BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1906, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

.■"■£•.., ■■ " ~- T : • .:'■-■/ i«u:oeaph—copirioht. j [m OIM AMOCIATION.] ANOTHER MISSIONARY MAS....;SACRE IN CHINA. LONDON, May 16—The Tribune state* that a further "massacre of missionaries haft taken place in China. In this case the victims are Frenchmen. The massacre occurred at Ngahurei. '•

JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTRY.LONDON, May 16.-The Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent states that Baron'Hayashi has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and he will be succeeded by Baron Kamura, as Japanese Ambassador in London.

KING EDWARD'S HEALTH. LONDON, May 16.—King Edward appeared at Newmarket on horseback for the first time since his accident. <* PENNY POSTAGE. ROME, May 16.—At Sir Joseph Ward's dinner to the delegates to the Postal Congress, the American delegate invited Sir Joseph to visit the United States. He declared that universal penny postage was bound to come. The voting at the present Congress gave the movement a great lift. Ward expressed the hope that America would soon enter the restricted penny postage treaty with New Zealand. ' TIN MINES.. LONDON, May 16. The tin excitement still continues. Many old mines are being re-opened in Cornwall. THE NEW HEBRIDES. LONDON, May 16.—Mr Henniker Heaton asks if, in.view of the commercial and strategic potentialities of the New Hebrides, the Government are adequately safeguarding the British interest. ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY. BERLIN, May 16.—The Berlin semi-official press state that Britain and Russia are on the eve of a treaty safeguarding the present Asiatic possessions of both countries and also regulating the position of both in Persia. The German newspapers are alarmed at the appearance of this entirely new constellation in Europe. TRAGICIJUICIDE. LONDON, May 16.—The wifo of Kershaw, commander of tho steamer Ophir, committed suicide while on her honeymoon by walking deliberately into a millstream. She parted from her husband a short time before on excellent terms. A verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned at the inquest. MOSLEM SYMPATHY. LONDON, May 16.—The Sultan of Turkey is extremely displeased at Germany's want of sympathy in the recent trouble.