Various Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3613, 17 February 1906, Page 3

Various Items.

London, February 14,

The Burnley weavers by 6685 to 5647 withdrew from the Labour Representation Committee. Mr William O’Brien is enthusiastic about the growing alliance between Unionists and Nationalists. He declares a peaceful revolution is proceeding in Ireland where the Nationalises are almost universally accepting a policy of conciliation. The Imperial Tobacco Com* pany’s profit for the year is £ r,703,647. Tokio, February 14.

The Japanese Lower House has adopted a scheme for defraying the war debt of eighteen hundred and twenty-two million yen (,£182,200,000) by 1929 and liquidating her domestic debt by 1942. London, February 14.

Before the Ecclesiastical Court of Canterbury, the deferred decision in the case of the Bishop of St. Albans v. Fillingham was given. Defendant, who has hitherto been Vicar, of Hoxton, is charged (1) with purporting to ordain a minister, he not being a Bishop; (2) with preaching and administering the Lord’s supper in an unconsecrated building; and f 3) with disobedience of the lawful commands of his Bishop. The Court ordered that unless he expresses regret for his acts within a Ibrtuight, he be sentenced to deorivation of his office. Sir Lewis Dibdin remarked that the case was unprecedented in the Anglican Church.