HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13095, 21 April 1908, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. DOWAGER EMPRESS OP RUSSIA. LONDON, April 19. The Dowager Empress of Russia has etartod on her return to St. Petersburg.

THE TIGER DISASTER. The Queen lias given £100 to the fund for the relief of the families of those who perished in tho sinking of the destroyer Tiger.

DISASTER AT MILAN. MILAN, April 19. Tho new wing of the co-opereiive stores at 'Milan collapsed, killing 15 out of 40 masons employed on the work. THE KING ON THE CONTINENT.

(Received April 20th, 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, April 20. King Edward' and Quoon Alexandra start to-day on a, fortnight's visit to Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Christian ia.

THE RAILWAY TROUBLE. Moss meetings of North-Eastern railway men rejected proposals to resort to conciliation and decided to tender their notices.

MR CHAMBERLAIN. Mr Cliamberlain is making steady progress and takes long walks. . SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNER-MAN. Although s-uecessive bulletins do not indicate a marked change, it is acknowledged that Sir Henry CampbollBannerman is gradually becoming weaker.

JAPANESE TRADE TRICKS. HOXG KOXG, April 20

Iv deference to the Hong Kong merchants' objections, the Japanese hare abandoned the practice of placing lottery tickets in bales of yarn, to foster trade.

AMERICANS IN MANCHURIA. NEW YORK, Apr~ 20. Mr Elihu Root and Baron Rosen have adjusted the Harbin difficulty in a manner favourable to the American oontention cabled on. April Ist.

[Russia was reported to be irritated because Mr Fisher, the American Consul at Harbin, refused to ask permission to exercise consular functions in Russia's railway zone in Manchuria. It was understood that the State Department sit Wahington was seeking to preserve tho integrity of Chinese poss<>ssions in Manchuria m order 4io prot>ect- the trade interests of the Wegtqray