NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8879, 2 August 1907, Page 4

NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

Harassed by Prosperity. j Mr James T. Hill, the railroad magnate, in an interview, predicts chat the United States Government will he forced to lend its credit to finance the needs ot American railroads. “The American public, m its exasperation, will demand that the railroads shall lay certain rails and provide more cars for the railroads. The railroads will answer that they cannot as their credit has been ruined and the Government will be obliged to step in and lend its credit to supply the deficiency. The situation might lead to Government ownership of railroads, the cause ot the trouble is that, the business of the United States lias outgrown the capacity of its railroads and the railroads are in no position to catch up. If men cannot get their frieght moved they must cease to 'produce it.” Mr Hill continued; “The fact is there is too much prosperity. People are trying to make too much money and the plants are overworked. The past spring and winter have been the worst seasons on record for broken rails. qv m , 1 , 1 ° the past seven or eight months the railroads have raised something like £160,000,000, and most of it went to pay old bills. ’ ’ Thrilling Adventure at Sea. 1 Passengers arriving by the Carmauia in New York on June 12th, told ot the marvellous rescue by one of the crew named Breen of a man found motionless on his seat in a tiny boat, holding an oar aloft between lus knees. The rescuer swam with a life-line to'the boat., as the seas following a hurricane and snowstorm made a launch impossible. Louis Valet, the rescued man, one of the crew of a St. Malo fishing vessel, was in a dory on the Grand Banks when a blizzard swept bis companion overboard. Valet drifted hundreds “of miles, ekeiug out bis scanty provisions. On the sth day he ate the last crumb, and after that chewed tarred rope and his boots. For nine days he kept a record of the time by notches on the gunwale, then he lost consciousness of everything save the appearance of a ship far in the distance. Though he gripped the oar in his knees to attract attention, the vessel failed to see him. He was still in the same position, ilke a petrified imago frozen to his Seat, when rescued. Taken to New York Hospital in a state of exrome exhaustion his chances of recovery were slender. Polish Riot in Germany. Polish workmen employed in the town of Brnckhansen, ueai’ Essen, broke out into open revolt against the. authorities. The number of Poles living in the town is very large, and serious rioting has occurred. The cause of the disturbances was the seizure of the household goods of a Polisli workman in default of payment of taxes. Supported by compatriots in groat strength, the man and his family offered a vigorous resistance to the officials, and a strong force ot police arriving, desperate street fighting ensued, and momentarily assumed more serious proportions. At tho height of the rioting, Herr Eidam, the Commissioner of Police, was scabbed to death. No other fatalities are reported, but many were wounded on both sides. Value of Missions. A commission of inquiry, composed of [fifty laymen, is to go out ! from®America to make a compreheuj give audijexhanstive investigation” of the work in the foreign mission 1 fields. Tho members are asked to i specially report on the following i questionsl. Is the missionary cu- - terprise necessary, or arc tho rc- ! ligious of the non-Christian {nations j sufficient for their needs? 2. Is the work of the missionaries efficient and fruitful? 3. What can he done to make tho work of the missionaries more efficient and fruitful? j 4. What increase is needed in the j way of men and money in order to evangelise the world? The commission is the outcome of tho recent formation of a layman’s j union in New York created to in--1 terest professional and business men \ in mission work and delegates from j the organisation aro now in London Ito explain the objects and aims of I the movement. | Disappointed Bishop. I Speakiug’at the Church House at | the anniversary of tho Oxford Mis- ! sion to Calcutta (founded 27 years ago), Lord Hugh Cecil said neither India, China, nor Japan would be ■ converted until Christianity was i preached by the native voice. At > the present time it was very disappointing that there was no native bishop. It was a very disheartening thing that this should be so after so many years of work. The Bishop of Lincoln, who presided, said there was no sort of evidence that the Oxford Missionaries bad been beaten, but it was sadly and disappointingly i true that the great religious systems ‘of the East were in an entrenched and unyielding position. The mission was doing great things, planting j seeds that would grow. He believed ; that many a young Hindu would say } that lie did think that for kindness, j patience and disinterested life tho j men of the Oxford Mission stood at ! the top.

{ Solomon’s Judgment. i lu a clog case at Chicago, Judge j Torrison applied Solomon’s advice 1 with excellent results. Two ! families contended for the ownership jof a canine which answered plea- ■ sautly hut indiscriminately to almost ‘ any name called. Pete was his real i name, and Pete had the mange, hut i in the estimation of the rival famij lies this did uof matter a straw. One set of witnesses were ready to swear that Mrs Watson, defendant, was the rightful owner, while another set was equally positive that tire dog belonged to the plaintiff, Mrs Folsom. Plaintiff, defendant, witnesses and counsel went for each other hammer and tongs. The Jjdog was brought into court, and seemed equally devoted to everyone. The judge as Alfonso, and forthwith Pete bounded to the bench wagging his tail, evidently 1 eager to kiss the court. Then Solomon’s decision in the case of the baby claimed by two women occurred to the judge. The court took a severe look at Pete and remarked, “He has the mange. The court rules that Bill, Pete, or whtever his name is, be taken by • the dog catchers and killed.” “Well, of course,,’ said Mrs Watson, “no one wants a dog that is dangerous, and if Pete is that kind |of dog, I am sure vour honour knows best what ought to be done with him. ” Mrs Folsom began to weep quietly. “Dont kill him, Judge,” she said, “I’d rather you gave him to any ou« else than have him killed. Pete is a good dog. Don’t kill him.” “Judgment is entered in favour of the plaihtiff Folsom,” said the Judge promptly, find the court adjourned.