BEYOND THE DOMINION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 145, 5 April 1909, Page 5

BEYOND THE DOMINION.

India'* Army Organisation Lord Kitchener,Commander-in-Chief of the military forces in India, reports that India is now able to mobilise nine infantry divisions and eight cavalry brigades with a rapidity hitherto impossible. The rearming of the artillery with quick firers and of the troops with new rifles was practically completed, and India was capable of producing guns, rifles and ammunition for all needs. Strenuous Suffragettes Eleven suffragettes connected with the Women's Social and Political Union were arrested outside the House of Commons, on Wednesday after a series of rushes and scuffles in pelting rain. Some smacked the faces of the constables who took them in custody. The Prince of Wales witnessed the scene, the crowd holding up the Royal motor car. Meat-Canning Company

Mr Sidney Kidman, the cattle king, states that Bovril Australian Estates intends treat cattle at Wyndham by means of floating abbattoirs. After this year he expect* that 20,000 beasts will be canned annually. While in London, Mr Kidman dined with Sir Thomas Lipton, who declared that Australian butter and New Zealand cheese were the best in the world. Canada's Naval Project

Mr G. E. Foster, speaking in the Dominion House of Commons last evening, urged Canada to contribute regularly to the navy. The Prime Minister. Sir Wilfred Laurier, said he preferred to follow the Commonwealth example, and provide the nucleus of a local navy. "Perhaps, in building her navy." he went on to say, "Germany is preparing to do to Britain on sea what she did to France on land. No Britisher can be indifferent to such a prospect. Though the danger is not imminent, we must be prepared to stump the country in the interests of the defence of the Empire."

Ultimately, after the party leaders bad conferred, a resolution was adopted declaring that the House would cordially approve of any necessary expenditure for the speedy organisation of a Canadian naval service, which would co-operate with the Imperial navy as the Admiralty had suggested at the last Imperial Conference. The "Toronto Globe" says that no unanimously precise course is to be taken, but Canada will welcome a frank statement of what naval defence is best for Canada and the Empire.

Australian Finance New South Wales* revenue for the past nine months decreased by £508,600 as compared with the same period last year. The returns from the Commonwealth decreased by £471,600. The morning papers and ministers of various States adversely criticise Mr Fisher's financial proposals, and declare that they will lead the States into financial bankruptcy. The Victorian revenue for the last nine months dccresacd by £199,229, and the Commonwealth returns fell off by £606,951. The South Australian revenue for the last nine months shows a decrease of £128,863.

Servians Acceptance Servia has unreservedly accepted ihc draft formula suggested for the solution of the differences between herself and Austria, and delivers a Note to Vienna today, promising to no longer protest against the annexation by Austria of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to discharge her reservists, and not to permit the formation of irregular bands. Ttie Balkan Trouble

Intense bitterness exist* throughout Russia Bgainst Germany's ultimatum, which, the "Times' " St. Petersburg correspondent reports, amounted to a threat of Austro-German invasion. M. Homiakoff, President oftbe Douma, declared that Britain would forget this blow even less easily than she would forget the Berlin Treaty. Except the "Beriner Tageblatt," all the German newspapers rejoice in the success of the "mailed fist" in the Balkans, and discourage any understanding with Britain in regard to naval policy. There arc persistent rumours in St. Petersburg that M. Isvolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who reported to the Cabinet the probable mobilisation on the Russian frontier within 48 hours, and led the Ministry to vote to bring pressure upon Servia t«t accede to Austria's terms, is resigning.

American Indian Warfare

Reuter's Mexican correspondent reports that, resenting the collection of taxes, the Temasachei Indians, of the province of Cbihuahuat, Northern Mexico, went on the warpath. They killed several officers, and terrorised the town of San Andreas. Two trainloads of troops have been sent out to quell the outbreak.

American Labour Troubles An attempt was made today to dynamiet the huge viaduct now in course of erection, at a cost of a quarter of a million, from Hobokcn to Jersey City. The explosion damaged a small portion of the bridge, but did not wreck the structure. A building in the vicinity was demolished. The outrage is ascribed to labour trouble*.

Back from Antarctica The L?td Mayor of Sydney presided over a great citizen's meeting to welcome Professor David back from the Antarctic. The doors of the Town Hall were closed early to prevent overcrowding, and Professor David was locked oat, and was unable to gain entrance for half an hoar, while the Federal Attorney-General, Mr Hughes only forced his way through at the back of an alderman. Hundreds were onable to gain admission. Professor David, in the course of his speech, said it was almost as difficult to get in to the gathering as it was to work his way up to the magnetic pole. In thin connection be wished to with' g?eat ecapbaeta, that tf»e magnetic pole was no( discovered, nor located ly himself, but by Mr Maw-ion. He laid stress on the fact that during the four month* journey the party did not consume one drop of alcohol. One occasion, a birthday celebration, they just a little wine, but fyyixi Uwiv r«sisfcjuwv Ui coid dropped, so they dropped ti» sicoboU

» Victorian Suffrage r Women arc now able to vote at the ; Parliamentary elections, the Adult Suffrage Bill passed last year having i now received the Royal consent. | r Japanese Spies Information of a sensational character indicating a thorough examination of the country lying between the Northern Territory and Brisbane, by Japanese spies, has reached the Minister for Defence. Several squatters informed him that during the past few months a party of three or four Japanese suddenly appeared at various stations and small townships in Queensland territory,near the South Australian border. They carried a cinematograph, and exhibited pictures for the benefit of station hands and settlers. Between the performances they questioned people as to the location of waterholes and the direction of all roads and tracks, the number of cattle in the district the number of people employed on the stations, and the quantity of stores possessed, and sought information likely to be useful to an army on the march. A 1 careful watch is now being kept on their movements. On his return from the East in I March Mr R. Levien, one of Victoria's j Trade Commissioners in the East, declared that a firm of Japanese traders in Sydney were really spies in the service of the Japanese Government, and that the business was a blind, kept going by Government funds, to cover inI quiries and surveys. The story was indignantly denied by the Japanese Consul, hut Mr Levien adhered to his statement. Boy Scouts 1 One hundred and thirty thousand j British boys have joined Lieutenant- ! General Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts in ; the first year of its Imperial organis- j ation. j Kitchener Retiring Lord Kitchener retires from the post ■ of Commander-in-Chief of ihe Indian Army in August. Prior to his return to England he visits China and Japan, where he witnesses a series of great army manoeuvres., Wrestling Championship The Russian Hackenschmidt and the ] American P. Gotch, have signed articles to wrestle for the championship of the world in Melbourne during January, for a purse of 13,000 dollars (£2,500). Petroleum Explosion j An explosion occurred aboard the j French petroleum steamer Jules Henri j at Marseilles. The force of the explosion was so great that the decks J were destroyed. An official inspection j was proceeding at the time, and ten of those aboard were killed and twenty severely injured. Egyptian Unrest A procession of five hundred Egyptian Nationalist?, chiefly students, marched in procession through Cairo shouting protests against the new Press law, which prohibits the publication of seditious matter and renders presses publishing articles of such nature liable to confiscation. A number of students delivered seditious speeches in Opera Square. The Egyptian j Lancers were summoned to disperse the mob which gathered to support the j processionists, and meanwhile the mounted police charged the excited crowd, which was finally dispersed with the help of the fire hose. More trouble is threatened and the entire garrison is under arms, ball cartridge having been served out.