HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 136099, 25 April 1908, Page 9

HOME AND FOREIGN.

"United Press Aasociition —By Electrio T«!*s_r»ph—Copyright. THE STAR OF JAPAN. LONDON. April 23. •J__e Star of-Japan is lying steady. Her cargo in tho 'tween and shelter decks is dry, saJvable, and in good condition- Four hxmdred tons of valu_ble caego have bee<n sent to Las Palmas. Salving proceedings are being dome promptly, with a view to a preliminary endeavour to refloai the vesgel. AN EPFEKTT OF PRI3?BPuEENCB. A corre-po-de-nit of the "Daily Telegraph" asserts that owing to tho Australia-. 6 per camt. pre-fer-ence on electrioal fittings, a company at Han__e<rs_iitb. has engaged 800 additional hands. THF. NATAL NATIVES. DURBAN,- April 23. Tho Na.tal Government is providing special representation, for natives on the Leg—dsitive Council, and will create a Cc-unoD of Native _J*"___, to establish- native settlements with i__Henable land granite to individuals. ARBITRATION TREATIES. NEW YORK, April 23. The A_n_rican Senate has ratified general arbitration treaties with. Great Britain and Spain. AMERICAN SHIPPING LAW REPEALED. The House of Representatives at Washington has repealed the law of 1906 regulating shipping with the Philippines. Tho repeal allows foreign vessels to trade between the Philippines and the United States. AMERICAN NAVY. Sir William White, the eminent naval architoot, in an interview at Boston, declared that tho American Navy, ship for ship, was equal to anything in the world, "and, next to the British, I think," he said, "it is the best in tbe world."

[This opinion of so eminent an authority should reassure those who have been disturbed by tho criticisms of the AmerLcsun fleet published a few months ago. Writing in "HcCTure's," Air Henry Reuterdanl declared' that some of the ships had grave structural defecte. He said that not one of the battleships had enough armour above the water-lino, that the bows were so low til at the forward turret guns could not bo worked properly in a heavy sea, thai tibe turrets comnninicated too directly witih the magazines, and that many of the ships had turret ports through •which shells might pass. Mr Mr Reuterdahl's criticisms, which were pariTy supported by a service journal, alftl combatted by experts, created a painful sensation.]

OALDWELL INSANE. The meddoal officers of Mattewan Hospital pronounce that OaWweill, the Drue© case witnresj is both a mental and, a physical wreck, and it is improbable that he will ever be extradited to England.

THE NEW GUINEA-GERMAN SERVICE; (Received April 24*h, 10 p.m.) BERLIN, Aprii'24. A BO! has been submitted to the Federal Council authorising a subsidy fox tibe New Guinea, steam service. There wiH be a mooutitly service umtil October, 1914.

LIFE IN GUATEMALA. LONDON, April 24

President Cabrera of Guatemala has not been seen, publicly more tlhun trtfioe or tliiuoe since Jamuarj. He has informed tlhe police that he ueearthed an extensive conspiracy leading to tbo recent attempt on. has life, and by his order 18 ringleaders -were executed. Tfoe death penalty awaits others now in the hands of tho miliAary.

[An attempt on the life of Presaden* Cabrora was made just about a year ago. "While the Preside-nit was out dlriving on April 2&th a mine was exploded underneath his carriage-, killing the horses awd wounding hischief-of-ataff. Conspirators had dug a tunnel from a, house in Seventh avenue, and had placed explosives under the roaxhvay connected by a wire vritih a battery in the house, whence the explosion was caused. No one would shelter the assassins, vrho, after firing on tho troops, sent to arrest them, committed suicide. President Cabrera's term of office extends to 1911.]