Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 196, 4 October 1909, Page 4

Beyond The Dominion

VITAH IX "i'KOTi-iI.K. London. ruber 29. A nhumber of masked men waylaid John Lax, vicar of Siainmore, Westmoreland, and the mistress of the school attached to the church. The men bound, gagged, and tarred and feathered him and read a mock service. Subsequently eight young parishioners were arrested and fined £5. The cross-examination showed that the vicar was married, and suggested certain relations with the schoolmistress. CUSTOMS SEARCHERS. New York, September 29. The "New York Times" states that the Customs searchers, suspecting smuggling, stripped the wife and five children of Azeez Khayat, a wealthy Armenian, to the skin, but found nothing. Khayat is suing for damages. NEW ZEALAND COMMANDANT. London, September 29. Colonel Davies, the New Zealand Commandant, has attended all the recent British manoeuvres. From now till June he will be attached to the various general staffs and also to the War Office, and will attend the cavalry, mounted infantry and musketry schools. BRITISH BLUEJACKETS. New York, September 29. The British bluejackets on the warships which arc visiting New York in connection with the Hudson-Fulton anniversary celebrations have received a tremendou % welcome.

IMPERIAL SCHOLARSHIPS. London, September 29. The "Evening Standard" states that Lord Milner approves Mr P. A. Vaile's Imperial Scholarship scheme, and that Sir Joseph Ward has promised to cooperate. PREVENTION OF CRIME. London, September 29. A man has been sentenced at Folkstone to three years' penal servitude and detention for a further period of five years, as an habitual criminal, on a charge of stealing. This is the first case under the Prevention of Crimes Act. DOVER HARBOUR. London, September 29. The Prince of Wales is to open in October the Admiralty harbour at Dover, which has been constructed at a cost of nearly £4,000,000. TASMANIA'S GOVERNOR. Hobart, September 30. The new Governor, Sir Harry Lary Barron, was warmly welcomed on his arrival at Hobart yesterday. Major-General Sir Harry Barron, K.C.M.G., C.V.0., the new Governor of Tasmania, arrived by the R.M.S.. Tainui this morning. He is accompanied by Lady Barron, Major H. E. Cadell, A.D.C., and Captain G. C. Grieve. A.D.C. TEST MATCH GATES. London, Sepetmber 30. The test match receipts during the Australians' tour were as follow: — Birmingham £1572 Lord's 4720 Leeis 2744 Manchester 3153 Oval 4206 Total £16,395 The Australians' moiety of the gross gate was £5451. The first-class counties and M.C.C. each received £3OB, the grounds where the tests were played £523, and minor counties £45, a3 their share of the proceeds.

LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. London, September 30. Sir John Knill has been elected Lord Mayor of London, in succession to Sir George Truscott, after giving satisfactory assurances in reply to a question that he would not toast the Pope before the King on ceremonial occasions and that no denominational considerations would affect the Mansion House charities during his year of office. The new Lord Mayor also promised to attend St. Paul's and other churches, according to ancient custom, when the Sovereign was present. Sir John Knill is the second holder of the baronetcy, which was created in 1893. He has taken a prominent part in the affairs of the Roman Catho lie Church in London. He has large interests in several wharves, and has been an alderman of the City of London since 1897.

SCOTT'S EXPEDITION. London, September 30. The new Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Knill, has called a meeting to be held at the Mansion House, to initate a fund for Captain Scott's expedition. He believes that the city and the citizens of London will provide a Ja~ge part of tbe necessary funds. COOK'S RECORDS. New York, September 30. Commander Peary states that he would not permit Dr Cook's belongings aboard the Roosevelt lest he should be Hubject to accusations of tampering with them made by the friends of Dr. Cook. COMMONWEALTH DEFENCE. Melbourne, October 1. Mr Deakin, referring to the published correspondence between the Premier of New Zealand, Sir Joseph Ward, and the Australain delegates to the Defence Conference regarding the combined fleet said that he took it that the ships in New Zealand water? would necessarily co-operate with the Australian unit in time of war, and probably also on occa don. m time o~ peace. At the same time he ventured to assume that an Australian naval force, supported by the Commonwealth a: : tbe Dominion in proportion ot the; nutation or shipping, as the case might be, would probaby furnish th>- !■. -;t guarantee for the ],r."t..-ct.'e:. <■: our ocean highway- and .-ho;-' .-. NORTH GERMAN J.LOYD.S. The North ('.■■■rrr.ur. Lloyd's i ro:":t? for the first six months of the present year totalled a quarter of a million sterling. During the corresponding period of 1908 the loss totalled'£.j"so,ooO.