HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11535, 18 March 1903, Page 8

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Unit«d Pms Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE REV. JAMES GIBB. (Received March 17th, 9.2 a.m.) LONDON, March 16. The Aberdeen University ha* conferred the degree of Doetorship of Divinity on the Rev. James Gibb, of Dunedin. [Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that the honour conferred on the Rev. Mr Gibb is the outcome of a petition forwarded «trly last year, and signed by Mr Seddon, judges, and ministers, and many prominent men praying the University to grant Mr Gibb au acknowledgment of his services on behalf of the union of the North and South Presbyterian Churches iv New Zealand.] SOCIALISM IN FRANCE. PARIS, March 16. MM. Jaures and Demani, Socialist membere of the Chamber of Deputies, claimed State exploitation of mines, railways, and refineries, simultaneously with the suppression of all religious congregations. A REMARKABLE SAFETY LAMP. VIENNA, March 16. Professor Molisch, of Prague, has submitted to the Vienna Academy of Sciences a new miners' safety lamp. It is made of glassware, and has a saltpetre and gelatine lining, which the Professor inoculates with bacteria. These soon increase until they are innumerable, and product* a bluish-green light, remaining brilliant for three weeks. IRISH LAND BILL. (Reoeived March 17th, 11.32 p.m.) LONDON, March 17. Mr Balfour announced that the Irish Land would be introduced on the 25th. SOMALI EXPEDITION. ': - (Received March 18th, 12.28 a.m.) LONDON, March 17. The Somoliland expedition found the water supply at Lasakanto bad. They filled in and abandoned the wells. NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY. Mr Justice Kekewich has re-entered the New Zealand Midland Railway on the register of joint stock companies. THE GERMAN NAVY. (Reoeived March 18th, 12.28 a.m.) BERLIN, March 17. Germany, has 40,000 trained seamen liable to serve in war time* Twelve thousand mm enter and five thousand leave active service annually.