Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 240, 9 March 1910, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

TERRITORIAL SCHEMES

London. The Army Estimates, which were presented to the House of Commons, total £27,760,000. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary for War, explained that the increase of £325,000 on last year's figures was due to the striking success of the county associations' efforts to fill the ranks of the territorial units. The total regular establishment showed an increase of a thousand men, and the recruits offering exceeded the number required.

Mr. Haldane added that the two large dirigibles, ordered some time ago, would shortly be available. STRENGTH OF THE ARMY. London. The actual strength of the territorials is 9701 officers and 262,036 men. The increase was 64,105 of all ranks during 1909. JAPAN'S DREADNOUGHTS. London. The "Times'" Tokio correspondent denies that Japan is laying down 30,000-tonners. (It was reported from America that Japan was laying down two new battleships of 32,000 tons each, and costing over three millions to construct. America will commence two such monsters next year.)

BOGSLIDE IN IRELAND. " London, Incessant rains caused a bogslide at Castlerea, Ireland, which is closing in upon the houses, and destroying the crops. The terrified occupants released their stock and fled to dry land with as much personal property as possible. wire Cess TELEGRAPHY. London.' Hull trawlers are now informed by wireless of the state of the market-!, and are able to hurry to where supplies are short. FATAL BOXING MATCH. London. Girley Watson, ex-champion of the navy, was knocked out in a boxing match in Wonderland, and died three hours later. His coloured opponent Inglis has been arrested. PHILADELPHIAN STRIKE. New York. Punctually at midnight a general strike began in Philadelphia. One hundred thousand workmen, under the control of the Central Union, are now out. A grand jury in Philadephia indicted Murphy. President of the Central Labour Union, and Pratt, Leader of the strikers, for inciting to riot. Pratt was also charged with conspiracy.

POLAR RACE. Berlin. First Lieutenant Filchner, of the German General Staff, who explored Tibet, the Pamin Steppe, and Turkestan, leads a German Antarctic expedition which it is hoped will start in October, 1910. From a base on the coast of Weddel Sea the expedition proposes to cross the Continent, and on reaching the Pole, instead of turning back, follows Sir Ernest Shackleton's route to Ross Sea, meeting midway a provision depot established by a subsidiary expedition from Ross Sea.

If two ships participate the expedition will cost £IOO,OOO sterling, if one £60,000. A high personage anony mously contributed £15,000 and others £3OOO.

Lieutenant Filchner explained his plans to a meeting 01 the Geographical Society of Berlin. Professor Nordenskjold, the Arctic explorer, was present, and expressed approval of; the plans.