THE WORLD'S NEWS

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43350, 16 July 1908, Page 3

THE WORLD'S NEWS

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DISASTROUS SQUALL.

V -Rome?, July 14. - A squall on the Calabrian coast wrecked a number of fishing boats, 2i being drowned.: ’* /

MINISTER APPOINTED. . London, July 14. Reuter reports that Mr G. H. Barclay, secretary; to / the British Legation at Constantinople, who has been Acting-Minister • since Sir N. O’Connor’s death, has been appointed Minister at Teheran.

TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

Hobart, July 15. Parliament was .opened to-day. 'The speech promised that the whole system of taxation would be reviewed, the unimproved land,, value tax submitted, Licensing Act Amendment to provide for. effective local option, and Bills dealing with closer settlement and free education.

TRIAL OF TILAK. Calcutta, July 14. The trial of Tilak, cabled on June 26th, has begun at Bombay before Mr Justice Davar p.nd a special jury, consisting of seven Europeans and two Parsees.

' MISS IRENE AINSLEY. 5 Sydney, July 14. Irene Ainsley, a New Zealand singer, arrived en route for Auckland.

LIBERAL ADELADIANS. Adelaide, July 14. Mr Barr-Smith,; a well-known merchant, has presented the Trades Hall with to liquidate all the existing liabilities on the hall.

PLAYING BUSHRANGERS. Perth July, 14. Two boys, named Evans and McGavin, were playing buihrangers, and McGavin shot Evans dead.