YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 9 February 1906, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

I FATAL TRAIN COLLISION. N'eiv York, February 7. A goods train escaped from a siding and descended a slope of the Rockies. II collided with a passenger train at : Helom% Montana. The carriages were fired, and six persons perished and twenty Here injured. BUSSIA AND JAPAN. LoNi'ox, February 7. The Pall Mall Gazette states' that British and Japanese Commissioners arc about |,i eoiidder Ihe term- of a new commercial treaty, which is expected to become operative iu July, IMPERIAL IMMIGRATION. I i Lo.miiin, February 7. Mr O. C. Beale, cx-Presidcnt of the '. Australian Chamber ot Manufacturers, read a paper entitled "Imperial Immigration " before the Society of Arts. • He declared that the oversea colonics ; would concede preference, to the Motherland, atid were calmly awaiting a response from Britain. He explained the stupendous productive possibilities of Australia, and dealt with the need for immigration of skilled manufacturers and a constant stream of men of the British race. "While Australian workers would not welcome excessive immigration calculated lo reduce the status of living, liny would heurtily welcome those i oming lo help forward the Aii-lri'ian nation by introducing diver, ilied occupations. Sir Westby Pereival (ex New Zealand Agent-General) presided in the absence of Lord Elgin, Secretary for the Colonies. TUc Agents-General were present. SALVATION AItMY. Loxuox, February 7. The Salvationists lake cave of all the lowest criminals, regardless of their offence and without considering crime and disease. The authorities of the Aylesbury prison have handed them Meakin, convicted of murder in l'JOl, while in a lit of jealousy. CIU'LSKK CONTRACTS. London, February 7. A number of metropolitan Comuion--1 ers are collecting data with a view to ' inducing the Admiralty to place con-1 I tracts for cruisers at the Thames iron- ,' works in the interests of unemployed '' niechajiics, THE LIBKL LAW. London, February 7. The Court of Appeal declined to' compel a newspaper lo reveal the name of a person supplying a statement slicreou an alleged libel was founded.

Aianiapoto lias licei) scratched for the >'ewuiarket Handicap, Cardinal Mora 11, m the course of a speech at tin' fourth animal breakfast of tlic Catholic Young Men's Union in Sydney, said some people thought patriotism was identified with politics. He did not agree with that. For his pari lie would Veep aloof entirely from the Held of politic*, but in patriotism he felt himself hound to he a,,soeialcd villi everyone who was interested, honest. iin<l nolde in the country. Patriotism dul not mean political intrigue or political us.vjriations.-Nlml it meant a desire (o promote cicivlhiiig that was good ajid everything that was in the interests of one's country, li \uis a 1 Divine sentiment implanted in the heart—not a mere human sentiment, as was the waller of politic*. Al ils last meeting (he Timaru JJor.ough Council discussed a proposal to erect workmen's homes in Tiiuani. the work lo be undertaken hy the iminieipality. After fully discussing the matter, the jiroposal was rejected, only three councilors voting for it. During the mutiny of the Black Sen licet last, month, the .seamen of the licet were disarmed r.nd conliued to liiii'vaeks. The slii|.s were manned by men from cavalry, artillery, and infantry Jrei'imcnts. The soldiers drafted to the licet had no lumwl.'dge of seamanship. An auxiliary cruiser, manned by cavilrnncn, pin to sea for a ! short cruise, liii: was tor. cd lo return, owing 10 an epidemic of seasickness among the crew