GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 175, 28 August 1909, Page 1

GENERAL NEWS.

It lias been decided to I)uild in Chicago a liall capable of seating forty-five thousand persons, or four times as many as (.lie Albert Hall in London holds. The Kaiser has given orders that foothall shall in future be played by the >oldieis of the Herman armv. and, indeed, that they shall he taught to play football as a part of their physical training. The Emperor, who is an enthusiastic admirer of outdoor sports, is firmly convinced that football will increase the mobility of his troops . nd render them more' efficient when called upon to take the field. Orders in this sense have therefore been issued by the Minister of War. It is stated'that special measures will be taken to enable the non-commissioned officers who will he entrusted with the duty of teaching their men how to play football to obtain lessons themselves before thev become instructors.

One of the men who has recently returned to Mastcrton from the (lo'vernincat bush works at Waitotai'a informed a Daily Times reporter that the conditions up there are very rough, and that a man was lucky if lie cleared 3os per week. There was sometimes a difficulty in getting in stores, anil then they were not always of the best. It was all right for a single man, lie thought, who had no ties, but it would certainly nerer pay a married man, who, in addition to keeping himself, had to send money away to his home elsewhere. Th?r'e were a number of "'new-chums" there who should never have been allowed the bush. Four of these who were working together took about live weeks to cut the underscrub on twenty acres, an<? would hardly make ''salt," It was -ignillcant that scarcely any of those who hud finished their contract applied for a further block.

The value of foreign co-operation in Japan's industrial development Ims recently boon impressed on hw countrymen 'by the veteran Count Okunnx. Be pointed out the other day that in her abundance uf cheap labor Japan possesses an invaluable ncssct which gives her a big advantage over the great manufacturing countries of the Wet?. J'nt the national horizon needed enlaig nig. People talked of introducing foreign capital, but what they ought 10 U\m- for equally was the introduction of foreigners. Foreigner* should be encouraged in every possible way to take part in the development of Japan's resources. whether by establishing faoiories in the country or by associating themselves with the oversea trniio. There appeared to be some nervousness among Japanese as to the expediency of welcoming foreign settlers. That was ridiculous. The fact was that the breigner would 'be satisfied with smalleV | rofiU than the Japanese required, and every shilling he invested in the country meant so much increase to the nation's capital. "Tommy" Burns is reaping in some startling experiences since lie arrived in the Doininkm, and his views will iw interesting to note after he shakes the duet from his feet after leaving "God's Own Country.'' Writing to the liefereo after his Wellington visit, Burns says: "They have a law here that every boxer giving an exhibition must be examined by a doctor. Has the world- ever heforp heard of anything so absurd? The police were at our show early, and kept asking Le« and Pat and myself if the doctor had arrived; it certainly got on inv ncrve6. I never punched the ball tetter and never harder, yet one writer ?:iid 1 just tapped it a little, and we didn't give them enough. Pat and I>s boxed three rounds, and .put up a good bout, and I boxed with each of them, and I don't do much tapping, cither. I also banged the hall, skipped, and shadow-sparred. I never worked harder in my life to please anyone. It appears to me that limes are a bit bad over here. When I arrived in Auckland on i-uuday the Government insisted upon me lodging a deposit in connection with , the income-tax." Later I got another notification that I was to leave a fur--1 ther deposit for my tour through the countrv."

I'oi: % nearly fourteen years the police of the Transvaal, and, in fart, of al) South Africa, searched for the man whom they believed had perpetrated at .lojjannesburg. in IS9j, the murders of Hajji Joseph Mustapha and David Stephenson. ia March of the present year he was captured On board the Government steamer Otter in the Brisbane river (says the Courier) as he left the prison at St. Helena, aiul was brought before the City Police Court. A delay ui nearly eight weeks took place befora un oilieer arrived from South Africa to take charge of the man. whose name '.vas tfnek MeLoughlin, and even now ii would seem doubtful whether he will ever be brought to trial. Strangely enough, the steamer by which he 'eft Australia fur Africa was the Waratah. If the YTaratah be lost, then the has possibly been heard of a murder 1 which at the time it was committed created a sensation throughout all civilised South Africa. The officers in charge of McLoughlin are Constables J)e Beer a;jd Myuott, of the Transvaal Police. from Australia; and America for' *upplU\s of 'NnvZealand ])?mp ig still reported to bp strong., but it ia practically impossible to fulfil orders, though quotations ruling are in excess of the parity of Lundon values,

A good proportion of the output to the , 01)4 of tile year is disposed of unili r contract. The mi|ls were expected to reopen before this date, lmt somewhat heavy rains have made this impracticable for the majority. Commenti.ig upon this position, the Trade Review wiyss "It is remarkable that, in spite of the very heavy supply, tjjo Lqmlnii market lias shown a slight upward movement for the last two or tlirea weeks. In this market good fair is quoted at £23 10s to £24, and for forward contracts £22 10s to £2; i. Owing to the difficulty in getting supplies, fair, which lias been neglected, is in more demand, and quotations rule from m iQi tfl £22."