Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 210, 22 November 1909, Page 4

Beyond The Dominion

AMKKI'WN < Oi.UKUY MASTER. X<■ v.- Y<_•rk, Nov. <-r 17. Exports have ordered that carbonic acid gas be pumped into the Cherry mine, the fdiaft being then repealed. The relatives of the entombed miners are frantically seeking to prevent this. BERESFORD'S POLITICS. London, November 17. Lord Charles Beresford has accepted the invitation to stand for Portsmouth. The Conservative Unionist organisation gave him a unanimous invitation to contest the vacancy. ALIEN IMMIGRATION. London, November 17. In the House of Lords Earl Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying to Lord Ampthill regarding British Indians in the Transvaal, said that the Government of the Transvaal was willing, if opportunity offered, to repeal the second Act of 1907. Regarding theoretical grievances, while he thought His Majesty's subjects ought to have free access to all his dominions, signs of movement in that direction in the Dominions were not apparent, but rather showed a hard ening tendency in the other direction. He hoped the South African Union Parliament would take a broad view of the matter.

VICTORIA'S WHEAT SUPPLY. Melbourne, November 17.

The "Leader" estimates the Victoriaon wheat crop at 26,000,0000 bushels, an arverage of 12£ bushels, and the exportable surplus at 71,800,000 bushels.

BRITAIN'S NAVY.

London, November 18.

Sir Wm. White, who as Director of Naval Cnostruction was the responsible designer of all H. M. ships from 1885 to 1902, when he resigned owing to ill-health, speaking at the Society of Arts, said that it was satisfactory to note that wiser councils were again prevailing in the Admiralty, and that the necessity for employing vessels of many classes in the Imperial navy wa3 recognised. He hoped that the colonial contributions to naval defence would not be limited to the provision of ships but would also include personal service.

IRISH LAND BILL. London, November 18.

As a result of a conference of the front benches, the House of Lords has agreed not to insist on its amendments to the Irish Land Bill. The Government yielded on many points,but voted against the amendment to clause 64, providing for the creation of an independent tribunal to hear appeals against compulsory acquisition. Lord Lansdowne stated that this was a vital point. It still remains unsettled.

AUSTRALIA'S MILITARY SYSTEM. London. November 18. General Sir Edward Hutton, late Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth Forces,speaking at the Colonial Institute, said the compulsory system of military training proposed by the Australian Government solved the problem of defence, and was an example not only to the sister nations, but to the Motherland.

THE EMPIRES' ARMY,

London, November 18,

Lord Lucas, Parliamentary UnderSecretary for War, speaking at the Liberal Colonial Club, described the efforts being made to secure a homogeneous Imperial army. Thirty Imperial officers were now serving in Australia, New Zealand,and Canada, while twelve of their officers were in Britain.

It was possible that a Canadian battalion would be present at the next British manoeurves.

The military forces of the Empire totalled almost a million and a quarter.

Newcastle coal strike. Sydney, November 18. No important strike developments have occured to-day. The strike conference discussed various matters relating to organisation, including Mr Bowling's scheme for taking over certain mines and the offer of the Australian Workers' Union, the largest labour organisation in the Commonwealth, to support the strike financially or otherwis;. This afternoon Mr W. M. Hughes, M.P., interviewed Mr Wood (Chief Secretary) in place of Mr Wade, who is sick, and informed him that the answer previously formulated by the secretary of the strike conference could not accept his proposals conditionally on the men returning to work, was not to be regarded as a final communication. It was dispatched prior to the matter being finally referred to the executive, who had decided to suspend judgment until the matter was referred to the executive of the Northern Miners' Federation. This would be done to-night,and to morrow the executive's decision would be conveyed to the Premier.

Sydney, November I>. The Orient Company has 1", U'.'O ton-; of coal on the water and ir able to continuue its .service unimpared. A liner in port refused a larcre ::;r.nt of frozen meat, wiv.ch r. •.•r.c: to bar. '■■■■ till the outlook is -v i. i.ort'ion. Nov nh.t-r 1 v Coals are being hv:rr;• n r■ • r-J a] an and elsewhere to Au.-tra!;:-. It in suggested that, mail boa is n-nvno Lng.anu take sufficient .-'.a: u '-naihe tr.e-tr.. replenishing th: r : tunn r. at ' AnNo. to make the run to a:. ; i.i-

The Auckland Fr«- < <'err. par. y intends commencing killing lan;::-; on December Ist. It in stat- 1 that the prospects for ir.< a:-en ar< even :r.' re promising than, lav yoar. uvulA: tnat was an except Anally gov: season. earring which lambs were put through. The ir>'-c.:;:ng season v.*i:i not be in full swing until January, however. The company is at present fully r-ccu: V: in r •■■■• ■-.' ; r: r r hoof for export. All ti r. ;,-.-a.iir ; - . a- A taken un, ' : it'-- . • "af ■ are nut Tnre'Jgh daily. T A- n.avet tor t is at present very ' an i A -hi; :nent for the Home rnari ■- is fully ooekeri.