Beyond the Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 201, 21 October 1909, Page 3

Beyond the Dominion

TilK LM PI RE'S NAVY. 1 Lci.d'jn, October 15. In reply to the request of the London j CT,amber of Commerce for support of ; toe proposal for the augmentation of j the British Navy, the Montreal Cham- | btr of Commerce agrees that all auto- j nomcus dependencies should partici- | pate in the Empire's defence, but j should conserve their initiative as to I the nature and the form of such participation. DOVER HARBOUR. London, October 15. The Prince of Wales opened today the new harbour at Dover, which has taken 11 years to construct, and co;t .cr.,000,000. The harbour covers an area of 610 acres, and is capable of accommodating the largest battleships. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. San Francisco, October 16. Jack Johnson, the holder, in the fight for the heavy-weight championship of the world against Stanley Kctchel, at Colma, San Francisco, yesterday, won in the twelfth round, lie knocked Kctchel out. THE ANARCHIST MARTYR. London, October 15. The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs states that the court-martial which condemned the anarchist Ferrer to death, judged him as having actually participated in direct acts of rebellion. The socialists arc organising a meeting of sympathy in tbe Albert Hall. They threaten to boycott Sranbh goods. A general strike has been ordered in Rome, and nearly all the shops are shut, and the tramway and cab services are suspended. A similar condition of affairs exists in Milan and Trieste. Madrid, October 16. An open flght took place in the Cortes between Ministerialists and Republicans over the Ferrer case. Liberal deputies separated the combatants. Disturbances continue at Buenos Ayres, and the Spanish Legation is guarded. Bombs exploded at the Spanish Consulate at Rosario. A STEEL COMBINE. New York, October 17. Owing to threats of assassination, M. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, has announced that a trade arrangement has been concluded abolishing friction between the combine and independent firms. The combination controls 87 per cent of tbe United States output. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. London, October 18. James J. Jeffries, ex-champion heavyweight fighter, is returning to America from Carlsbad, where he has been taking the waters He states that he has greatly benefitted by his stay in Carlsbad, but is stiil well above his fighting weight, turning the scale at 16st 111b. Sydney, October 18. Tommy Burns has cabled to America, oflering to fight Johnson, who wrested the world's championship from him last year, 15 rounds or to a finish. Burns slates that he is willing to fight on condition that the winner takes all.

THE POLAR RIVALS. London, October 18. The "Times" New York correspondent states that Dr Cook, yielding to a public demand to terminate his lucrative lcctu-ing tour and establish his Polar claim, has promised to cancel all his engagements. New York, October IS. In reply to the Peary Arctic Club's statement questioning the bona fides of his claim to have ascended Mount McKinley, Dr Cook offers £3OO to finance an expedition to recover his records left on the mountain. Dr Cook requests that Mr Anthony Fiala lead tbe expedition, which Dr Cook himself will accompany. SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION. London, October 18. A meeting of 8000 Social Democrats, held in Trafalgar Square yesterday, denounced the so-called murder of Senor Ferrer, who was found guilty by a Spanish court martial of being the unseen director of the riots at Barcelona and executed last week. The speakers included Mr J. A. O'Grady, Labour M.P., Mr H. M. Hyndman, a Socialist Leader, Mr Cunningham Graham, and Mr A. V. Grayson, Socialist member for the Colne Valley division of Yorkshire. Mr Grayson in a voilent speech, advocated a life for a life. He declared that if the heads of every King in Europe were torn from their trunks it would not pay half the price of Ferrer's life. Ferrer's death lay at King Edward's door, because he did not use his influe'nee with King Alfonso to prevent the death sentence from being carried out. The crowd marched in procession singing the "Marseilaise," to the Spanish Embassy in Grosvenor Gardens, where they groaned and hooted. The same disturbances and a further demonstration were made outside the Roman Cathedral in Westminster. Socialist demonstrations in connection with Ferrer's execution took place in Germany, Holland and at Buenos Aytes yesterday. Ten thousand people at # Buenos Ayres burned King Alfonso in effigy and a resolution in favour of boycotting Spanish goods was carried. Similar meetings were held in many towns in the interior of Argentine. A mob at Pisa, Italy, attempted to fire the cathedral. The great door was partially burnt, but the police extinguished the fire and dispersed the mob. Later on the same mob wrecked the Church of Santa Crose, in Pisa, overturning the altars, slashing the pictures, destroying images and doing other damage. Attempts were also made to wreck churches at Duca Forli ami Ancona. In Paris there v:as a hug? demonstrate i attended l.y ~, 1 * 1 ■ 1 > people. The proceedings w< .-<• peaccfu! owing to the Soci;i!i-l >:<. Mitatio:. who approached M. Briar.•], the Premier, promising tlu rr.-c lvc s lo preserve order if the police did noi interfere.