HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11084, 1 October 1901, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—-By 'Electric Telegraph-Copyright. THE KING-AND QDaEN.. (Received September 30th, &46 aim.) LONDON, September 29. Their Majesties the King end Queen have ; gone to Balmoral, in Scotland.,. PLAGUE AT RIO JANEIRO. ".. ' | The plague has made its appearance at Rib de Janeiro. v CRICKET. Maclaren has resigned his connection with tlbe Lonbaehire team, his wife's, health compelling.them to live farther south. He intends to play for Hampshire next year. LONDONfS NEW LORD MAYOR. Alderman Sir J. 0. .uimsdale has been selected Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing mayoral year. [Sir Joseph Cockfield. Dimsdale is oneof the two members (both Conservative) for London-City in. the-House of Commons. He has been as alderman since 1891, end is a managing director in the London banking firm of Preacoft, Dimsdale, Cave, Tugwell, and Co. He was. born in 1849, was sheriff of London in 1894,, and has represented the City on the London County Council since 1895. The new.Lord Mayor has'also been Grand Treasurer of the Freemasons of England. v Alderman Frank Green is the retiring Lord-Mayor.'] THE NEW. GERMAN TARIFF, DENOUNCED. BERLIN, September 29... ' A Socialist Congress at Lubeck adopted a resolution strenuously denouncing the proposed German Customs tariff. ROYAL SYMPATHY. (Received September 30th, 10.68*p:m.) LONDON, September 30. Mr Choate handed the King and Queen a letter expressing the grateful thanks of the American people and Mrs McKinley for their Majesties' constant sympathy in the. darkest hour of distress aad bereavement, j RUSSIAN COMPETITION. I Seventeen Russians, at. tile Government expense, are visiting England, inspecting 'agricultural produce import arrangements, with a view of supplanting the Danish and , German middlemen. . . IRISH AND LIBERAL PARTIES. Mr Asquith, speaking at the Irish and Liberal parties were both free and independent. The latter ought not to assume the responsibility of Government without an independent Liberal majority in the House of Commons. GERMAN GARRISON At "SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI, September 30. The German garrison here will shortly be withdrawn.