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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42787, 5 October 1905, Page 3

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Bombay, Yesterday. The Indian public and press received the Anglo Japanese Alliance quietly and favourably, though the Army .jvsent aDy implication that it is uuabb* to defend India alone. Native opinio.--is curiously lukewarm, and mannatives journals deplore the fact that fh o agreement brings no reduction in military expenditure and express wonder why Britain dor-s not rely more exclusively’ on the people of India for its defence

Berlin, YesterdayOne thousand strikers tried to stop the Berlin t’ams The police dispeised them with drawn swords, but nobody was iDj ired. Numbers of province 1 engine hands and stokers are working in Berlin under police protection. The Berlin press give prominence to a ' startling conspiracy organised by the Boers and settlers in German Sou h West Africa, to raid the colony and steal all horses and cattle, then join the natives in expelling the Germans. Andries De Wet, nephew of General De Wet, has been Brn sted at Wind hock as ringleader, with numbers of suspected persons. A quantity of army ammunition has oeen seized.

The Hamburg exports to Cnina was a million sterling Li 1898, now ups wards of 2|- millions is claimed. Oaehalf of the imports of the Yangtse .valley are German. Count Yon Buelow, in an interview /declared that it can only be agreeable France to see Russia on good terms with Germany, and that it is to the interests * of, France that her ally should have an additional friend, Hongkong, yesterday. The steamer Cantabria, plying among the Philippines foundered in a typ> boon, 97 officers and a crew of 17 passengers perishing, St Peter sbtjrg, Y< sterd ay Russia {roposes to a railway of one thousand mil s, connecting the trams of the Baikalia with Assure, and also in the next budget to provide fora great scheme of railways throughout the^Empire, A ukase just issued orders arrange- 1 ments for the election of the Duma. General Trepoff informed Mr S:ead that his policy would be the extension of peasants’ holdings, to grant ciedits for the purchase of implements and stock, the immigrate n from over populated districts, and universal compulsory primary education. Morocco, Yesterday. The brigade Chief Raisuli, has captured and holds three Algerains for ransom. Berlin, Yesterday. alleged conspirators intended to surprise Windhoek and release the Boers imprisoned in the gaols and afterwards join the Withois tribesmen on the Bechuanaland frontier. Another party 7 was to go East and persuade the Basutns to join the plot. The Boers arrested formerly belonged to the National Scouts and were in the British service. A numIber of Boers at Windhoek disclaim d any ■association with the plot. ■ London, Yestcrda . ■ Captain Walker and two electrical Engineers, on behalf of the Marconi , are starting for Australia and Biope to establish communication he- j Bween Tasmania and New Zealand, Bind between Australia and New Z°afland. ' B The cotton rnaiket at Liverpool is Bxcited by prices falling 15 points B>wing to an optiqiis'ic report of the ■United States Government. ■ Berlin, Yesterday. The German Navy League, num- ■ manifes'o urging the Reichstag to funds for the rapid extension Hf the navy. H Vienna, Yesterday. H Cavalry and infantry have sup Hressed the fresh disturbances in the at Brunn. ■ Melbourne, Yesterday. Mr Deakin, replying to a question he would continue negotiations with General Booth, in view of Hie cable stating that he sending only unemployed, and the matter was now in the hands ■ the Agent General. Because they unemployed, they were not neces|Hriiy undesirable immigrants in such Hites as could find land. Their settlemight enhance the prosperity of B classes. H Sydney, Yesterday. the Assembly, th-a Attorney moving the second reading |Hthe Liquor Bill, said there would be no money compensation Upon that that the G >vstand fearlessly, because it is IHiOgmsed rather than dislocate the jjHinary business of hotels it would to give a reasonable time for to run out. Instances were legal authorities to show there was no such thing as vested IHprests in licenses and declared that IgHety per cent of the hotels were tied and the agitation against the |B emanated from wealthy brewers |Ho had entered into the speculation their eyes fully open to the pro.of the situation.