THE ITALIAN "SCENE."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 556, 10 July 1909, Page 5

THE ITALIAN "SCENE."

(Reo July 9, 10 30 pin.) v Romo, July 9 In tho Italian Chamber. Signor Colozahni, whoso' remarks in tho Chamber led to his being struck by ■ Signor Sohanzer (Minister ; ■ for Posts and •Telegraphs), apologised,for tho scene. ,He iexplained othat ,hls remarks merely . referred *jt^r,j>olitiqa3i;'responsibilitiesy' >'J 'i'■ ' J (Rcc July >10, lam) 1 Rome, July 9 Tho Italian ' Premier, , Signor / Giolitti, stated in tho- Chamber that the Italian Lloyds Company would abide by the, result of. the- forthcoming public tender.' ■' .'■ [This..cablegram.)refers' to ! the.' scene''in . the' Italian - Chamber-, cabled .yesterday.' -' Signor Colozamli'argued' that-if Signor. Nasi .was prosecuted >for appropriating a, few .things, tlicro ,was .Cmuch greater; ; .to. prosecute^ ; tho. Senators . and;: Deputies sand Ministers. ;'fyspon-1 siblo ■ for, the' shipping subsidies. ::, Thon - tho. assault ocourrcd, after whioh :fnends- pulled the.: infuriated,'.Minister-.vbaok.;'',.Th«. , lavish, nature of .tho new subsidies, and i tho peculiar. Conditions; v aWaohihg t ; were explaihed'.dh;. our. "Finance and; Commerce" column last Monnew Argentine meat company. .. (Rec. 'July 9, 8.50 p.m.) . Buonos Avros, July 9. A company, called,the New Patagonia, has. been registered, with a capital of £70,000, to carry on the business of preservers and oanners of meat;.frtrit, and tallow- in PataV goma and Argentina. ■ [Patagonia has made much'progress in sheepfarming." It was recently cabled-that British capitalists cwere taking steps to forestall the threatened American meat ..combineji . REDUCTION, OF CHINESE, ON) THE , RAND. V \ Pretoria, July 8.- ; There are now only, five-thousand Chinese employed in tho Rand mines. . iv PRESS CONFERENCE DELEGATES. London, 'July 8 ' , Sir Reginald: Talbot, formerly Governor of Viotoria, and 'Lady Talbot entertained .tho J'ross Conference aelegatos and . their ladifes t Ashridgo. Berkbamstcad. The largo gathering included Lords Darnley and Brassey, and' tho Agents-General. , i ' SCOTTISH-AUSTRALLIN MARRIAGE. ' ■ i , London, July 8. : Mifls Madeline M'Eachern, daughter of . Sir Malcolm M'Eachern, the. Australian ship-' owner and merchant, has been marnod to Mr. William Mitoheir-Thomson. Unionist M.P. for North-West Lanark. ■■■; ■ • [Mr; •' W., Mitchell-Thom6on. w a Scottish Unionist, and is considered one of the most promising of : the younger members of that party. Tho business interest of tho bride's father, who hails from Scotland, covcr half, Australia.] , • ■ -. SOOTH AUSTRALIAN'S SUCCESS. - London, July 8. •s Mr. R. Kleeman, , a ; South Australian, 'student at Cambridge University, has been awarded the Royal Society M'Kinnon studentship, with £150- per antmrn; out- oV fifty-five competitors, p ':v>■ .*-V /. THREE YEARS. FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. .. Melbourne, July 9. ■! Arthur Charles Cork, ox-manager of the Linton branch of tho Bank of Now South Wales, has been sentenced to throb years' 'imprisonment, with hard labour, on charges of embezzling £1930 of the bank's money. Tho total shortago was.etatcdto bo £4700. LADY GOLF CHAMPION." , , Bydnoy, July 9. Miss Caird) of Kiama, N.S.W., won the New South Wales golf championship. ' FIRE CAUSES £18,000 DAMAGE. Brlsbano, Jnly '9. , A fire at Toowoomba totally destroyed Piggott and Company's drapery establishment. Tho damage is roughly estimated at £18,000, of which £16,550 is coverod by insuranco.