Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 220, 30 December 1909, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

DR. COOK EXPOSED. London, December 25. The Explorers' Club has expelled Dr. Cook, after considering an adverse report by a committee which examined his Mount McKinlcy claim. London, December 23. The Daily Mail's New York correspondent states that Dr. Cook's profits arc estimated at £21,400 sterling. Me received £5600 for bis lectures, and the remainder for bis contributions to the newspapers. BELGIUM'S NEW KING Brussels, December 23. King Albert trade a State entry into Brussels, and met with a great reception from the crowds in the streets. The King took tbc oath in the Chamber of Deputies. Socialist attempts to demonstrate against the monarchy were drowned with cheers. In his speech tbc new King paid a tribute to the late King Leopold. He said he took the nation's wtshet to be for a policy of humanity and progress. Belgium always kept her word, and that she would do what she engaged to do in the Congo, and that her policy there would be worthy of her no one had a right to doubt. FIFTY MINERS ENTOMBED. New York, December 25. A gas explosion in the Carterville Colliery, Illinois, entombed 50 miners. Already nine bodies have been recovered. THE BUDGET FIGHT. London, December 26.

Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Llanelly. said: "The Lords are in a trap. When I recall the contemptuous things they said on Welsh questions, I am glad to think Welshmen set that trap. We have caught the large rats at last."

He declares that Mr St. John Broderick had made such a mess of the War Office that the Tory Government could stand him no longer, and sent him to the India office to help Curzon muddle the affairs of the Indian Empire. "Each has," he continued, "just enough intelligence to know that the other is a muddler, but neither has quite enough to know how to do better." Unionist newspapers contrast the Chancellor's language with Lord MorIcy's splendid eulogy to Lord Curzon on 23rd February last year. London, December 26.

The Daily Telegraph suggests that 100 non-hereditary seats should be distributed among representatives of overseas Dominion*, to be elected by a plebiscite or vote of the local legislature as the Dominions decide, Chambers of Commerce and learned societies to nominate others, and Catholics, Non-conformists, and Jews to occupy some of the present episcopal seats. The general impression is that Lord Rosebery inspired the Daily Telegraph's scheme.

INDIAN CONSPIRACIES. London, December 27.

The Times' Bombay correspondent says the discovery of an arsenal at Naaik shows that the Arms Act has failed, and needs revision and strengthening of the machinery to prevent illicit importation. Resolute use should be made of the power of deportation. Criminal after criminal confesses he was inspired by the vernacular Press. What was required was to make the sedition law more operative by taking security from all newspapers and registering editors and managers.

It is believed that the Government of India sought these powers, but was denied tbem. In connection with tbe Nasik conspiracy, 15, including Savarkra's brother, who is a law student at Bombay, and Orso, a native banker of Yeola, have been arrested. Tbe latter is charged with financing the Deccan conspiracy. A mass of incriminating documents, and enough pistols and ammunition to exterminate the English population in the district, have been seized. GERMAN NEW GUINEA. Sydney, December 28. News from New Guinea states that some time back the North German Lloyd Company sent an official from Bremen to search for coal deposits in German New Guinea. Tbe officer has just returned to Simpsonsbafen. He reports that he found a good deposit, but too far inland to ensure practical working. He, however, found large pbospbatic deposits near enough to be worked on a business basis. Tbe new port of Simpsonsbafen bas been rechristened Rabaol, tbc native name for tbe township.

POLAR EXPLORATION. New York, December 23. Commander Peary is urging that it would be a fitting sequel to tbe discovery of tbe North Pole if tbe efforts of United States organisations and individuals be now directed to the South Pole, and then possibly the Stars and Stripes will wave on both ends of the world's axis. Asked if he intended to lead an expedition to the South Poic, Commander Peary replied that he v, as

prepared to a wist in the organisation of an expedition. MEAT PRESERVING PROCESS. Sydney, December 24. Tests were given before a gathering interested in the meat trade of a new process of preservation by fumigation, or dry air, as opposed to sterilisation. It is claimed that the system is highly satisfactory. Meat killed and treated on the 6th inst., and hanging in an open butcher's shop, exposed to ordinary temperatures, for 15 days, was found sweet, sound, and of excellent colour, without a trace of deterioration. It is also claimed that the meat could, after treatment, be chilled, exported, and then thawed and kept banging for a month in a butcher's shop. Another advantage claimed is that the process is considerably cheaper than any other known system. KITCHENER'S NEW ZEALAND TOUR. Brisbane, December 28. Owing to severe floods the Kitchener camp has been postponed. Under present arrangements Lord Kitchener leaves Melbourne for New Zealand on February 12.