BEYOND THE DOMINION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 136, 4 March 1909, Page 5

BEYOND THE DOMINION.

Riots in Portugal A Republican carnival in Lisbon on February 27th led to wild demonstrations against the Monarchy, resulting in rioting, and 200 arrests were made, while many persons were wounded. The masoncraders gave a mockery of last years* tragedy, when King Carlos and his eldest son were killed. The Royal victims and their assassins were impersonated, and the obsequies were simulated by means of coffin containing skeletons. Blasphemous songs were meanwhile sung by the revellers. The police interfered and were stoned by those taking part in the demonstration, while the m«t> joined forces with them, and showers of stones and other missiles were hurled at the police. Eventually the military were called out. and the disturbance was quelled, but not until a great number of the rioters had been wounded.

United States Navy Congess has eliminated an amendment requiring President Roosevelt to divide th«* navy between the Atlantie and the Pacific. Mr Roosevelt strongly opposed the amendment, because the Russian ami Japanese experiences had shown that division meant weakness.

Suffragette* Imprisoned Mrs Dcspard and three other surTra- ; gettes, arrested as a sequel to the raid i on the House of Commons on Thursday j last, reposing to be bound over to krep | the peace, were sentenced to a nwnth's imprisonment. Britain's Defence In a speech at Brighton, Mr K. H. Maldane. Minister for War. dectam! that the new General Staff's s; item of the defence of Britain was a.« far ahead of recent plans as s motor car was ahead of a horse carriage. If the colonies adopted the suggests rs of the War Office and adhered to the , homogeneoos system, the met bods of rapid concentration of a heavy force would be deterrent to foreign aggression. The Army Estimates for 1910 shows decrease of £24,000 and a reduction of I£.OOO men on the establishment as compared with those of last year. Mr Haldane, in a memorandum, states that the recruiting of t regulars is remarkably bri*<k.