Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 190, 13 September 1909, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

POLAR EXPEDITION. Lender., September 8. Commander Peary, si curd the Arctic steamer Roosevelt, has left Indian Harbour, Labrador. As he did not know that the telegraph office at Chateau Bay—where he intended to logde his story for transmission to America —had been recently closed, a messenger was sent after him to suggest that he procped to Red Harbour, 30 miles west of Chaeau Bay, or Blanc Sablon, 65 miles west, and telegraph thence. It is expected that Commander Peary and Dr Cook will both reach New York about September 20th. The Royal Geographical Society has congratulated Commander Peary and invited him to lecture, but no invitation has been sent to Dr Cook. Before leaving Indian Harbour Commander Peary telegraphed to the director of the American Museum of Natural History at New York: —"I am bringing a large amount of material for the museum." DR. COOK'S DISCOVERIES. London, September 8. Reuter's Agency reports that Commander Paary has telegraphed that Dr Cook's two Esquimau companions say that he went no distance north, and was not out of sighl of land. Other men of the tribe, he adds, corroborate their statement. CHOLERA IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, September 8. Cholera is still raging in St. Petersburg, where 25 deaths occur from the epidemic every day. The total for this year now amounts to 5769, of whom 88 per cent, belonged to the working classes. Preventive inoculation has been applied in 53,162 cases.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. London, September 8. Imports into the United Kingdom for August increased by £5,670,000, while exports increased by £170,000, as compared with August of lats year. AIRSHIP TRAGEDIES. New York, September 8. At a fete here yesterday a balloonist ascended to a height of a thousand feet, and then dropped from the balloon with a parachute. The parachute failed to open, and, in the presence of 60,000 people, the man fell with fearful velocity to earth being instantly killed. Paris, September 8. M. Le'"chore, a well known aviator, was killed at Jussey yesterday. Lefeborc was making a trial flight in a new Wright bi-plane at a height of ten metres—32 feet —when it suddenly dipped dashing nim to the ground, his injuries being so severe that death resulted within an hour. JOHNSON AND KAUFMAN. . San Francisco, September 9. Jack Johnson, world's champion heavyweight boxer, fought a match, limited to ten rounds, with Alf Kaufman, the Califomian heavyweight, at San Francisco today. The match went the full ten rounds, and at the conclusion no decision was given, the negro thus retaining the championship. Had a decision been given it must have gone in favour of Johnson, who had all the best of the macch, the general verdict being that it was Johnson's fight all the way. Both in attack and defence the negro outpointed bis white rival, but he could not knock him out, though be scored heavily in every round. OYSTER SEASON. Wellington, September 10. The Marine Department states that the demand for rode oysters, which was so great at the beginning of the season could not be filled quickly enough, has fallen off to such an extent that some of the pickers have had to be discharged. The season closes at the end of next month. CLAIMS. FOR THE POLE. London, September 9. Home and Canadian papers are already claiming the North Pole under the old boundary agreement between Britairrand America. Commander Peary telegraphed to President Taft: "I have the honour to place the North Pole at your disposal." The President replied: "Thanks for your interesting and generous offer. I do not know what to do with it. I congratulate you sincerely." N.S.W. DREADNOUGHT FUND. Sydney, September 9. At a meeting of subscribers to the Dreadnought fund today the Lord Mayor submitted a scheme for the disposal of the moneys subscribed by the public towards a Dreadnought, but which was not required for thai ; urposc. The Commonwealth Oovmrnmem having made other arrangements :er navai defence his }•■'■]■ •-:••■ '■-"■■■- that ' : ~- '■"■'■■■'■ •' to coHiU:e::.'-.'".•• ':.■ v ;.-...■ ■_■: ]:.::■:•::<: feeling who:. : .:.j .:■.: .:.- mm:- mm.v forth, ar/i as ..-.mi .. • f the- . tarn 's attachment ■■■• :':.■■ '.■'■ t'mr Cmmtry. the fund ai/i ;;•":';'■ : int-m-tr- '.it voted to the imi :h- g f ;■. King Edward Naval r<.;:•-.-;( :.■ :■.:• • ,drmg mm lite trainir.tr of Ata-trammn:. eavls lor the : Empire r.a•.;.-. ;.- <.■::':<•• rg engineers, ami naval architect : ami „i.>- equipping : and maintaining of one or more farms : for the training of British lads in i Atatrnim: ""arming. He estimated j maintenance. each cost a:.out t'.j'V.'OO. | them at an early date. .Meanwhile the subscribers to the Dreadnought fund will be generally notified.