was prevalent in New Zealand. He wdjxldmako inquiry from the States whether importations from that colony had been prohibited. V Representatives in New South Wales from the Department of Agriculture of Orange Hirer Colony have already purchased about twelve hundred stud fams and ewes for South Africa. It is believed that the Department has received drdefs from farmers iii the Orange River Colony to purchase to the extent of £18,000. V The Duma's labour gfoujJ declares that it possesses absolute proof, that orders were sent from St Petersburg to the police in the Goverrinient of Saratoff to fire upon any gatherings addressed by deputies when the Duma prorogued. Deputies were ta be specially singled out, and afterwards it would be alleged that they were accidentally shot. V The Imperial Butter Committee has presented its report, which will be issued shortly. It is understood that the recommendations limit moisture to 16 per cent, insist on the registration and inspection of faotories, prohibit the addition of vegetable . fat, .do not interfere with milk-blended butter, but | suggest that it should be sold under a special > na-m&, and suggest the importation of I adulterated butter proportionate to the mag- ! nitude of the consignment. V. I In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the Premier moved that the House should proceed to deal" with the Land Commission findings of misconduct against Mr Crick. Mr Crick took his stand on May, which states that where criminal or civil proceedings were pending-, the matter shoiild '■ not be dealt with by the House eith«r by j motion or otherwise. The Attorney-General i said that there was no precedent to guide the j Speaker. There was no case of a criminal j trial pending when the House dealt with the report. There had been cases where ! members had been expelled by vote of- Par- j liament and subsequently tried by direction j of Parliament for a criminal offence. He j admitted that such action must have created ' great prejudice against the person on trial. The present matter was one peculiarly for the Speaker to decide. The Speaker ruled the motion out of oTdet.