Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 267, 11 June 1910, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

NEW ZEALANDS' SYMPATHY. London. The Queen-Mother Alexandra received Mr Hall-Jones (New Zealand's High Commissioner) in audience at Buckingham Palace, and expressed her appreciation and gratitude at New Zealand's sympathy with her on the death of King Edward. Adelaide. The King Edward memorial fund has reached £5224. PARLIAMENT REASSEMBLING. London. Preparatory to the reassembling of the House of Commons the newspapers are discussing the constitutional crisis. The "Times" says that King Edward's death has induced a spirit of sober reflection, which contrasts sharply with earlier controversial exaggeration. The "Daily Telegraph" suggests that the Government must initiate compromise negotiations. The "Daily News" says that the Ministerial majority is still a majority of concentration against the House of Lords. The ideal of a round table conference, it said, gains increasing support among Liberals, and the Government may be prepared to invite Unionists to a frank discussion of the whole situation, the Cabinet approaching the question in a united spirit, implying that there will be no sacrifice of the essential principles of the complete control of the House of Commons in matters of finance and predominance over ordinary legislation. The "Daily Chronicle" remarks that owing to the business immediately in hand occupying the House of Commons until August, the veto battle must be deferred, or resumed with ardour before the end of the year. Liberalism must fight the House of Lords or die. The "Standard" says the Unionists have already conceded as much as possible, though they might conceivably agree to withdraw money bills from the jurisdiction of the House of Lords, under an unassailable guarantee against such measures going beyond the finances of the current year. Mr T. P. O'Connor, M.P., interviewed Mr Lloyd-George before and after Monday's Cabinet meeting.

MULAI HAFID. Morocco. The Governor of Fez has succumbed to the tortures inflicted upon him by the Sultan's orders in order to induce him to disclose where he had hidden his wealth. Mulai Hafid is addicted to drugs, and the Vizier's difficulty lies in restraining wholesale murders. There are indications that the exasperation of the population will shortly find an outlet. BIG ADVERTISING. MelbpUrne. The Federal Government has shipped 6000 big coloured posters, with catchy descrfptions, depicting agricultural and other scenes in Australia, for display in the country towns of Britain. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. London. Thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain, have prevailed in the south of England and in Germany during the last three days. A regiment of infantry, while marching at Konigsbruch, Germany, was struck by lightning, three of the soldiers being killed outright, ten severely and five slightly injured. Several other isolated deaths have been reported. While a woman was walking along the top of a cliff at Heme Bay, she was struck by lightning, receiving a severe, but not fatal, shock.