BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1727, 23 February 1912, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(By Electric Telegraph.--Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) (Received Feb. 23, 9.30 a.m.) PUNISHMENT FOR FRAUD. Paris, February 22. Sister Candide, charged with fraud, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, .. fined 1000 francs, and ordered to restore various'sum of money obtained by fraud. (Received Feb. 23, 8.15 a.m.) BOOSTING THE COLONIES. London, February 22. A paper read in the London school of Economics on the progress of Australia and Now Zealand stated that those countries were destined at no distant date to carry a population of scores of millions. They aro essentially white men's countries. It detailed reasons for anticipating rapid and giant strides, and blames, the Governments for inadequate passenger service. Sir William Hall- ■ Jones presided. SOME GENERAL ITEMS. (Received Feb. 23, 11.15 a.m.) THE NE TEMERE DECREE. Ottawa, February 22. At Montreal, Mr Justice Charbonneau gave an important decision involving tho operation of tho No lemero Decree in Quebec province. He decided that tho marriage of Mr and Mrs Herbert. was valid, maintaining that any officer authorised to solemnise marriage can marry any two persons who observe the necessary formalities, no matter what their religion may be. Ho added that the Pope's Ne Teniere Decree had no effect against the Civic Code. _Mr and Mrs. Herbert wero marned By a Methodist minister, and tho husband sought .to nullify the marriage under tho terms of tho No lemere Decree. THE SHARE MARKET. ™ ■-, • February 22. Waihis 42s 6d to 455, Junctions Z ™ d o fc ? 28s Gd > Talismans 51s 3d to 53s 9d.

WILD WEATHER." "' . .Now York, February 22. Jfo Pittsburg oil derricks were levelled in hundreds in Western i. ennsylvama by the furious arale sweeping: over the country. Ihere havo been terrific snowNorthern Ohio and in nriPn'Tf 61 - he w y Sales in Southern California. Five steamers were driven, ashore on tho coats of Virfo7t a ' S ° far n ° livek haVQ been

GREAT EARTHSLIDES IN PANAMA CANAL. : +wJ-n e A aye been great earslides in clnnf-nr CUt , of the p anama hneo 'i h ° men fear further colte?'- be , ca P- c the hottoin of the Canal is bulging in mauy places. alridf fallen" *° ds o *stuff has (Received February 23; 10.35 a.in.) AN OBSOLETE CHART. . , '''. - London, February 22. +V • rs£ penury into the week oi tile Delhi, Captain Hay ward, in his evidence said his chart was dated iJOo, and an up-to-date chart showed alterations in tho soundings. BOMB OUTRAGES. ' ■■- ' •'". Paris, February 22! four bombs exploded in different taxicab garages. ; Two chauffeurs were injured, and a number of cars were wrecked.