Beyond the Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 250, 13 April 1910, Page 3

Beyond the Dominion

QUEEN AND GENERAL BOOTH. London. The Queen has forwarded a letter to General Booth, in which her Majesty wished him every blessing and hoped that he would long be spared to continue his good work in God's service. COTTONSPINNERS' WAGES. London. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners at Manchester has declared in favour of a five per cent, reduction in wages. A crisis is feared. Meantime a conference of the various operative cotton spinners' organisations is being arranged. KITCHENER IN SAN FRANCISCO. New York. Lord Kitchener was the gue it of Admiral Eberle at a banquet at San Francisco. The visitor was toasted as the greatest living General to-day. Lord Kitchener did not attend a mil> tary parade, as he is anxious to avoid a public receptionn and the importun:ties of interviewers. VICTORIAN BUTTER IMPORTERS FINED. London. The Commissioners of Customs have prosecuted the Kiflingbury for importing, by the Omrah, 33cwt of Victorian butter, containing 18.2 per r cer.t. water. The defendants pleaded that the Victorian Government's certificate did not mention, the excess of water, and they regarded the certificate as practically a Government guarantee. The magistrate, in imposing a fine of 40s, said: "The people who inspected the butter before shipment ought to be before me." CANADIAN BOOKMAKERS. Ottawa. After a two days' debate the Canadian Legislative Assembly has defeated, by 78 votes to 7-7, the Bill for making bookmaking illegal. "TAKE OFF THAT HAT." London. Miss Blanche Eardley, the wellknown novelist, and another lady, who accompanied her to the Princess of Wales' Theatre, have summoned Mr Frank Curzon, manager, for turning them from the theatre owing to the fact that they were wearing hats over a yard wide. GREAT BRITAIN'S CHILDREN. London. Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia) and the Hon. N. J. Moore (Premier of West Australia) were entertained at Glasgow by the members of the Glasgow Corporation. Sir George Reid said that what Australia asked was that Great Britain s children should not go to foreign lands, but to develop the Empire. Mr Moore while in Glasgow addressed a large meeting of intending emigrants. Mr Reid spent the week-end with Lord Lamington (ex-Governor of Queensland).

EDUCATION IN ORANGIA. i Blo'jmfontein. The Opposition in the Orangia Council divided the House on every clause of the dual Education Bill. After eight had been passed, Mr Byron (Leader of the Opposition) declared that it was useless to continue the fight and left the House with all the members of his party. The Ministerialists passed the Bill, and Mr J. B. M. Hertzog (AttorneyGeneral) introduced a modification requiring as a qualification for principalships and vice-principalships, instead of proficiency in both English and Dutch, sufficient progress in the wherein the candidate is not proficient. MOTHERLAND AND DOMINIONS. London. Sir Geo. Reid, speaking at the Yarra luncheon, regarding the begiunings of the Australian navy, said all the great parties in the Commonwealth held identical views. The world's desire for peace was never greater, yet it was strange that, the stronger the statesmen's professions of peace the more extravagant and mad became the pace of naval preparations. The secret of this marvellous discrepancy was that we stood on the brink oC great events, which would throw the world into some dreadful catastrophe. This terrific strain on its .resources would hasten a general understanding. The fortunes of the Motherland and Dominions were inseparably intertwined. The people of Australia had no intention of military or naval adventure, and would be far more delighted if their warships'were scrapped without firing a shot in anger; but all parts of the Empire realised their responsibilities to the Empire under existing' circumstances.