Beyond the Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 183, 19 August 1909, Page 4

Beyond the Dominion

GERMAN FINANCE. Berlin, August 15. Germany's deficit for the year ended March 31 is £18,800,000 sterling. The taxes on imports fell £4.900,000 below expectations. The "Berliner Zeitung" says that the naval policy is untenable financially. Herr Von Linem, Prussian Minister for War, has resigned on the ground of ill-health, and will be succeeded by Lieutenant-General von Heeringan. CHINATOWN EXPLOITED. San Francisco, August 15. Chinese declare that six companies, who are practically governors of Chinatown, in San Francisco, have urged the city authorities to suppress guides conducting visitors thither. They declare that the guides maintain opium dens and pay Chinese to smoke opium in order to enhance the value of their services. They promise that the offensive features of Chinatown will disappear if the guides are suppressed. EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. Tokio, August 15. A severe shock of earthquake has been felt in the southern portion of Japan. The towns of Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya felt the shock most severely, and in these considerable damage was done. Many buildings fell, and a number of people were killed and injured. So far as at present ascertained, the number of killed is 30, while 82 have been seriously injured. BRITAIN'S AEROPLANES. London, August 14. Mr S. F. Cody, the aeroplanist who works under agreement with the British War Office, made another successful flight at Aldershot yesterday, in a new design of aeroplane. Mr Cody travelled four miles in six minutes over Laffan's Plain, and after describing the figure eight, continued to Farnborough, stopping at the camp of the London Balloon Company of the Territorial Engineers. The aeroplanist then restarted on the return journey to the shed, bringing his machine to a dead stop at the doors, and receiving a great ovation. STRIKE RIOTS IN CANADA. Ottawa, August 13. During a strike riot at Fort William, where the Canadian . Pacific railway dockmen are out, nine strikers were injured three fatally. THAW APPEAL CASE. New York, August 13. The appeal of Harry Thaw, the young Pittsburg millionaire, who is incarcerated in Matteawan Asylum for the murder of Stanford White, for release from the institution, has been refused on the ground that he is still irresponsible. Seventy-seven witnesses were examined, and the evidence of 49 was read. IMPERIAL DEFENCE. London, August 16. The Imperial Government's proposals have been accepted by the Imperial Defence Conference. They provide for the interchangeability of the forces in all parts of the Empire, the organisation, training, equipment, arms and manoeuvres being the same as the Home forces. Ac active interchange of officers on the Imperial General Staff will contribute uniformity, as also would training college in the colonies on the line of the Comberley Staff College.^ CORRUPT NEW YORK. London. August 16. The New York correspondent of the "Times" cables that General Bingham, ex-Commissioner of the New York Police, has written an article which will be published in the forthcoming issue of "Hampton's Magazine," in the course of which he states that the power of Tammany Hall rests on its ability to control the police. He affirms that 2000 members of the force are unscrupulous grafters, whose hands are always open for "easy money." General Bingham asserts that the amount annually paid by criminals and dishonest politicians for protection, for votes, and for immunity, from prosecution is 20 millions sterling. On the basis of his actual experience New York is the most lawless city on earth. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. London, August 16. General Marina, who is in command of the Spanish forces in Morocco, with an army of 30,000 infantry, assisted by 1400 cavalry, 16 neld pieces and 4v mountain guns will shortly attc-rr.pt to turn the Riffs' position a: THE MISSING \YAE ATAII. The owners of lite Y or:.":.: are cutte sanguine- as to her saf-.-ty, err.pnas:?ing th it other vs.?sc-.s have L-en upwards of a fortnight ! -■vcrd't.t- owir.g to some mishap, but nave r..-vcrt«e:ess reached their de-stinar.o:.. Thev consider thai the \\ aratar. :s drifting in the Indian. Oct.-an, procac.y towards Australia. The "Times/' in its marine insurance market note:-, states tnat 93 guineas per cent, was p-aiu on Saturday for the reinsurance oi t.ne v\ aratah. The deal was, it says, really a covering operatic:., an:: tne tact tnat anv rate ouoion is :uo to the possibility of what th-- Captain of the In.siziva believe- i he saw l.ek.g explainable by the wr-.ck ot sonte small craft. It is probably as w<.-.. to state. a;:;:s the "Times," that experienced underwriters best nualiileu to express an opinion have be-come- thoroughly pessimistic. GERMANY AND AMERICA. New York, August 16. "Collier's V,\ol-:ly," New York, declares that Germany's determined nolicy makes an armament race inevita: le. It concerns America, because if the latter indulges in a Japanese war Germany would seek a footing in South America. The article adds: "It would be a singular sight if Britain intervened in defence of the Monroe doctrine."