WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 150, 24 April 1914, Page 4

WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF.

PER CABLE. The death is announced of Mr S. R. Crockett, M.A., the famous Sqotch novelist. Twenty thousand visitors were in Paris to witness the welcome to King George and Queen Mary. The Emperor Francis Joseph is suffering from bronchial catarrh, with occasional fits of coughing. The Emperor is better, and occupied seven hours yesterday receiving reports from ministers and officials. A Swiss airman named Oskar Bider broke the altitude record with a passenger over the Bernese Alps, attaining a. height of 12,136 ft. A battle between armed strikers and. a small detachment of armed State troops is proceeding at Trinidad, Colorado. In the engagement many of the strikers were killed. Fire losses throughout the United Kingdom attributed to suffragettes during 1913 were estimated at £250,000. Sixty two members of the London Rifle Brigade and Territorials ; put up a world's record in a forced march I'rom London to Brighton, a distance of miles, in 14hr 23min. The elections in Sweden have re<suited in the following disposition of 'parties:—National Defence party, 84 i members, being the largest in the ■Mouse; Socialists, 70; Liberals, 70. i The House of Representatives ackipI fed a resolution empowering the President to use armed force against .Mexico l>y 337 to 37. Shipowners engaged in the frozen meat trade announce that they (prefer the colder route via- the Horn to Panama-, which is a, hot water route. Twenty-six were killed at Trinidad, Colorado, when the State troops shelled the strikers' tents with machine guns. The White Wolf band has issued a proclamation urging that China should be freed from the ypko,of the traitor. Yuan Shih K>ai. It is understood that Mr Asquith will shortly make a full statement concerning the alleged divergences have arisen between the Homo Government and Australia and New Zoaland over Naval policy. Air Asquith in reply to Mr Bonar Law, said that he saw no ground for aj judicial inquiry concerning Sir Arthjur Paget's order. Mr Bonor Law said that the coun- : try waited for the truth. Mr Asquith said he did not know on what authority Mr Bonar Law claimed to speak for the .country. Mr Asquith, replying to Mr J. G. Butcher (Unionist), said that Sir Arthur Paget, when issuing instructions to the generals gave orders to take no notes. fhere were Opposition cries of "Why?" Mr Asquith replied; "I don't know" Mr F. Hall, Unionist member for Dulwi xii, asked in the House of Commons whether Japan's obligations to protect British interests in the Pacific had undergone alte rations. The reply was in the negative. The British Royal visitors received a great ovation at Calais. Troops guarded the railway line to Paris. At the banquet in Paris President Poincaire expressed Prance's intense pleasure at the Royal visit. King George, speaking in French, said he. felt peculiar pleasure, at being in the mdst of French people on the tenth anniversary of the An-gl.i-French agreement.

Tlic street.- v.vre croAvdcd Avit.li people sh.niting "Vivo ]o Roi." ("funs ihLiii '. :c'tt from the fortifications, and many other .signs of welcome Avero given.

A .strike took place at the .second Stmplou tunnel, and an attempt Avias inn tie to kill engineers and managers by dynamiting. Lord Robert Cecil's uuticui that the TVelsh Church Disestablishment Bill Lie rejected Avas negatived liy Hilt to 2G5.

Mr Asqjitith justified disendowment b lecause tlio imciont ondowmont avus given to the Church at a. time .Avhen Church and State Avere co-extensive entities.