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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42797, 26 October 1905, Page 3

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London, Yesterday, The movement meets with favour to erect a statue to the late Sir Henry Irving in the new thoroughfare at Aldwych.

Mr Lacey, secretary of the Marylebone Club, in the course of an interview said it was {[altogether premature to assert that the Marylebono team would not visit Australia in 1906. The club was perfectly willing to negotiate with any body, even the Melbourne Club or a Sydney organisation, provided they are authorised. Speaking on the all important subject of cricket interests, that the days for taking the English team as a private enterprise are past, and Jackson further stated that if a team goes it must be under the Maryle* bone Club.

The chief Registrar of Friendly Societies refuses to sanction trade unions paying for membership for Parliament, thus reversing his predecessor’s ruling.

: Ottawa, Yesterday Fredk. Pollock, after a tour of Canada, addressing the Montreal Board of Trade, said the time is not ripe for complete and close union between various portions of the Empire, but closer commercial are possible by means of Imperial intelli* gence and a bureau with head quarters in L ondon which would form the basis of a system of commercial laws within the Empire.

Bombay, Vest rdayThe ruler of Bhutan accepted an invitation to visit India and meet the Prince of Wales.

Berlin, Yesterday. Turbines in the new cruiser Lueboek and a torpedoer were tried with success. Germany is reluctant to join Russia, France, Britain and Italy lin a naval demonstration in Turkey. Madrid, Yesterday. President Loubet met with a cordial reception here.

Morocco, Yesterday. The Brigands first demanded a ran eom then £20,000 for the release of Captain Crowther and Lieut. Hutton. They have finally accepted ten rifle 3 and 10,000 cartridges. Mr Lowther, the British minister has de* manued punishment of the kidnappers Sydney, Yesterday. A heavy southerly gale is raging on the cuast. The Government meteorologist predicts heavy weather between Sydney and Wellington. Melbourne, Yesterday. Lord Jersey considers the six hatters incident had undoubtedly a bad effect on England. He drew a distinction between pa..p!e of other nations that \ustralia did not want ano those who wished to como here to make a liveli hood and wh>> wm o greatly strengthen the country, Stagna ion in the population was hardly a good thing for a country with such immense resource; arid jiossibii'i ie-. a Au-.tra'i.i He did ml. personally mink much oi Geaer.il Booth’s schema, and c uid not see Imv immigration like that wuuiu help the counliy. Austialla lequire.people who w uld take up land, and not merely augment its census. He did not think there was any deepseated idea in England that capital lent to Australia is secure if the loans were consolidated. If future borrowings were regulated, Australia would be in a better position. The Commonwealth would certainly be at no disadvantage unless something of an ex treme nature were done.