TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 April 1913, Page 3

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD.

0* EKCTKIC TSMMIUPH-COFfRIOHT? {.PIR PRIM iIIOCUHON ] (Received This Day 9.45 a.m. BRITAIN'S DEFENCE. LONDON, April 22. Discussion on the Army Annual Bill, in the House of Lords, is attracting considerable attention, especially Lord Hnklnne's remark that the dominions may yot do moro than defend themselves; also the suggestion that political parties may take counsel together which was passed subsequently by Lord Curzon. The Pall Mall Gazette supports the latter proposal. The Westminster Gajsotte states that if the Terriorials fall below srength the Government wil not adopt compulsion, but will increase the second line- of naval defence or retain u professional army until the so-n frontiers become secure. The Daily Mail declares that lust year's manoeuvres showed that the fleet representing Germany was able to land 28.000 men on the Yorkshire const.

OBITUARY. Obituary.—Lord Oorrel. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES. The Post Office has determined upon a rapid extension of automatic telephones. AN M.P. RESIGNS. Valentine Flemrng, Unionist M.1 , , for Henley, ie resigning. THIS MADRAGETTES . Suffragettes burned four pleasure boate at Handswortb. Birmingham. Annie Bell was fined £5 with the option of twenty-one days , imprisonment. REGRETTABLE LAND J NG. PAR.hS. April 22. Two German officers, while biplaning. ran short of petrol and landed at Arracourt. believing they were in Germany. Tho French Ambassador at Berlin has asked Germany to take steps to prevent regrettable landings. (Received This Day. 11.35 a.m.) TMU BUDGET DEBATE. LONDON, April '22. The House of Commons was crowded for tho Budget debate. Mr Lloyd George, in the course oi his speech, said that during the year every domicile- of industry had been doing in humming business despite the harvest of war and strikes. In consequence of the increase in the navy estimates ar.d the Insurance Act he wanted an extra ~\ million, But new taxes were unnecessary. He was basing hie forecast on the assumption that the prospects for the coming year wero most glowing that British -trade ever had seen. He expected that the yields from taxes, Customs and Excise duties, with a million from the Exchequer balances, would give a balance of £185.000 for the new budget. The revonup wns £195,825.000, expenditure £195.640.000. THE BRAND OF DOUGLAS. Tn the Douglas libel action, a verdict wns given for , the defendant. It was held that the statements were libellous, but true, and that the Book Club had not been neligent. RELEASED. PARIS. April 22. The German biplane that alighted at Arracourt has been released. BELGIAN .STRIKE ENDING. BRUSSELS, April 2-2. Van der Velde. leader of the Socialist party, speaking in the Chamber, accepted tho Government's olive branch in holding out a prospect of electoral reform. 2t is expected tho strike now will end.