HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12443, 5 March 1906, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. SETTLING THE WORKLESS. LONDON, March 2. The steamer Kensington is conveying 1400 of General Booth's emigrants to Canada. Sixty-five per cent, are agriculturists, and 15 per cent, mechanics. EDUCATION AT HOME. The cost of education in the United Kingdom for the current year amounts to £16,504,951. RETURNING OFFICERS' EXPENSES. All the Returning Offioere' charges in connection with the elections will be paid out of the nates. MOTOR 'BUSES IN LONDON. The London General Omnibus Company is expending c million in providing 350 motors during the year. ATTACKED BY ARABS. Arabs at Maaghil attacked the repairing depots of steamers on the Euphrates and Tigris, and killed Mr Glanvilze, an English engineer. MR BEIT'S REPORTED GIFT. BERLIN, March 2. Mr Beit, the South African millionaire, denies that he has presented Hamburg with £100,000 to establish a University. KING EDWARD. (Received Maroh sth. 12.11 a.m.) PARIS, March 4. King Edward has arrived at Paris, and is staying at the British Embassy. M. Rouvier met him at the Gare dcs Invialidos. BRITISH GUIANA. NEW YORK, March 3.

Advices from Greytown state that a troublesome chief named Bombaata has been arrested. A GERMAN BANK'S INVESTMENT. OTTAWA, Mairch 3. The Dresdener Bank, in Germany, has purchased 15,625 shares in the Sovereign Bank of Canada} representing a cash investment of 2,000,C00 dollars.