Review of Reviews, 20J2/06. 



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man Empire ... The Queensland Cabinet is re-ar- 

 ranged ; Mr. Morgan takes the place of Sir Hugh 

 Nelson as President of the Legislative Council. 



January 22.— The Pretoria News states that the Im- 

 perial Government will grant responsible government 

 to the Transvaal immediately ... Some London pub- 

 lisher- are imprisoned for pirating musical publica- 

 tions ... Baron Korf commit- suicide rather than 

 order his men to fire at the execution of a batch of 

 province insurgents ... It is stated that Berlin will 

 take up a loan of £10,000.000 for the Russian Govern- 

 ment, repayable in ten months ... The New Zealand 

 footballers leave England ... In addition to quarrel- 

 ling with France. Venezuela is now in serious friction 

 wih the United States ... Great demonstration- are 

 held in Germany by the Socialists to make public pro- 

 test against the present electoral system, and in 

 memory of St. Peter-burg's -'Red Sunday." 



January 23. — Fearful bush fires are raging in Xew 

 South Wale- ... President Castro threatens French 

 vessels that he will fire upon them if they approach 

 Caracas ... The Tsar dismisses nineteen generals on 

 the ground that they are hostile to his programme of 

 reforms ... M. Gorky states that the revolution, al- 

 though quiet, is not stamped out ... Japan intimates 

 that outside aid will be acceptable to her for the 

 famine in the Northern districts ... It is announced 

 that the Japanese training squadron will visit Aus- 

 tralia ... Victoria experiences a fierce heat wave; the 

 temperature reaches 110 in the shade in Melbourne — 

 the highest since 1882 ... Terrible bush fire- rage all 

 over the State, 



January 24. — The Brazilian turret ship " Aquida- 

 ban " is blown up. and 300 persons perish, including 

 four admirals and a number of naval officers ... "Red 

 Sunday " passes off in Russia, without demonstration 

 ... Eight bombs are found at the residence of Princess 

 Rozlovskaia, and she is arrested ... A sanguinary fight 

 takes place be ween the French and Chinese troops 

 in Tonquin ... Through the derailing and firing of an 

 express train in Flanders, forty-three British mail 

 bags, containing registrations valued at £200.000. 

 were burnt. 



January 25. — A sharp running fight takes place be- 

 tween the Turkish and Bulgarian troops close to the 

 south-west frontier of Bulgaria ... A Chinese associa- 

 tion, called the Merchants' Guild, resolves upon a 

 strike in Canton owing to the imposition of taxes fcr 

 the Canton to Hankou railway ... The electors of 

 Russia are stated to be indifferent to the Douma elec- 

 tions on account of the prevalence of repressive mea- 

 sures in conducting the electoral campaigns ... The 

 Persian Shah resolves to introduce important political 

 reforms ... The year's total output from the Transvaal 

 mines amounts to nearlv £23.000.000 ... It is reported 

 that Lord Selbourne threatens to resign if the Go- 

 vernment decides against equal electorates in the 

 Transvaal ... Mr. John D. Rockefeller makes a fur- 

 ther presentation of £300.000 to the Chicago Univer- 

 sity ... The National Gallery, through a private donor, 

 purchases Velasquez's painting. " Venn- with the 

 Mirror." for £40,000 ... It is reported that America 

 contemplates offering the Philippines to Japan ... 

 There are indications tha_t neither France nor Ger- 

 many will be able to carry out its programme at 

 Morocco without modification-. 



January 26. — The Pacific Coast Company's steamer 

 "Valencia." trading between San Francisco and Van- 

 couver, -trikes upon Cape Beale : it is feared that 139 

 persons are drowned ... Senator Lodge states that the 

 United States should not allow a foreign power even 

 temporary occupation in America, and that it might 

 be necessary for the U.S. to take over San Domingo 

 ... The United States House of Representative-' Com- 

 mittee agrees upon an adjustment of railway freights. 



January 27. — The Russian Government is consider- 

 ing the advisablene-s of initiating several great public 

 works to relieve the starving peasants ... An American 

 firm offers to connect the Black and Baltic Sea- by a 

 canal of 1000 miles for £40,000,000 ... The United 

 States admits to the Union Arizona. New Mexico and 

 Oklahoma ... The Simplon railway tunnel is opened 

 for passenger traffic ... The bovco't against America 

 in China affects the United States exports to 

 the extent of 70 per cent. ; Australia is said to be 

 benefiting proportionately. 



January 28. — A railway accident takes place on the 

 Gembrook line (Victoria): about eichtv people are 

 more or less injured, but there are no fatalities. 



January 30. — The captain of the " General Slocum," 

 burned in New York Harbour in 1904. i- sentenced to 

 ten year-' imprisonment ... Dr. Ford Robertson claims 

 to have discovered the bacillus of the di-ease known 

 as general paralysis of the insane ... The German 

 Emperor preaches to a number of cadets a tirade 

 against gambling ... Tribal fighting takes place in 

 Morocco ... The death is announced of the King of 

 Denmark. 



January 31. — It is estimated that the war has cost 

 Japan £117,000,000 ... The Poll Matt Gazette recom- 

 mends the colonies to make a contribution to the Im- 

 perial Navy instead of building an Australian fleet ... 

 It is estimated that the value of exports from Canada 

 to Great Britain for the latter half of last'vear totals 

 £16.800,000 ... General Griaznoff. Chief of Staff of 

 the Viceroy of Transcaucasia, is killed bv a bomb ... 

 A customs war begins between Austria-Hungary and 

 her neighbours ... Count Ballestrem. President of the 

 German Reichstag, makes a speech in which he recom- 

 mends such heavy German armaments as would enable 

 the nation to " knock on the head anyone lightly dis- 

 turbing the peace of the world " ... The accession to 

 the throne of Frederick VIII.. the new King of Den- 

 mark, takes place to-day. and is marked with great 

 enthusiasm. 



February 1. — A French mission goes to London to 

 discuss the landed property question in the New 

 Hebrides ... The Moorish Pretender is reported to 

 have received delivery from Belgium of a quantity of 

 arms and ammunition ... The Brazilian Government, 

 it is stated, will, in consequence of the "Panther" in- 

 cident, transfer orders for naval material, to the 

 amount ot £4,500,000, from Germany to Great 

 Britain. 



February 2. — The Standard 

 Delegation from England will 

 quire into Labour problems ... 

 wow reform scheme limiting his autocracy. 

 he retain- the title of ■'Autocrat" ... It i- 



states that a 

 visit Australia 

 The Czar 



Labour 

 to en- 

 promise- a 



although 

 said that 



France guarantees £80.000.000 of the Russian loan, 

 provided Russia gives the nation real representation 

 ... A Hamburg liner strikes a sunken mine near 

 Vladivostock ... The King is advised not to go to 

 Copenhagen on account of ill-health. 



February 3. — Riots take place in Paris churches 

 owing to the congregation resisting the police in their 

 duty of taking inventories <>r church property in con- 

 nection with the enforcement of the Act providing 

 for the separation of Church ami State ... The Govern- 

 ment et Austria-Hungary allocates L'4.800.000 to in- 

 crease the strength of the Adriatic Fleet ... The Ser- 

 vian Government is compelled to yield to the pressure 

 ol Austria's retaliation policy ... The Italian Parlia- 

 menl carries a pote against the Fortis Government ... 

 An interesting discovery is made of 20 masterpieces by 

 Turner, valued at £250,000 ... A public meeting in 

 Johannesburg protests against the Transvaal slanders, 

 and urge- the appointment of a Royal Commission to 

 enquire into the condition of Chinese labour. 



