HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12969, 23 November 1907, Page 9

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press A*so_i»tion—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. P. AND O. COMPANY. LONDON, November 21. The P. and 0. Company has declared a dividend on deferred shares of 6J per cent., and a bonus of 3 per cent. ANGLO-FRENCH EXHIBITION. The" Agents-General have appointed Captain Rollins and Mr G. C. Levey to supervise th© Australian arrangements at the Anglo-French Exhibition. THE KAISER RESTING. Th© Kaiser ia enjoying a rest at Highcliffe. PORT OF LONDON. Mr Lloyd-Georg© has announced his intention to introduce a Bill for the incorporation of a Commission as a port authority for London. [It was expected that Mr Lloyd- ' George would take such a step, which ' is in accordance wrij.i a recommendation of a Royal Commission. Development work in th© way of dredging and additional dock accommodation is urgently needed, and th© dock comnanies have not felt justified in undertaking such work until tho government announced its intentions. The largest*liners could not be aocommudated at London. Mr Lloyd-Georgo has found it impossible to jjot tho different interests to agree, which is one of the causes of delay. Beside,, tho comuaniee, tfi© Corporation of Lon- , don," the London County Council, the Thames Conservancy, and th© Chamber of Com mere© have put forward their views, and Mr Lloyd-Georgo has mor© than once said that not only do two deputations never agree with one another, but members of th© samo deputation differ in ijieir suggestions. -Mr Lloyd-George recently visited th© Con- . tinent to pick up hints in port • management. J LADY BRAMPTON'S WILL. Lady Brampton left £10,000 to the ( Hospital cf St. John, and her Klizoi bethan residence and property to the Archbishop of Westminster. He applies part of tho funds realised to the higher education of the clergy, nnd the balance will b© d©vot©d to th© abov© hospital, which benefits to th© extent of i over £100.000. STATE v. CHURCH. PARIS, November 21. Tho Chamber of Deputies, by 3,'J2 to 218, passed the scheme for tho devolution of th© Church property. LANDSLIP IN FRANCE. A landslip near Grosse buried many ' workmen. Fifteen wero fatally injured. THE CHARGE AGAINST SIGNOR NASI. ROME, November 21. Signor Nasi's advocates trietl to sccuro an examination of tho budgets. All tho Ministers are now rebutting the chargo of exaggerated personal expenditure. Aftor a stormy scene the advocates relinquished their brief as a protest ogainrt what they described as the unjudicial attitude of th© Senate. i fTho Senate is trying Signor Vasi. an ex-Ministor, on charges of malversation .of public funds. Signor Vasi admits charging secret poiliticci! expenditure to travelling expenses.] LORD CROMER ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS. ' (Received November 22nd, 11.16 p.m.) LONDON. November 22. Lord Cromer, spooking at a banquet in his honour, discussed social problems. He distinguished between reasonable Stato aid and objectionable Stato Socialism, and expressed th© hop© that tho Government would devise an old ago pensions schemo based mainly on individual effort with a moderate amount of Stat© aid. INDIAN RAILWAY STRIKE. BOMBAY, November 22., Troops havo been sent to Asanol to ; prevent th© railway strikers creating • a disturbance. A Conciliation Corn-, mitteo has gone thither. Some trains are now being worked. Tho strikers complain of overwork, poor pay, and tho harshness of their superiors. THE GREEK ARMY. (Received November 23rd, 1 a.m.) ATHENS, November 22. Greece has placed an order with the Creusot Works, in France, for 168 guns, at a cost of half a mil-ion sterling, and has ordered 10,000 shells from Armstrong's. ANGLO-AMERICAN RECIPROCITY. NEW YORK, November 22. Sir Edward Grey and th© American Ambassador have signed a reciprocal agreement by which Great Britain admits commercial travellers' samples duty free in return for a reduction of one-fourth of tho American duty on British art works.