Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 253, 23 April 1910, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

DROWNED AT A FERRY. Vienna. While a party of peasant women were crossing the river Bodrog, in Northern Hungary, on their way to market, the ferry capsized, and they were thrown into the water. Fourteen were drowned. NORTH SEA MANOEUVRES. London. The North Sea manoeuvres of the Home Fleet have been begun in the North Sea. A hundred ships, including eight Dreadnoughts, are taking part in the manoeuvres, the fleet being divided into two parts, one of which is attempting a raid on England, while the other seeks to defend the Kingdom from attack. SELBORNE'S FAREWELL. Capetown. Lord Selborne, who is retiring from the High Commissionership of South Africa, that office having expired as a result of the Union, was enthusiastically farewelled at Johannesburg, where a huge crowd assembled, singing "Auld Lang Syne", as the train left the station. Pretoria repeated Johannesburg's enthusiasm, and everywhere the deep esteem in which Lord Selborne is held was made manifest. KITCHENER IN AMERICA. New York. Lord Kitchener was the guest of the Pilgrims' Club at che Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Replying to a toast, he said that while in Australia he had heard a good deal about" '.he Airerican fleet. What had struck the Commonwealth was not only the courtesy and goodwill of the admiral and officers, but the good behaviour, smartness, and preparednes for war of the men and ship?. The visit had created an excellent impression and demonstrated to the world the power of the American navy, and brought home to the people of Australia and New Zealand the kindly feelings that Americans entertained towards them % Referring to his visit to the United States Military Academy, at West Point, he said: "My opinion of West Point may be summed up in the word 'thorough.' It makes men of raw lads, forms their characters, and instructs their minds." Concluding, Lord Kitchener said: "I have recommended the Australian and New Zealand Governments to make West Point their model, but they will have to work by degrees, for it has taken a century to create West Point." Lord Kitchener denies the newspaper statements that he is unwilling to accept the Malta command. BUDGET PASSED. London. The Budget resolutions were adopted by the House of Commons by a majority of eighty-one. The Redmondites voted for the resolutions while the O'Brienites walked into the "noes" lobby with the Opposition. The "Times" says that Mr LloydGeorge estimates the loss on income tax at £350,000, and interest on borrowing at £350,000. LINER LOST. Sydney. The steamer Satara, one of the British India Company's fleet, which was carrying a cargo of 4500 tons of coal from Newcastle to Singapore, foundered near Seal Rocks, off the New South Wales coast. The Satara was in charge of Captain Hugill, and carried nine European officers and a crew of 78 Lascars. The latest news is that all excepting two of the coolies were saved.

PRIEST PUNISHED. Rome. Father Janssen., a Belgian priest in Italy, has been ordered to resign his Vatican offices and retire to a monastery for three months because he spontaneously wrote thanking exPresident Roosevelt for his services to Catholics in America. It is unofficially reported in Rome that the Papal nuncio at Vienna has been recalled for visiting Mr Roosevelt.