BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1105, 9 February 1910, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

-•,.. BY ELEOTBIO TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT [PEB PEEBS ASSOCIATION.] DEATH OF A DANGEROUS ANARCHIST. London, February 8. Dr. Martin Exenberg, a chemical scientist well known in the 'Swedish colony of London, who was in October last charged at Bow street and remanded on a charge of sending bombs through the post to Swedish public niem. has died of apoplexy in Brixton Prison. SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS. Renter states that the cause of the failure to form a coalition government in South Africa was Cape Colony's fear of Transvaal predominance. PORT OF LONDON RATES. Loudon, February 8. Tho Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, fearing the effect of the Port of London's maximum rates (published in Friday's Star), has resolved to be represented *by counsel at the forthcoming enquiry into the schedule. THE "OLD CHINA" FRAUDS. '' Arthur Ellis, the Bond street china dealer, who was brought up and remanded at Bow Street on November 24, has been committed for trial on a charge of obtaining £500 from* Charles John Dickens by false pretences.

[lii May .last the executors of tho late Charles Dickens, of the firm of Dickens and Jones,' were awarded £40,34.5 damages against Arthur Ellis, a Bond street dealer, owing to letters containing fraudulent misrepresentations in connection with 6ales of china. Dickens, who was an octogenarian, spent £130,000 upon Sevres and Dresden ware. After his death it was discovered that these goods were largely forgeries.] THE KING OF SWEDEN. The King of Sweden has been suffering from internal pains since Sunday. The case was diagnosed as appendicitis, and an immediate operation was decided upon. The operation was successfully carried out on Monday at. midnight, DISCOURAGING EMIGRANTS. Stockholm, February 8. Swedish newspapers, at the Government's instance, have published Count Morner's warnings to eniigranto "against proceeding to Australia and New Zealand, stating that tho difficulties for providing employment are greater than last year. (Received February 9, 9.5 a.m.) Copenhagen, February S. M. Schavenius, Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has issued a newspaper notice dissuading immigrants from going to 'Australia and New Zealand, as difficulties of subsistence in those places had increased considerably. BRITAIN'S ORDER. TO CHINA. London, February 8. Britain has intimated China must consult Russia and Japan before entering upon arrangements for the construction of the Chinchau—Aigun I railway.

I AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. - j The St. Petersburg correspondent ,s.of the Times mentions that there are "prospects of a reconciliation between Austria, and Russia on the basis of a declaration of non-intervention in the Balkans and an adherence to the status quo. ' A LIVELY TRIO'S FALSE PRETENCES. i Lamilo (a music hall artiste), Ferdinand Eggena (her husband), and ...Percy Easton (a motor car agent) were charged at the Bow street Court with obtaining £7000 worth of jewels under false pretences from AY. AVood, jeweller, of Brook street, London. It is alleged that Eggena represented himself as the owner of 25 cars, and obtained jewels which he afterwards pawned on Lamilo's behalf. Eggena had previously attempted to pawn a pearl necklace worth £30.000. The accused were remanded. Bail was allowed, Eggena £2000. Easton £2000, and Lamilo £500. VI()LET CHAKLESWORTH. „ Violet Charlesworth, the notorious adventuress, and her mother have been arrested for obtainng money at Derby by_ means of false pretences. ! [Becoming hopelessly in debt after having obtained immense credit through posing as a lady of title, the | resourceful A r iolct planned a motor car accident, her complete disappearance being subsequently reported. It was believed- at first that the -hi had been dashed over a cliff into the sea, but detectives discovered her some time after enjoying life in a new masquerade.] A MEREDTTHI'AN UNFINISHED COMEDY. Mr Charles Frohman, New iork theatrical manager, intends producing . the late George Meredith's unfiiished comedy, "The Sentimentalists.'' I BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. British imports in January increased by £2,421,000, exports by £6,000,----000, and re-exports by £1,460,000, , compared with those of the previous January. | THE SACRAMENT CASE.

i The Primate of England (Dr. Da- . vidson, Archbishop of Canterbury), in a letter in reply to an enquiry made by Professor Inge, of Cambridge, controverts Eurasian interpretations put upon the judgment of the deceased 1 wife's sister in the case last year against Canon Thompson in refusing to give the communion in such a case. 'Dr Davidson adds: "Dibdin said no . word implying that the Church had ■ lost its essential right to determine ! the conditions for admission to the I Holy Communion. It must rest with the Court of Bishops to' excommunicate or not. The only question before Dibdin was the validity of an incumbent's repulsion on his own responsibility." "' THE CHANTICLEER." Pails, February 8. M. Edmond Rostand's new play, " The Chanticleer," was produced in Paris before a brilliant audience. A cast of 150 players w-as included in the production. The marvellous costumes of the cocks, hens, pheasants, blackbirds, owls, etc., cost £28,000. The play is a fantastic satire 'Ujion human follies. Its lyrical fervour and verve created a deep impression, despite its eccentric setting. M. Guitry, Mde. Simone, M. Jean Coquclin, and MiSidney (an Australian actor, who appeared as a gamecock) were great successes. FRENCH NAVY BILL. The French Cabinet has approved of the Navy Bill, providing a battle fleet for home waters of 20 battleships, 10 cruisers, and 42 destroyers. The submariiio defence fleet will comprise 84 submarines and four mine-laying vessels. Six battleships shortly to be commenced are to be completed by 1915. The age of battleships in active service has been fixed at twentyfive years, the age of cruisers at twenty years, and the age of destroyers and submarines at seventeen years. AGAINST A BILL. Berlin, February S. Socialists made a demonstration at Hreslau to show their dissatisfaction with the Prussian Franchise Bill. They object to the Bill because it does not give a wider franchise. The police used their sabres to quell the disturbance. Many Socialists were wounded.

NO LOVE FOR GERMANY. St. Petersburg, February 8. At a special-session of the Octoberists Club held at St. Petersburg, hostile references to were cheered by.the entire influential assembly, which advocated the closest Anglo-Russian friendship. GOOD FOR RAKHIM-BAD FOR PERSIA. Russia lias granted ait asylum to Rakhim, who is accused by the Persian Government of plotting on behalf of the. ex-Shah, and has refused to extradite him, on the ground that Rakhim is a political offender. BRIGANDS EXECUTED. Smyrna, February 8. Four Greek brigands were executed at Smyrna. They belonged to a band wiio attempted to kidnap a European named Paterson, and who also captured and held other Europeans for ransom in 1898.

CABLE NEWS.