AMERICA AND JAPAN

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2031, 16 March 1907, Page 3

AMERICA AND JAPAN

THE CALIFORNIAN SCHOOL TROUBLE' NEAV YORK, March 14. The School Board of San Francisco has withdrawn its instruction for the segregation of Japanese chidren. President Rousevelt is accordingly signing an order making the passport amendment of the Immigration Bill effective. The Federal suit against the Bill has been withdrawn.

JENA DISASTER. PARIS, March 14. Twenty-nine of the battleship Jena’s crew haveYlied in hospital. Fifty corpses were found piled up in one passage. The Missiessy basin lias been emptied, and the Jena is now lying on blocks, supported by shores. The tore part of the vessel is intact, but the after part is seriously damaged. There is an. enormous hole in the bottom on the starboard side, whifch enabled the gases to escape, otheiwise the explosion would have completely destroyed the vessel, the armor, screws, and rudder are uninjured. “ The iron floorings were "twistecl into strange shapes. ; ' The number of killed and missing its now estimated at 118. ■ All European rulers have telegraphed messages of sympathy to M. 1 Les'-Desbats suggests that the disaster was due to malevolence While the shattering of the (loci ,/ a tes flooded the interior and . picvented the explosion of the magazine,. v it drowned the helpless wounded people on the lower decks. It is expected that the Jena wi b 0 repaired and made available for coast defence or training purposes The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate adjourned to-day as a mark of sorrow.

alleged trick.

CHARGE AGAINST A PEER. . LONDON, March 14. Lord William Neville has been remanded at Westminster Police Court of pemdand jewellery belonging to Miller and Fitch pawnbrokers, for a similar one, containing pieces of coal wrapped in tissue paper.

COMMERCIAL

LONDON, March 14. Wool: The third day’s salesjere animated, with keen bidding for all descriptions. Prices were fully maintaAtdthe wool sales, third day, the fleeco portions of the following c ips realised prices as follows: A amare 12gd, Panikau IOJd, Opoiti lOJcl. Australian wheat, January to FebTuaryyshipinents, if; at' 30s 6d,. , ... i. ’• ' - I- • - " ' ''

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, March 14. Nationalists in tho House of Commons denounced tho Crimes Act ns a violation of tho constitution, and moved that it bo repealed. Mr. Bin-ell said the Government and most of tho Liberal party woro .pledged to uso every reasonable opportunity to repeal tho Act though he doubted if any opportunity would occur this session. Meanwhile tho Act would bo treated as practically doad. Tho motion was carried by 252 to SS.