BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 292, 15 June 1907, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

IBr Bucnio TiLKmira— CornuoHt] [P*B PBBBB ASSOCIATION.] THE BAND MINERS. (Received June 15th, 8.53 a.m.) Capetown, June 14. In an interview with General Botha, the mineowneis offered to leave the strike dispute in the hands of the Mine Commissioners, bat would not discharge newly-engaged men who were intimidated. Upwards of a thousand must remain stranded. Mr Outhwaite is going to England to raise funds. General Botha warned the deputation that it was impossible to keep troops on the Rand indefinitely, but he was unwilling to withdraw them during the strike. GERMAN ARMY SCANDAL. Berlin, Juno 14. There are serious gambling and money lending scandals in the German army. The Kaiser has ordered 40 officers of the Hanover Riding School to return to their regiments. A trial of the officers at Munich is pioceeding. Berlin, June 14. The Public Prosecutor has ordered an investigation of charges of unnatural offences against Prince Pbilipp Eulenbnrg, who instigated nig own prosecution in self-defence, owing to Maximilian Hardens charges in the newspaper Zucunft. CHESS. London, June 14. Tarrasoh won the International Chess Tournament at Ostend, with 12} points, t'chechdw 12, Janowski and Marshall Hi, Burn 8, Tschigorin * BOWLING. The West End (Newcastle) bowlers defeated the New Zealanders by 51 points to 28. DENMARK'S RULERS. The Danish Sovereigns have departed, and are going home via Cherbourg. * AN EXTRAORDINARY MAGISTRATE. Mr C. C. Craig, member for South Antrim, asked whether Mr Birrell. Secretary for Ireland, was aware that P. Kelly, Magistrate, in his speech at Newinn, Gallaway, had declared that if Lord Ashtown, a local landlord, who is under constant strict police Erotection, lived at Killane or oughrea he would have been on the stretcher long ago, the same as John Blake, whom Craig explained was shot dead in 1883. Mr Kelly added that the men of Woodlawn lacked the courage and manliness to treat Lord Ashtown as they should. Mr Birrell replied that the speech was under the consideration of the Government. COLONIAL FRUIT AT HOME. At the Botanic Society's show the South Australian Government were awarded the gold medal for a splendid exhibit of apples, and an excellent show of colonial fruits. At the Horticultural Society's ex- , hibition, South Australian Government and Mr Shoobridge, a Tasmanian, were awarded gold medals, and other Victorian and South Australian exhibits obtained eight silver and bronze medals. AN IMMORAL PUBLIC MAN. Harold James Reckitt, an ex-mem-ber of the House of Commons, has been divorced. The evidence showed revolting immorality. [H. J. Reckitt, who is the eldest son of Sir James Reckitt, of "blue" fame, was the Liberal member for Lincolnshire from 1895 to 1906. He was elected for Pontrefact in 1893, but was unseated on petition. He is 39 years of age, and was called to the Bar in 1892. At last general election he defeated the Unionist candidate by 1786, and must have resigned since.] JAPANESE IN AMERICA. San Francisco, June 14. Aggrieved Japanese are suing the p municipality for damages for losses occasioned by attacks on restaurants. MANCHURIAN RAILWAY. Tokio, June 14. The Japanese Government is restraining comments in local newspapers re the Russo-Japanese agreement signed in St. Petersburg, relating to the Chinese Eastern and Si uthern Manchurian railways.