BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2371, 30 May 1914, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYBKJHT, PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received May 30, 8.15 a.m.) FOR UNITED EFFORTS.

London, May 29. A conference has been arranged, to be hold in Westminster Abbey, on June 15, between fifteen Bishops and fifteen Nonconformist leaders, to discuss a basis whereon all denominationcan undertake civil and social enterpiises together. TEMPERANCE ACT IN FORCE. The Scottish Temperance Act became operative to-day. The hotels were not opened before 10 o'clock, and workmen resent their inability to obtain drink at the breakfast hour, agitating that breakfast be deferred. Several hundred workers in Glasgow refused to resume-work until the hotels were opened. AERIAL MANOEUVRES. The mobilisation of the military flying corps has begun at Salisbury Plain. It is expected that 100 aeroplanes will participate in the manoeuj vres on WJnt-Monday.

BUILDING TRADE STRIKE. The executive of the building trade strikers advised the acceptance of the terms-, which are the best yet offered to the London building industry, but the men are- determined to uphold their right to strike against nonunionist men. The strikers have received £150,000 strike pay. The stoppage of building operating has entailed a loss of £8,000,000. DISCOVERY. Dr. Low, a London scientist, claims to have invented a method for the transmission of light: enabling the production of iriiages before the eyes of a distant spectator. CAUSE FOR BITTERNESS.

Capetown, May 29,

A bitter newspaper controversy is in progress in Johannesburg over the omission of the National Anthem at the Empire Day parade, while cheers were called, for General Beyers, instead of the King. (Received May 30, 8.25 a.m.) "LANGLEY'S FOLLY."

New York, May 29,

Glenn Curtis aeroplaned successfully a considerable distance with Dr. Samuel P. Langley's flying machine, which was invented years before aerial flight was thought to be practicable. Curtis flew a short distance and alighted safely. Dr. Langley claimed he had discovered the secret of flight, but everyone ridiculed him, calling the machine."Langley's folly." The machine had been carefully preserved all these years by the Smithsonian Institute.

HINDOOS CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS,

Ottawa, May 29. Hindoos brought- the,, question of the Komagata Maru passengers before the India Office in London, claiming their right to enter Canada as agriculturists.

JAPANESE NAVAL SCANDALS

Tokio,.May 29

Matsuo was sentenced to" a triennium servitude, with the restitution of 400,800 yen, in connection with the naval scandaLs, and Captain Awasaki was sentenced to a year, with the restitution of 12,500, yen. Suzuki was acquitted.

SOLDIERS FOR THE KING. ( Scutari, May 29.

Several thousand armed Albanians are assembled at Alesso. They sent messages to King William offering their services. NATIONALISTS' , OVERTURES. London, May 29. Mr T. P< o'Conor states that the Nationalists are willing to give Ulster such strong political power as to make them masters of their own fate and armed against oppression of every form. 1

THE OAKS STAKES

(Received May 30, 9.25 a.m.) London, May 29. At the Epsom meeting, the Oaks Stakes resulted as follows: Princess Dorrie 1, Wassilissa 2, Torchlight 3. Tarrant, . the ex - Australian cricketer, has scored .10,000 runs the Middlesex Club since 19/15.and taken almost 900 wickets. His gate for the present season is 821 ruiis, giving an average of 91. V