A SUMMARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8797, 7 December 1906, Page 2

A SUMMARY.

The following is a summary of news which did not appear in yesterday's "Star": —

Eleven thousand sailors struck at Odessa, because the police prohibited' the formation of a seamen's union.

Eeports hay© been received that a hurricane took place at Taviuni on Fr'.clay last, doing damage to the coco.anut plantations.

An earthquake, lasting eighty ixconds, occurred at St Vincent on Monday night. Shocks were folt at Barbadoes and St Lucia.

The United States Federal Government has commenced an action at San Francisco to test whether the State law permits segregating Mongolian children in separate schools.

In the House of Commons, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman announced that the King had! approved of the Transvaal Constitution, and it would be published next Wednesday.

The cruiser Drake, the flagship of EearAdmixal Prince Louis of Batteuberg. afc gun practice in Aranci Bay, out of 133 shots fired from the big guns at targets at a distance of four miles, made 10J hits, establishing a record. " - %

The British preference proposals have passed the Dominion House. Mr Fielding, Minister of Finance, admitted that the Government was tillable to apply an intermediate tariff until the most favoured nations treaties had been disposed of.

The " Morning Post " announces that the Colonial Conference has been postponed to May 15, to suit the colonial Premier?.. (A telegram from Wellington states that Sir Joseph Ward knows nothing of the report regarding the postponement of the Colonial Conference.)

The Tokio correspondent of the " Times " reports that Japan is contemplating changes, enabling her to place an army of 750,000 men in the field. The Minister of "War declared that the sole object was -.to secure peace by making Japan too formidable to be attacked. Some Ministers dissented, but finally yielded.

The Chief Justice at Sydney, in announcing the Full Court's refusal to reinstate a solicitor named Rofe, struck off the roils in 1895, in connection with ih& notorious Butler divorce case, said' that, in his opinion, Rofe should never be re-ndmitted to the rolls of the Court as a solicitor under any circumstances ox at any time.

There is a consensus of opinion that tha Ship 'Subsidy Bill will pass Congress this session, giving;, inter alia, an additional grant of £18 200 annually to the San Fran-cisco-Australian line. It is claimed that the Bill will create ten new linep, and raise ten thousand naval volunteers, with a new fleet of 300,00!) tons, serviceable in war time.

\ In the New South "Wales Legislative Assembly the Premier, Mr Carruthers, gave notice of .motion that, as the criminal proceedings against Mr Crick had been terminated, his suspension should be withdrawn, and asking him to attend tho Hruse on Tuesday. Subsequently the Speaker announced that he had received Mr C-rick's resignation as member for Blayney.

The House of Lords read the Land Temiro Bill a second time without a division. In the House of Commons Mr Herbert Gladstane declined to accept Mr MarkVs amendment including domestic servants in the Workmen's Compensation Bill, on tho groundl that employers would not insure domestic servants. Severail members urcrinaf the acceptance, Sir Henry Canipbell-Ban-nsrmann advised Mr Gladstone to accept the amendment, which was done, amidst cheers.