HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. THE KING AND QUEEN. STOCKHOLM, April 2S. Kmg Edward and Queen Alexandra have left Stockholm for Ohrii3tiania. RESULT OF FORGERY. BRUSSELS, April 28. The Bjwrak of Belgium, owing to a succossfnlly forgory, ie issuing temporarily ono thousand franc notes of a new design. CSGARETTES IN CANADA. OTTAWA, Apr 3 28. In the Dominion House Mr Fielding, Minister of Finance, anaonmcod tliat a Ball wouH bo introduced to restrict the mainuf acturo and the salo of cigarotitee in Camoda.

JAPANESE REVENUE. TOKIO, April 28. Japan's revenue for tiht» post year WB6 seven miUrans sterling above, the estimates. On© million stoaiing was saved on tsho estimated expenditure-.

[The state of tho Japanese, finances has given rise, to gr;ivo anxiety, aiul tho in-creaso in the rovonuc must bo a considerable relief to the Japanese Government. The income from nil the regular sources in IGOG was £12,000,000, but the expenditure was well over £60,000,000. Until rooerctly the deficiency could be made up by going to tho outside world for loans, but Mr F. A. MeKenzie pointed out a few months ago that this was no longer so. "Tho most optimistic financier would not dare just now to propose a new foreign loan. The Manehurian Railway issue was an open failuro, although only half the money really needed was asked for. The Japanese Finance Commissioners who were in Europe last year returned homo disannointed. 'You can rest assured,' one of them w.-is told by a leading financial authority, 'that iMirope has not another sovereign to lend Japan for increased armaments." In thesq circumstances, an unexpected swelling of tho revenue is of considerable moment.] JAPAN IN KOREA. PEKIN, April 28. China has protested against tib© Japanese administration of Korea including ttho Chientas Territory, between Korea and China. A CONTRADICTION. (Received April 29t*h, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. Reutex's, Tangier correspondent states tiiat the report of Raisuli'e assassination is untrue.. AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE. Sir Gilbert Parker, addressing the Austral Club regarding Australia's influenoo in the development of the Empire, argued that Australia was bound to be a great centre of civilisation and power in upholding and maintaining British prestige on the Oriental side of the world. SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. CAPETOWN, April 29. An influential deputation, including many members of Parliament, waited on the Colonial Secretary at Capetown to protest against the proposed disbandment of the Naval Volunteers. Sir Gordon Sprigg, Mr Sohreiner, and Mr Smartt suggested" that the Admiralty might consent to defray the cost from the colony's contribution to the Royal Navy. Mr Dβ Wall disclaimed any intention to woaken the tie with the Motherland, and promised to consider tho suggestion, but tho Ministry wero bound to reduce expenditure by £1,000,000. A MOMENTOUS INVENTION. PARK, April 29. M. Armengand, President of tho French Society of Aerial Navigation, has i invented an apparatus supplementing the power of vision by artificial devices, based on the employment of electricity, making it possible to see immense distances, possibly from Paris to New York