HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12972, 27 November 1907, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

ÜBit«d Pr«M A »^*i,° Bl,ctrio Telegraph—t- opyngnt. A ROYAL VISIT. LONDON, November 25. The King and Queen of Spain paid a visit to the Empress Eugenic. THE XOBEL PRIZES. The Nob*l prise for chemistry has beon awarded to iSir William Orookes, ' and for literature to Mr Rudyaxd Kipling. \ [Sir William Crockes is a chemist of great distinction who has done an immense amount of highly important research work. His career as*an investigator extends over fifty years. He discovered the metal thalhum, has done a great amount of wock on the rare earths, has written and edited works on such diverse subjects as beetroot* sugar manufacture, calico-printing, and metallurgy, is an authority on sanitary questions and diamonds, and has made some valuable investigations in occult phenomena. " His investigations in extreme vacua made possible the electric light. Among the honours bestowed upon him may be mentioned an extraordinary prizo oP 3000 francs and a gold medal from the French of Sciences, in recognition of hie discoveries in molecular phvsice and radiant matter. Sir William | Ramsay was awarded the chemistry prize, which is worth £8000, in. lirt>l. The recipients last year were:—President Roosevelt (peace); Professor IVlois- j can, of Paris (chemistry); Profenior J Thomson, of Cambridja* (physics); Professor Golgi, of Pavia (medicine); Pro- j fessor Ramon y Cajal (medicine); Professor Gioaue Carducci, of Bologna (literature).] HOME DEFENCES. Mr Haldane, speaking at the Guildhall, stated tha/t under the new territorial army scheme London would furnish, in the event of war, two divisions, comprising 24 battalions with yeomanry and artillory. NEW YORK TO PARIS. PARIS, November 25. A motor car tour will be organised hore in February. Th© party leave Now York, wliither tho oars will be Shipped, and proceed to Chicago, Klondyke, Alaska, across the Bebring Strait ice, thirough Siberia, and back to Paris. SAVING THE BOYS. Major-General Baden-Powell, in a lecture at Scarborough, expounded a scheme of voluntary training for one and three-quarter million boys of the United Kingdom who are now drifting, many going, to the bad. [General Baden-Powell has already done something to train boys. Ho haa formed a corps of boy ecoute, drawn from all classes, and trained them personally in woodcraft, camp work, and general outdoor hondiness. The boye, who are divided into smell squads, each under the charge of a boy, arc placed upon their honour to obey orders and behave themselves.] GERMAN COURT SCANDAL. BERLIN, November 25. A sequel to the German Court scandal is that a. Court of Honour tries Oounite William Hoheniu and Lyraar. TENEMENT FIRE. NEW YORK, November 25. An explosion eot tire to a tenement house in New York. Thirteen Italians perished and many wore injured. FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. MOROCCO, November 25. The Bennienaaen tribe attacked a French force at Hackikalifat, killing one man. Tho French shelled the village, killing 25 and wounding many. RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SPAIN. (Received November 26tb, 9.49 p.m.) MADRID. November 26. Wihile crossing a bridge between Hoapitalet and Cambxjis, the Valencia express train was derailed and fell into the river. Twenty people wore killed and sixty injured. THE CRISIS IN PORTUGAL. LISBON, November 26. Though a political crisis in Portugal | is admitted an authoritative denial is given to tho allegations regarding an impending civil war and widespread disorder. The stories are attributed to a deliberate campaign of falsehood against the Royal house. ROBBERY AND MURDER. ST. PETERSBURG, November 26. Twenty robbers raided a monastery at Krypetek and killed six inmates and wounded two. Three robbers were arrested and one killed by th© explosion of a bomb he waa carrying in his pocket. ALLEGED GIGANTIC FORGERY. NEW T YORK. November 26. During the trial of John R. Walsh, founder and president of the Chicago National Bank, evidenco was given, to the effect that the bank assets included £1,000,000 in notes bearing forged signatures of men of good standing. These men testified that they had not signed the notes, and were unaware of their existence. The prosecuting Attorney charge* Walsh" with forging the signatures to obtain funde for speculation. THE CENSURED ADMIRAL. LONDON, November 26. The Beresford-Scott incident has been allowed to drop. Admiral Scott suggested in a signal to a cruiser that paint was considered more important than gunnery, and Lord Charles Beresford publicly reprimanded him for his action. A DISASTROUS WHIRLWIND. A •whirlwind wrecked a number of farms in East Kent.