HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13428, 21 May 1909, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Preee Association—By Electric . . Telegraph—Copyright. . THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. LONDON, May 19. Dr. Archibald Henderson, of Crieff, and Dr. James Henry, of Burghead, have been elected Moderators of the "United Free Church and . Free Church of Scotland respectively. SOUTH' AUSTRALIAN AGENTGENERALSHIP. Mr Kirkpatrick, formerly Chief. Secretary for South Australia, is the new Agent-General, and has commenced his duties. A GREAT FIRE. . PARIS, May 19. Owing to v fire in some buildings at Lille, 900,000 kilos of sugar and 400,000 kilos of flax, valued at £250,000 were burned. THE FISCAL QUESTION. MONTREAL, May 19. The Montreal Board of Trade overwhelmingly rescinded the resolution passed on May 7th in favour of submitting a resolution to the Sydney Conference of Chambers of Commerce supporting tariffs against countries outside the British Empire. A LINER'S PERIL. (Received May 20th, 10.25 p.m.) ' ST. JOHNS, May 20. The steamer Mohcolian, with 1000 passengers aboard, is wedged in an ice jam at the mouth of St. John'« har- j bour, Newfoundland. The passengers are being landed. The , liner is in a perilous position. , THE PRESS CONFERENCE DELEGATES. OTTAWA, May 20, The Press delegates were entertained at lunch at the Parliamentary Buildings by the civic authorities, and Earl Grey entertained them to dinner in* tho evening. * .