HEAVY RAINS FALLING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8152, 30 May 1906, Page 5

HEAVY RAINS FALLING.

Received May 29, 6 p.m. SYDNEY, May 29. Heavy rains are falling throughout the State. AUSTRALASIA CHAMBER OP COMMEKOU. A PAPER UN LOANS. Reooived May '29, 9.51 p.m. LONDON, May 23. At a meeting of tbe Australasia Chamber of Commerce, Mr E. T. Doxat presiding, Sir John Madden, Chief Justice of Victoria, rend a paper on Australian loans and securities. His object, ha stated, was to controvert the pessimistic and unfair views expressed by certain papers. He had noticed that Australia's advertisers bad been remembered, while her heroic struggle conquests had been forgotten. He had not found the slightest antipathy towards Australia. On the contrary, she was most oordially weloomed. Jt was impossible for investors to fiud a safer country than Australia, and detailed the |wouderful assets, railways, products, priva f e wealth, and manufactures. The story of Australia was one of prosperity. Australia should be welcomed as a first-class customer. There was no reason why Australia should not meet creditors with lofty bands. Wit'* regard to the labour parties it must be remembered that they were different from the labour parties elsewhere, many of them possessing their own propertiea. THE ZIONISTS. A NOISY MEETING. Received May 29, o\lo p.m. MELBOURNE. May 29. The local Zionists held a further meeting to-day to give an opportunity to those who objected to the renouncing of Dowie, to express their views. Deacon Smith, a mild - looking little man, led the dissident party. As Deacon Smith walked up to the platform,, Elder MoCullagb gave out a hymn, containing the words, "See the mighty Host advauoing, Satan leading on." The meeting was a turbulent one. Eventually Elder MoCullagh declared that he revoked Deacon Smith's ordination. A, reference to Voliva, who succeeded Dowe, produced a wrathful outburst from Elder MoOullagb; RECIPROCITY. Received May 29, 9.30 a.m. ADELAIDE, May 29. At a meeting at which Mr Kingston and his wife, Mr Seddon and his wife, and the Pnemier were present, tbe veil of secrecy which surrounded the reciprocity treaty between South Australia and. New Zealand was lifted a little. The party .first discussed the progressive legislation of the last fifteen years. Those who had taken part in it and the importance of their doings were passed in review. Mr Kingston said in his efforts to improve the position of Australia he had been guided by the notion of the sturdy democrat who ruled New Zealand. An historical, event had been kept from the people, but the bau was removed today. It seems that in 1897 a commercial treaty agreement, signed by Mr Kingston and the Premier of New Zealand, was in existence. Mr Seddon, owing to the federation conference, bad been asked by Mr Kingston to treat it as confidential. The federation subsequently eventuating, the matter was allowed to drop. To-day the confidential pledge, with the approval of Mr Kingston, was removed, and the reciprocal treaty between New Zealaud and South Australia was given to thegpress. Mr Seddon says it is on the lines laid down on which Mr Deakin and himself will consider reciprocal relationship, praotioally the only addition being sugar from Australia to New Zealaud, and maize and wheat. A deputation of producers waited on Mr Seddon and laid its views before him.