The Wide World.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 17, 27 October 1909, Page 7

The Wide World.

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Imperial. R. CHAMBERLAIN has writfl I B ten. to Mr. Jesse Collings in favour of peasant proprietor- / ship. Mr. Collings regards peasant proprietorship as the natural barrier against Socialism. Many Opposition speakers and newspapers support the idea. The Liberals declare that no tariff reform can secure the payment of old age pensions. Mr. Churchill deprecates the tactics of futile and silly disorder pursued by the Suffragebtes. He also denounced the naval agitation as a false, sham, and lying panic. Several Suffragettes broke the skylight in a liall where Mr. Churchill was speaking, and five were arrested. The London Electric Bill passed the third reading in the Commons. It makes London one borough for electoral purposes. Lieutenant Bellairs and Lord Portman have left the Liberal party. Lieutenant Bellairs says free trade has broken down. Mr. Keir Hardie is willing to tolerate the King, provided he does not interfere in polities. There has been a marked advance in the price of frozen lamb and mutton. Half the stokers of H.M.s. Inflexible deserted in New York. Lieutenant Shackleton will deliver 123 lectures in Europe and America. Sir W. Ramsay has opened a radium factory in London. An Englishman has discovered a new explosive stronger than dynamite. The report on the unemployed in Lomdon condemns relief works as useless. Lady Maud Lygon has married Mr. Samuel Hoare, of Hoare’s Banking Co. Madame Frances Alda, the Sydney soprano, is engaged to the manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera House. A burglar at Clerkenwell left his finger on a gate spike, and was traced • by the Fingerprint Department. A Swedish bomb-maker W’as arrested in London. Australian wines at the Brewers’ Exhibition in London were much praised, and N.S.W. won four first prizes, and South Australia three. A Labour Ministry has been formed in Tasmania. Lord Kitchener hopes to reach AustraJia on December 21. Sir W. Avery’s collection of stamps sold for £24,500. Canada is fitting out a Polar expedition. The Opposition in the Canadian Parliament approve of a Canadian Navy. King Edwiard opened a hospital at Montreal from Chichester by electricity. Sir Robert Stout is recovering from his recent operation. Sir Joseph Ward’s announcement that in future no non-paying railways will be constructed has been much approved in London. A British expedition has started to explore New Guinea. Preventive measures are being taken, in India against malaria. Foreign. President Diaz, of Mexico, had a conference with President Taft. Both presidents were attended by escorts of troops. Mr. Morgan has bought Meredith’s manuscripts. There has been a great advance in the price of meat in the United States. To avoid friction, the U.S. Steel Corporation has made a trade arrangement with independent firms. San Francisco has been re-built at a cost of £40,000,000. President Taft presided at the festivities held to celebrate the rebuilding. A Spanish anarchist, who was waiting for the King of Italy and the Czar of Kqssia, has been arrested near Genoa. An open fight took place in the Cortes over the Ferrer case. Disturbances aleo occurred at Buenos Ayres and Rosario, while a bomb explosion at Barcelona killed ten persons. A great demonatra-

tion was held in Trafalgar Square to denounce Ferrer’s execution. The mounted police charged the crowd. Demonstrations also took place in Germany, Holland, France, and Italy. King Alfonso's life has been threatened. The Spanish Ministry has resigned, and a new one has been formed. The Spaniards have raised their forces in Morocco to 50,000, but are making little progress. Strained relations exist between Morocco and France. The Czar’s visit to Italy is regarded by Austria as inimical to her interests. The Socialists in Italy oppose the Czar’s visit. Elaborate precautions are being taken for his safety. The Servian Cabinet has resigned. Germany Iras been testing a new aerial torpedo. At the request of the King of Greece, the Royal Princes have resigned their commissions. The Military Reform Bill was passed. The King’s action averted a crisis. The Assembly passed several laws in silence, as a protest against the Military League. The Danish Minister for Defence has resigned, owing to his alleged complicity in the Alberti frauds. A Russian police spy was murdered by revolutionists. Russia proposes to take Viborg from Finland. 150 new Customs houses have been erected on the Dutch frontier to combat smuggling into Germany. The increased duties on tobacco in Germany havo thrown 10,000 workers out of work. The German diamoiid mines in South Africa are said to have been salted. The Kaiser is offering a bonus to needy parents. Cook is taking action to establish his Polar claim, also the bona fides of his McKinley climb. Scientists say that the Antarctic fossils show the existence of pine forests near the South Pole. A Pure Food Congress was held in Paris. The Victorian standards were highly praised. Accidents and Fatalities. The fire on the Surrey damaged a large amount of cargo, including a quantity of wool. The ship Ederimore, from Hamburg to Sydney, was totally wrecked on the Orkney Islands. The steamer South Australia was wrecked on Wallace Island. The death is announced of Lord Justice Fitzgibbon, of Ireland; also of Jan Hofmeyr, of the Afrikander Bond. The Cape Assembly paid a high tribute to Mr. Hofmeyr, and King Edward sent a ■message of sympathy to Mrs. Hofmeyr. The death was also announced of Professor Lombroso, the great criminologist, and of Mr. Gunn, the theatrical manager. A big fire at Quebec destroyed a number of warehouses, and the damage is estimated at £300,000. Some boys derailed an express on the CanadianPacific, but there were no serious injuries. A cyclone wrecked Goalanda and other Eastern Bengal stations. Many steamers were sunk, and there was a great loss of life. A severe typhoon swept over Hong Kong, and did much damage. A dam burst near Constantinople and drowned 25 workmen. Sporta and Pastimes. During the aviation week at Doncaster, M. Delagrange covered 5A miles in 6} minutes. Mr. Cody was slightly injured through an accident to his machine. Count de Lambert, a Russian, aeroplaned over the Eiffel tower, and covered 45 miles in 50 minutes. M. Banc, at Tuvisy, fell from his machine into the grandstand. Johnson defeated Ketchell after twelve rounds. Jeffries has returned to America from Carlsbad. Burns has cabled an offer to fight Johnson. The Empire match in connection with the National Rifle Association’s meeting in Australia was won by the Commonwealth, with a grand total of 2088 to New Zealand’s 1058. F. Wooton rode 134 winners out of 627 mounts. A French runner won the Marathon

race at Seattle in 2h 32m 39s—a record for the distance, which is over 26 miles. The Billiard Association has granted record certificates to G. Giay, the boy billiardis-t, and has awarded him a gold medal.