HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13097, 23 April 1908, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Eloctrio Tel«gT»ph—Copyright.

WRECKED STEAMER REFLOATED. LONDON, April 21. The Canadian mail liner Mount Temple, which was wrecked last Decomber, has been refloated and taken to port. Tho underwriters will, through this, unexpectedly recover £100,000. THE GERMAN OOLONiEES. BERLIN, April 21. At the instance of the Imperial Government, the Senate at Hamburg is organising an institution to train colonial officials and eottkura.

GUATEMALAN OUTRAGE. NEW YORK, April 21. Senhor Rhen, President of Guatemala, was proceeding to the palace at the capital, to receive the American Minister, when a, number of men threw bombs and opened fire with revolvers, wownding and Preeddiant. Hβ soldiers made numerous arrests.

LABOUR IN AMEtRJOA. The Labour Conferences at New York, Chicago and elsewhere have adopted a series of resolutions taining veiled threats of political retaliation against all candidates for tSie Executive and ilogialatijve and- judiciary officials who are indiffwrent or hostile to the claims of labour.

INDIAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. CALCUTTA, April 21. Major-General Willcocks commands 3000 men against the Moesmandes, who number 10,000 fighters.

OPIUM DENS DOOMED. PEKIN, April 21. In accordance with the decision of tho Shanghai ratepayers, 559 opium houses have been selected by lob to be closed on the Ist of July.

BISHOP VERDON. (Received April 22nd, 10.45 p.m.) LONDCI, April 22.

The Pope received Bishop Verdon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunodin, m audience.

THE KING. COPENHAGEN, -April 22. King Edward and Queen Alexandra received an ovation on their arrival at Copenhagen from London.