HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12592, 7 September 1906, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Preen Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. A SATISFACTORY MAIL SERVICE. LONDON, September 5. Router's Vancouver correspondent states that the overseas mail train arrived punctually to schedule time, and tho authorities are confident that the English mails" will be delivered at Hong Kong within thirty days.

HARVARD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.

Intense interest is taken in the Har-vard-Cambridge boat race, which takes place on Saturday next. Both crewe have dono excellent trials. MADAME PATH'S FAREWELL. Madame Patti has asked Miss Ada Croasley to sing at he/ final London concert in the Albert Hall in December. Madamo Patti makes her farewell appearance in the provinces in autumn, 1907. [Madame Patti was born in 1848, and made her dehut (in New York) in 1859.] THE SERVIAN REGICIDES. BELGRADE, September 6. The Servian officers belonging to the Anti-Regicide Party threaten to resign unless the regicides retire. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. The Trade Union Congress resolved that no Trades Disputes Bill will bo satisfactory unless it secures complete immunity of Union funds from litigation. HOME RULE DEMANDS. (Received September 6th, 10.36 p.m.) LONDON, September 5." The Directory of the Irish League reiterates the demand for an Iriah Parliament, and complains that the pledge in the King's Speech lias been departed from in matters of vital importance. The Directory thanks Australians for their generous support. [In the Speech from the Throne it wns stated that the Government were considering plans for improving and effecting economies in the government of Ireland, also for introducing means for associating tho people with the conduct of Irish, affairs. "My desire is," said hie Majesty, "that the Government bo conducted, so far as ciTOumetancee permit, in a spirit regardful of the wishes and sentiments of the Irish."] THE LATE LADY CAMPBELLBANNERMAN. In the presence of eeveral Cabinet Ministers, the interment of the late Lady Campbell-Bannerman took place at Meigle. The ceremony was of the simplest- character. Sir Edward Colebrooke represented the King. Captain Collins, of Melbourne, attended the memorial servLco in. London on behalf of the Commonwealth GovernmentA SUBMARINE ERUPTION. NEW YORK, September 6. A submarine eruption occurred near Hi!o, in Hawaii, and scalded fishes in ■hiundreds were cast ashore. Earthquake shocks were felt at Hilo. VLGERIAN FORESTS DESTROYED. ALGIERS, September 6. A hundred thousand acres of beech auud oak trees in the Collo district of Algeria were burnt. The fire is attributed to native incendiarism.