General Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3657, 9 June 1906, Page 3

General Items.

London, June,

At the inquest on the young artist, Wakely, a verdict of murder was returned.

A hundred and sixteen delegates representing 1,282,000 trade unionists are attending an international congress of miners in London. They resolved to demand the appointment of working men inspectors elected by miners and paid by the State. Clara Butt, owing to illness, relinquished her engagement to sing at the Handel Festival. Ada Crossley replaced her. Inferring to the Springfield incident, particulars of which were cabled on April 16, the Grand Jury report that thr’ee o f the negroes who were lynched were innocent. The Sheriff and police are blamed.

Berlin, June 6. The Kaiser has started on a visit to Vienna.

St. Petersburg, June 6,

The Duma refused to hear the the Ministerial explanation regarding the Agrarian proposals, greeting it with shouts of ‘ ‘ resign.”

Belgrade, June 6

King Peter, ofServia, has extended the term of office of his two regicide aides tor two years. Paris, June 6.

The Paris newspaper Liberte delares it is impossible for France t > consider Australia’s claim to annex the New Hebrides in return for the cession of Mauritius, unless Great Britain made a definite proposition, which appeared doubtful.

France has demanded from Morocco ,£BOOO to compensate the faaiily of M. Charbonnie, a Frenchman murdered at Tangier, al'c an official apology and the erection of a memorial at the scene of the crime.

London, June 6.

The Miners’ International Congress recommended that legislation be introduced abolising the employment of women in the mining industry. St. Petersburg, June 6.

Fifty men have been imprisoned at Random since January. They are not aware why they were arrested. They refuse food with a view to hastening their trial. Some are already delirious. Their relatives are urging the Douma to interpellate the Government on the matter.

Vienna, June 6

The Kaiser and Emperor Jose had a cordial meeting at Vienna. They proceeded to the Imperial palace at Schoenbrunn. Buda Pesth. June 6.

The Lower House of the Hungarian Diet has passed a Bill authorising the enrolment of recruits. Since last year, when the Diet rejected a similar Bill, recruits have been summed to the colours, though illegally. This State of illegality has now ended.