HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12935, 15 October 1907, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric Talegraph— Copyright. OVAL BILLIARDS. LONDON, October 13. Roberts (7000) defeated Weiss (6987) on an oval tablo at Manchester. GERMAN TRUSTS. AMSTERDAM, October 13. Owing to th© threatened competition of tho German trusts, the Second Chamber of tho States General, by 39 rotas to 23, voted a subvention of a quarter of a million sterling to the Dutch lino of steamships from Holland to Argentino and Brazil. FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN HOLLAND. The Dutch Government proposes to modify the Constitution in order to establish universal suffrage, votes for women, and tho eligibility of women to sit in Parliament. A SOCIALIST SENTENCED. BERLIN, October 13. Dr. Karl Liebknccht was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in a fortress for the crime of high treason, of which lio rendered himself guilty by fomenting anti-militarism. Opinion in Berlin h that tho prosecution assures Dr. Liebknecht being tho future leader of th© Socialists. INDIAN EMIGRATION TO CANADA. BOMBAY, October 13. Despite official warnings. Indian emigration to Canada continues. WRECK ON LAKE SUPERIOR. NEW YORK, October 13. The Cypress was wrecked on Lake Superior, and 22 men wero drowned. Ono survivor was washed ashore lashed to a life-raft. RECORD BALLOON TRIP. (Received October 14th, 9.55 p.m.) LONDON, October 14. A mammoth balloon, starting from tho Crystal Pnlaco on Saturday evening, descended at Brockan, Sweden, at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, beating the oversea record. TURKEY AND PERSIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 14. The Porte insists that there has been no violation of Persian territory, since the entire district of Buradosht belongs to Turkey. GREAT BRITAIN AND CYPRUS. ATHENS, October 14. Mr Winston Churchill informed a Greek deputation at Lanaca that there waa no prospect of Great Britain handing Cyprus over to Greece. SAKHALIEN. TOKIO, October 14. The work of delineating the RussoJapanese frontier in Sakhalien has been completed. THE AUSTRIAN RAILWAY STRIKE. VIENNA, October 14. Tho passive resistance strike on the Austrian railways has been abandoned. A BISHOP ON MILITARY TRAINING. (Received) October 14th, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON, October 14. Bishop Gore, in tho course of a speech at Birmingham, declared that h© was profoundly convinced that the way to avoid the dangers of militarism was to strengthen the civic army. STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Lord Rosebery, in a speech of great eloquence, unveiled a statue., of Queen Victoria at Leith. , _~. , THE ENCOUNTER. The Encounter has been recommissioned for Australian waters. The Dido conveys her new crew to Colombo.