HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12975, 30 November 1907, Page 9

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Prose Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. EDALJI REINSTATED. LONDON, November 28. The Mister of the Rolls hae replaced Edelji's name on tho solicitors' roll. MR BALFOUR. Mr Balfour, who contracted a sever© cold, is progressing favourably. DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. Owing to the decline in orders in the coloured' fancy lines, thousands of Lancashire looms ore idle, or only partially running, and 20,000 operatives are earning lose than since 1904. A WALKING RECORD. NEW YORK, November 28. Weeton walked 1230 miles from Portland, Maine, to Chicago in 595 hoars. His previous record wae 623 hours. The best day's walk waa 95 miles. THE ABOLITION OF BARMAIDS. (Received November 30th, 9.39 p.m.) LONDON, November 29. Mr Gladstone, Home Secretary, assured a doputatiou that the Government did nob intend to abolish barmaids. [The Government has a Licensing Bill on the list of its promised legislation, and it is expected that it will be drastic] FATAL ACCIDENT ON A BRIDGE. The. collapse of a girder during tho widening of Bkickfriars bridgo killed four workmen and injured several others. DINIZULU. DURBAN, November 29. Tho Natal Government intend to bring Dinizulu to Maritzburg, and will use. force if necessary. BLOODSHED IN THE BALKANS. SOFIA, November 29. A hundred Bulgarians attacked the Macedonian village of Otechnitza, and killed four peasants. Turkish troops pursued the band and killed 50. MURDER AND ROBBERY. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 29. An armed band attacked the Emir of Bokhara's residence at Ashkabad, end killed his Minister of Finance and escaped with £18,000. THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. NEW YORK, November 29. Mr Cortelyou lias stopped , the Treasury note issue. Tho amount allotted is between six and seven millions etorling.