HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12364, 1 December 1905, Page 8

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE BUTTER FRAUDS. LONDON, November 29. Cooper and Young, of Smithfield, were prosecuted on eleven charges of falsely describing butter, including the Queensland case, cabled on November 23rd. Tho hearing was adjourned till December 6th. [The cablegram referred to above said that the Lancashire County Council was prosecuting a firm at Preston respecting a box of so-called Queensland butter, bearing the Government stamp, which was found to contain an adulterated mixture largely composed of cocpanut cii. Tho Agents-Gen;.-nil were assisting in the prosecution, and had traced tho butter to a manufactory in London. It was Ix'licved that other Governmentgraded butter had also been tampered, with.] A RUSSIAN CRUISER'S OUTRAGE. It has been a-xortained that the Russian cruiser Lena last year captured th«- sealing schooner Diana, imprisoning the crew in Siberia. Captain Thompson was manacled by chains on his legs and body. A NEW STEAMER. Messrs Archibald Currio and Co.'s steamer Hymettus has been launched at Yarrow. j KING EDWARD'S YACHTING GIFTS. NEW YORK, November 29. King Edward has given tho New York Yacht Club two cups, one for schooners and the other for sloops. THE INSURANCE DISCLOSURES, i (Received November 30th, 10.3 p.m.) j NEW YORK, November 30. | The Legislative Insurance Investiga- ! tion Committee strongly advise policy- ! holders not to allow policies to lapso owing t-» the revelations, as the policies aro now better than they have been for years. Besides, legislation is certain to strengthen tho rights of holders.