AMERICA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 21, 26 May 1909, Page 7

AMERICA.

Coriathie Aground. The White Star liner Corinibic, from New Zealand to London, went ashore on Witch’s Rock ia Rio harbour, when leaving port on the 15th. She remained ©st the rock for several hours, but on the rising tide was eventually towed off. A surrey proved that the dimoge sustained was not serious, and after « brief delay the liner resumed her voyage to London. The Corinthie left Wellington on "April 22 for London and Plymouth, via Rio de Janiero. She was due at the last-named port on the 17th Inst. The C-winthie is one of several sister ships of It.iXK) tons, which are the largest vessels engaged in the New Zealand trade. ’ Captain Hains Sentenced. Captain Peter Hains, found guilty of manslaughter, when tried for the murder of William Annis, at Long Island last August, has been sentenred to an indefinite sentence of from eight sixteen years’ imprisonment. OU Magnate Dead. The death is announced oi Henry H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate Copper, oil and steel stocks are little affected. In his ' Trended Finance." Thomas W. declare! that, \lS>ugh John IX Kwkefellcr may have more dollars, Henry H. Rogers waa the big brain, the big body, the head of "Standard Oil." He wrote in “-kt 45 Rogen i* probably om •* WNUt diati turn i rtf d of th< tima tell, atenigwZd -S proportion*. He was bora to Fairhaven. New Bedford. , ~4 t<' w xrt New England stock; his »thw was a sen eaptais. In the early ®> Standard Oil he was a clerk and boot keeper, and makes no secret of the

fact that when he had risen to eight dollars a week he felt as proud and confident aa ever in afterlife when for the same number of days' labour he waa credited with a hundred thousand times that amount. Above all things, he is a great actor, and he knows the human animal from the soles of his feet to the port in his hair, and from the shoulder-blade to the breast-bone. Away from the spell of dollar-making, be is one of the Boost charming and lovable Been I have encountered. a man whom any father or mother would give thanks for as a son. One* he passes under the baleful infinence of the machine, however, he becomes a relentless, ravenous creature, pitiless as a shark. knowing no law of God or man in the execution of his purpose. Between him and the coveted dollars may come no kindly humane infiuenres—all are thrust aside in ministering to this strange cannibalisli? money-hunger.” Mr Ragers was vice-president of the Standard Oil Company ami president of the National Transit Company. He commenced life by dealing in oil, going to the Pennsylvanian fields when Ise left school. He put on overalls and went to the refining stills, with the result that when he beeame an oil refiner on a large scale he could figure the business down to fractious of cents, and when be became bead of the Standard Oi! Cmpany those fractions of cents meant milliaus of dollars. Slack Hand Again. Another Black Hand outrage is. reported. A man named Pwft'io, a retire-! cigar-maker, was repeatedly threatened by the sonecy that if he did not pay a certain amount of blackmail he would be killed. He disregarded the threats, and refused to comply with the demand, with the result that be was shot dead on the staircase of his own home ia New York. Puccio was the closest friend of Detective Peirosino. who was killed by the Mafia in the public square of Palermo oa March 14. Journalists' Politics. The Australasian delegates to the Imperial Press Conference, who are now tha guests of the Ontario Government, were entertained at luncheon at "Ibronto last week, the proceedings being characterise! by great enthusiasm. The LieutenantGoveraor of the Province (Colonel J. Morrison Gibson I presided. Sir J. P. Whitney, K.CL, the Premier, ia extending the freedom of Ontario to the delegates, remarked that the colonies had awakened from their lethargy to tbs realisation of tbeir relatioas with the Empire. Mr. K. S. Cunningham, editor of the "Melbourne Argus." spoke ia favour of closer relations between Canada and Australia. Mr. George Fenwi-k. managing director of the. "Otago Daily Times," said the coming conference ought to strive solidly to strengthen the bonds of Mr. Gresiey Lukin. editor of the "Eresing Post’ fWellington!, referred to the necessity for the British dominions being able to largely defend themselves, and was eatr.usiastica'ly cheered when be alluded to New Zealand’s gift of a Dreadnought. Mr. R. Kyffia Thomas ("South Australian Register"i urged eloser trade relations between Canada and Australia.

Al! the speakers favoured better cable and mail facilities.

The Board of Trade M Ottawa presented the Australasian Press delegates with an address emphasising the nee! of Stateowned Empire cables. Mr R. K. Thomas (South Australia ’Register"i replying, said that while Australasians were anxious for rioae touch with the Motherland and sister dominions, they could not ignore the interest of the Eastern Extension Comcanv. Mr J. W. Kirwaa 'West Australia) and Mr Cohen Dunedin ’Star’’! were anong the chief speakers at a luncheon given by Mr Frank Oliver < Minister for the Interior).

The Board of Trade and the newspaper proprietor* of Montreal en’erteane.l the delegate* respectively to luckou and at a banquet. Mr Thomas. interviewed, declared: "We propose to protect ourselves and our region, but are not leas determined to help the Motherland to bring the nary to the highest point of strength. It U certain that ia the coming eswiou of the Commonwealth Par'.uuaent our lelatioas with th« Empire in Jefeace will be the toreawot uibject. . _ . 1