HOME AND FOREIGN

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14668, 17 May 1913, Page 11

HOME AND FOREIGN

(Ly Cable. -Prcsn A&wxiation.—Copyright.) ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. LONDON, May 15. The Kins pave an audience to tbo Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. J. C. Wright. . . J FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. j TANGIER, May 15. Muloy Zin, the Sultan's brother, defeated El Hiba, tho Pretender, near Tidili, 105 of El Hiba's followers and 45 of Mulcy Zin's being killed. ANARCHIST ASSASSIN. BERLIN, May IS. v The man who ran amok and killed Major Lewinski is an Anarchist with eighty convictious against him. RECORD SHOOTING. LONDON, May IC. I H.M.b. Kins Georgo V., firing 13.5in guns, mado 39 hits out of 40 in tho gun-layers' tests, which constitutes a record. BILLIARDS. LONDON, May 15. In the billiard match, Inman v. Reoco, Inman has scored. 15.001 and Reeee 10,841. BRITAIN AND GUATEMALA. WASHINGTON. May IC. Satisfactory arrangements for the payment of the Guatemalan debts aro reported to have been mado by the Department of State. THE KING AM) QUEEN. LONDON, iiav 16. It is officially stated that Sir Edward Grey will not accompany their Majesties to Berlin. They leave on Mondny, and will be away for ten days. ESPIONAGE. BERLIN. May IC. A mechanic formerly employed at the Zeppelin Works has been arrested for attempting to sell a model of an riii\ ship to England. The model is declared to bo worthless. A SAMPLE EXHIBITION. LONDON, May 16. Tho Board of Trade has arranged with the London Chamber of Commerce for a three weeks' exhibition of samples of foreign hardware and agricultural tools competing with British goods in New Zealand. INCREASED RAILWAY RATES. LONDON, May Iβ. The manufacturers' section of the London Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution against the increase of railway rates. Traders in the provinces aro also grumbling at the rise, which is generally estimated at four per cent. Merchants are doubtful as to how they will bo able to pass it on to customers. EMPIRE DAY. LONDON. May IC. It is estimated that 37,500 schools oversea and 24,900 in the Unitod Kingdom, totalling nine million scholars, will celebrate Empire Day. RUSSIA AND CHINA. LONDON, May 16. The "Daily Telegraphs" Peking correspondent says that a secret agreement has been signed between. Russia and China, by which autonomy to outer Mongolia is conceded, and tho frontier of Russia delimited. Russia secures tho sole mininc rights. The Russians aro raising a Mongol cavalry division of twelve thousand men at Urga, the capital.