BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2195, 15 October 1913, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

»X ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION. Delhi, October 14. The continued-failure, of tn« September rainshas resulted m a partial failure of the harvest m the united central provinces, Ra'putana, and Central India, The 'Government has advanced £300,000 for relief m the united provinces. (Received October 10, 9,40 a.m.) London, Oct. 14. Owing to- the fear of suffragettes, detectives escorted the Ministers to ■ a Cabinet meeting at DOAvnmg btreet. Suffragettes did sentry-go in Parlia-ment-street, with santhvich boards. ' Tho Daily Express states that the Mad Mullah, much emboldened by the success of his attack on the camel corps in Somaliland, has exhumedand mutilated the body of Colonel Corfield, Avho Avas in charge of 'the corps. Tho Poor La-Ay Report states that ■the good state of trade and tho little amount of unempjoyment Avere reflected in. reduced pauperism, which Was lower than in any previous year. ' Paris, Oct. 14.„ The British' Chamber of Commerce representatiA-cs are visiting the principal centres in France for the purpose of developing Australian trade. Tho districts of Lille, Wonbain, Tourcooing, and Dunkirk have already been A'isited. Duncan tvon tho French open golf championship Avkh 304. He. created ii record for tho course in the third round with 73. (Received Oct. 15, noon). London, October 14. Underwriters receive 92 per cent., j of the NeAV Zealand 3_- million loan. It is officially announced that Sir Honry Lionel GaiAvay has been appointed Governor of South Australia. - The score of Rcece-is 10.576 and of 'Gray 10,809. Tlie latter made a break of 568, of Avhich 564 Avere off the red. Gillies did the third round_in the French golf championship in 78, but failed in the fourth and finished Avith ■311. Ho-Avas tho first of tho amateur players who competed. In Sie\:ier's libel action against Percy Bono, a solicitor, and T. H. Dey, a bookmaker, tho defendants pleaded justification. The prosecuting counsel stated that Siever's paper, the Winning Post, iv 1907 refused Dey's ."ufvertisement; but, after au interview, they accepted, Dey paying £300 ""Tor tho advertisement. Sievier denied that Day gaA;e him another £700 which was specially fetched from tho bank, in gold, and handed .to Sievier in the presence of his cousin, Edward Sievier, avlio died in January. After this, Sievier and Dey became- political associates in the Huxton election, for tvliich Sievier stood, while Dey was a candidate for the county council. In cross-examination, Sievier admitted that Dey had several times lent him money, and that they had had considerable mutual betting transactions. Sievier, after a quarrel this year, again refused the ad\-ertisements, and Dey and Rono then circulated an alleged libel to the Huxton electors. Sievier incidentally stated that his betting account in eight months was £100,000, VancoiiA-er, October 14. From Juneau, Alaska, it is reported that Captain S\'erdrup, Nansen's commander, thinks the story given of the discovery of a new arctic continent js not true. Nansen drifted over the area and discovered nothing but. water fiiid small islands. ■■"-■■■ ""'"junnwria