BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1674, 19 December 1911, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) & FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. London, December 18. The football conference adopted recommendations in favour of securing the uniformity of appointment and examination of referees, and securing a visit of an English team. It then adjourned till Thursday, when the committee presents a report on the proposal for an Australian Council of Control, New Zealand standing separate. GIGANTIC SHIPPING TRUST. The Times states that subject to shareholders' ratification, the Royal Mail Steampacket Company and the Elder-Dempster Company will acquire all the Union Castle line's ordinary shares. The paper adds that the companies are interested in a scneme for the biggest combination of shipping interests in the world. The Financial Times, commenting on _ie scheme, says the Cape will become a more important entrepot for overseas trading, with the possibility of ultimately becoming one of the world's clearing houses. One immediate iresult must be to bring Australia and South Africa closer. THAT MARK OF RESPECT. London, December 18. The Daily Mail's Delhi correspondent states that the Gaekwar of Baroda after a single bow, turned his back on their Majesties with a smile, of which the intention was unmistakeable.

The Times correspondent declares that the Gaekwar has variously shown a tendency to disregard tho duties imposed by the relations of Baroda to the supreme Government. Many Indian extremists come from Baroda, and are even employed in the Gaekwar's household. The extremist press Studiously excepted him from the scurrilous attacks on the other princes.

(Received Dec. 19, 10.10 a.m.) CHARING CROSS BANK FRAUDS. London, Dtcember 18. A. AY. Carpenter has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the second division, in connection with the Charing Cross Bank frauds. LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO THE DELHI. Tangier, December 18. Rear-Admiral Cradock reports to the Admiralty: The weather is very good. The Delhi is firmly stranded, and is silting up rapidly, but' suffering little injury.