THE WORLD’S HEWS

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43330, 26 May 1908, Page 2

THE WORLD’S HEWS

THE BENDIGO MURDER < A VENGEFUL DAUGHTER. MELBOURNE, May 24. Steps are being takon to secure th® commutation of the sentence of death passed on Manning for the murder pi his wife near Bendigo. The daughter of the condemned man, declares that her father is not insane. It pays him to. be insane just now. If be was insane, she says, he would have killed the mother at home and not lured her to a lonely , spot. She adds: “ I think he should be hanged, the wicked man. Ido not care what becomes of him so long as he is not let out. Hanging would be a just punishment. He has up our home and taken the loving mother and good

.THE ALL BLAGKS. DRAWN GAME AGAINST QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, May 24. In tho return match Queensland V. New Zealand the former won the toss, and O’Brien kicked ofi. The visitors were penalised near and Messenger kicked a splendid goal. The Blacks pressed hard, and Wrigley converted a penalty, and soon after R. H. Wynyard kicked a field goal. At half time the score was : New Zealand, 4, Queensland 2. In the second spell Wynyard and V Lile scored tries, and Wrigley converted one. Messenger, kicked two field goals and scored a try. The game ended in a draw, each scoring • 12 points. a *

A BYE-ELECTION. * LONDON, Yesterday. A bye-election at Stirling, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, resulted in the return of Arthur Ponsonby (Liberal) 3,873, Whitelaw (Unionist) 2512. THE NAVALi SUBSIDY. MR DEAKIN’S SCHEME. - y r ) LONDON, YeJ^rday. In the House of CommArMr McKenna stated that the Naval subsidy would cease automatically in 1913 or earlier if the new arrangements foreshadowed at the Colonial Premiers’ Conference was ratified. He added that the scheme put forward by Mr Deakin was at present only a bare outline,- and required much amplification before it i could be discussed with advantage, while the difficulties inherent to it were very great. | ALLIGATOR AT LARGE. SYDNEY, YesterdayAn alligator, 18 feet long, escaped from a show cage at, Tamworth. It seized tlpe attendant by the arm, but the lad broke away with slight injuries. The proprietor then shot the animal dead. • . j AUSTRALIA’S DEFENCE SCHEME, MELBOURNE, Yesterday. ' The House was asked to vote a quarter . > v of a million towards the Federal naval and defence scheme. The manner of presenting the item aroused adverse .0 criticism, and was withdrawn. It will'be j ! ?| .presented next week in a separate measure. .

A LOYAL EMPIRE. ' ; FLAGS PRESENTED TO ENGLISH SCHOOLS. ______ f ■ LONDON, Yesterday. Mi- Henniker Heaton presented flags from the Canterbury and Paramatta schools of New South Wales to two Canterbury schools. The Hon. Mr Carruthers, addressing a thousand scholars at Canterbury, emphasised the loyalty of Australians to the flag because it was an emblem of liberty and national security of Empire. He stated that 2,500 New South Wales schools would celebrate Empire Day. The headmaster of Kings School-, Canterbury, and the Dean of- Canterbury eulogised Bishop Broughton’s foresight in permanently establishing at the heart . . of Australia a school embodying the noblest ideas of English life. Mr 11. Heaton stated that the King’s v School, of Canterbury, and. Paramatta were modelled on the same lines. Onlyffl*' the Australian scholars wore the volun- > teers uniform. The Dean hoped that soon everbody in England would enjoy military discipline.