BEYOND THE DOMINION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 130, 11 February 1909, Page 2

BEYOND THE DOMINION.

i | Snow Melting Causes Floods in Saxor.;\ Tnunr.;.pa, Bavar:a. a:r*. Tyrol, owing sudden me.ting o: I sr/.i railway trsrnc \i~> j parts of Saxony is interrupted. -Jam. i bridges have been wrecked. Ibe Lahr Valley, Prussia, is a vast lake. The Rhine is expected to reach dangei point daily. At Nurem'ourg, the Rivei Regnitz rose 12ft during the night, and ran through the streets like a mil stream. The population of Frankfurl and Bamberg fled to high ground, owing to the Oder and Regnitz overflowing their banks. The old town oi Kissingen, the Bavarian watering place, is under water, and the thre« famous saline springs have been flooded, and Casino inundated. The Danube, at the historic town of Regensburg, rose 10 ft. in the night. The stream is full of household utensils, bathing boxes, and agricultural machinery. China's Tragedy The Paris Revue publishes a mosl dramatic explanation of the deaths oi the late Emperor and Empress-Dowag-er of China. It is stated that before the Empress died she induced Yuan-shih-kai, Prince Chun and the chiei eunuch to compel the Emperor to take opium .and then suffocate himself with gold leaf, under a threat of strangulation. The Emperor complied, and this, it is stated, was the reason why European medical assistance was refused. The Empress herself appointed the present ruler, Pu-Yi, and died the next day. An Offensive Bill The Californian Assembly has rejected the Bill prohibiting aliens from being members of a corporation, and also the proposed measure requiring the segregation of Japanese from whites. The Assembly, however, agreed to a Bill for the exclusion oi Japanese from the schools. President Roosevelt has telegraphed regarding the latter measure: —"This is the most offensive Bill of all, and is clearly unconstitutional. We shall be compelled to test it." Threatened Resignation of Lords The Daily Express states that the Lords of the Admiralty informed the Cabinet that unless their programme was accepted they would resign in a body. Viscount Morley, Secretary of State for India, and Mr John Burns, President of the LccaJ Government Board, withdrew their opposition, but Mr Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer ,and Mr Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, continue to oppose the proposals. London Wool Sales The wool sales closed strong, prices for most sorts reaching the highest level of the series. Choice seventies merino were equal to the London "prices of January last year. Sixty-fours, suitable for America, were a penny below the November rates. There was strong and steady competition for average combings for the Home trade and the Continent at full December rates. Topmakers and crossbreds were firm at December rates, and parcels suitable for America showed a 10 per cent, advance on December rates. During the series 93,000 bales were sold for the Home market, 88,000 for the continent,and 12,000 for America, 8000 bales being held over. Preparations for King Edward The people of Berlin are showing absorbing interest in King Edward's approaching visit. The police are overwhelmed with applications for tickets in order to enable them to witness His Majesty's entry into the city. An Important Mission The Earl of Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has instructed Sir Charles Lucas, head of the Dominion's Department, to make a prolonged visit to Australia and New Zealand. Mr A. Pearson, formerly principal clerk in the Colonial Office, will accompany him. They will sail on February 26. The Times says the visit is doubtless in response to Mr Deakin's suggestion on the last day of the Imperial conference. The quiet judgment and . kindly tact of Sir Charles Lucas, it adds, will assure him a ready wel- j come. The paper recalls Lord North- i cotes' advice recently given at the j Whitehall banquet. ! English Railway Dispute | Sir Edward Fry, as Board of Trade ! arbitrator between the North-western j Railway and 39,000 servants of various grades, and whose appointment' was made after the Conciliation Board failed to agree, has presented his report. Many concessions on the part of the company are required, but the arbitrator also reduces some of the wages, and disallows various claims of the men as set forth in their national programme. Mr Richardßell, M.P., secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, expresses satisfaction with the award. Tottenham Outrage Mr Herbert Gladstone, Secretary for Home Affairs, states that it is the intention of the Government to compensate the families of the victims of the •ecent Tottenham outrage. During ) :he past three years he had been re- j :ommended by various tribunals to cx- • )ei 947 aliens from the country, and in )13 cases criers for c vision had )een made. The ekvumstr.nees were .hat on January'.- P . Russian worknen held up a mot< a::-; seized a )apr oi sever' igns. lacy afterwards iritish Trade Returns

New Naval Base G:ob. Easton and Son. of Westmintion of a dockyard and other works at Rt-.-y:::. or. :r.e oast roast of Scotland, America's Hirthrale lo-va A • Aw- is grappling with the question of race suicide, and has deciae-G to o~tr a dollar to the mother of each child born in future. ! America and Japan | The New York correspondent of the j Times reports that the Federal Government is seriously concerned over the situation on the Pacific- Coast, as other States are joining California in an anti-Asiatic crusade. It is feared that unless the national Legislature earnestly deals with the question of Asiatic immigration, these Stare legislatures will continue their kritaring tactics and arouse Japanese resentment. It is believed that Japan has notified America that tire school segregation legislation is the most offensive of all the proposed measures. The Californian House has postponed action on the Bill relating to the segregation of Japanese school child re::.