CABLE NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8194, 22 May 1906, Page 6

CABLE NEWS

(By Ekclrio Totogruph—Copyrighi), Per Jl'roaa Aj»«i>ciftlion.i LOKPOK, May 21. The commits of the TYcro Church of Scotland have complied » repnrt in whtah ihey attribute thedccknsion of spiritual Jif o to the worldlings of society and tho workmen's tcudeuoy to irrebgion, socialiitu, and uvtScnaliam- Tbo report condemned tho Spanish marriage as au outrage upon Christian feeling; deplored tho advent of a Continental Sunday ; !uid blamed King Edward for dishonouring tho Sabbath both at Homo and abroad. Iho newspaper Scotsman con demo# tho lack'of wisdom, modesty, and good Ben#e displayed by the committee. A second British Note lias boon presented at IV It in respecting changes In the Custom* administration, "Daring burglaries have occurred at tho West End branch of London and County Bank, i's() sovereigns being stolen, though the robbers did not touch the main safe. The Times says before venturing on woman's suffrage, England had better wait the result of the great experiment ;» Australasia. SYDNEY, May 21. What the Press term as tho " Soddon Week " in Sydney i« terminated by tho departure of the Premier by tho Messageriea' mail bteamor for Adelaide at noon. Mr Seddon is in communication with tho .l'rimo Minister of the Commonwealth and State Premiers with respect to a joint representation to the Imperial authorities to request France riot to wound the feelings of Australia by establishing a penal settlement at Tahiti. The Governor unveiled a memorial of tbo New South Walts troops who fell in South Atriee.. m St- Andrew's Cathedral. Flooding operation? at the Junction Mine have ceased. Over twenty-five million gallons of water were uaert and the lire thoroughly extinguished. The olncials of the London Missionary Society deny the alteration of a New Guinea trader that the Society engages in trading operations. Severe earthquake shocks were experienced in the New Hebrides between April 1-Jth and 201 h, increasing in .severity towards the etui. They caused much alarm and little damage. Sir John Forrest states that inquiries in England convinced him Australia would have no ditlieulty in securing a good cln>of inmngrants if the matter i was taken in hand energetically. I