BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 March 1910, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[PER PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] MR ROOSEVELT. CAIRO, Tlis Day.—Mr Roosevelt, n an address to the Egyptian Uuvorsity, expressed the abhorrence of the civilised world at Boutro’s murder, which was the pinnacle of infamy. He emphasised the right conception of the functions of education. A constitution was futile unless the people rely on self government. “NO ENCUMBRANCES.” LONDON, March 29.—Mary Gaunt, a novelist, in a letter, to the Times, quotes the proverb that a frontier is hard on women and horses. Nowhere does individuality pall more markedly than on the immigrant who is unprepared to imitate the earliest settlers, risk something and incur some deprivations for their own future'. It is better to stay and starve comfortably in old England. The letter justifies the Australian farmers and asks whether an English mistress, engaging a cook, would not dismiss her on the discovery that she was likely to become a mother. BURGLARS STEAL £BOOO. NEW YORK, Match 28.—Burglars stole £BOOO from the post, office at Richmond (Virginia). THE AMERICAN GUN ACCIDENT. NEW YORK, March 28, Admiral Hubbard reports that the accident at Charlestown (Olangapo Island) was due to the premature discharge of a three-inch gun. The breech block was thrown across the deck, and eight, killed and several injured. AUSTRIA AND TURKEY. VIENNA. March 29.—Arrangements are now in progress relative to the Austro-Hungarian heir pivsumpt ive's \ Git lo Constantinoplc.

A PERILOUS EX I T.R 1 E.VTE. Received I Ids dav at 9.15 CAPETOWN, March 29.—Six bundled men of the Wiltshire Regiment, accompanied by Lord .Methuen, left for PleU-rinnritzsburg to surprise the militia camp. A storm caused a watercourse to rise suddenly and 150 of their number were isolated on an island, caused by the loiivnls. I'i.ur were drowned. SENTENCED Ed: SEDI TION. CALCUTTA, -March 29.—The Editor of Swarajya newspaper, published at Allahabad, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for publishing seditious articles. > COAL MINE ON EIRE. LONDON, March 29. -The Nnrtliuniborland Colliery dispute has —niil in a tire earning hold ot the Raddille Colliery. owing l" the iieghe; , a lire harriers. The i.v.o rs are I! "■dor.: 'lie mine, which has thrown a thousand hands of hands out of wotk. A Ml RDEK. I.(»N I H i.N. March 29 Jes>ho| ■ a funnel employee at tit" t aiiib-rv II Empire Tin litre, stabbed Healy. a stage carpenter. d. alb aftet last night's performanc- s TREATY RATIFIED. LONDON. Manli 29. 1h- .Morning Post's Washington correspond, in states that Air Bryce. British Amhas sailor, has notified Canadas acceptance of the waterways treaty. AN INTERESTING DISidVERV. LONDON, March 29. I’rofe-sor Mine, a seismogiaplter, has prov <1 that, the earth, at a mile and halt it 'in the sea, swings dininalh with toe tides. In the Dish Sea. it depress <| the shores producing a dellec.i.m ••qnal to an inch in sixteen mil s.

POSTAL RFFOKMS. LONDON. .March 29 Mi Sam.i -1 Doslmast'-r-G.-neral) alt-ini'-i the I' - till Clerk's Association eoiiforeiice a: d endorsed Ills pl er.'iless"! ' i nl' , n of Trade I'nions, but did not ref-r tin- l.'oiifereiico's resolution claiming freedom in lie- exercise »f polito-al rights. CKRM \ N \M Mil'll'' LM'FD! I H >N BERLIN, Merch 29. lent Id-h Tier's object m undertaking an \nl.oetif Expedition is In ase-rlani tie- i n Inal relations of tin- great land mas- s of the Fast and West \nlarciic lbproposes to stall 25 degrees West , f Ihe meridi.'l II of < > I'eeim ieh.

JAPANESE SPIES. MANILA. .Marcii 29. Two d-ipan-ese. who lately arrived m ;he I’lulippile's, bribed a nnmle-r of ibe Aim iican Engineer I nips lo lake jdiongraph' and secure plans 1 p"U di-.ef.veiv, an engine*.r ivvvab-d the scheme, dapai,ese residents declare that tie.' prisoners were acting f<>r a European power. ABKTI 1 N’t; A Ml BDKB. CALCUTTA. March 29.-- Kainate and two cotifedera'os were found guilty of abetting in the murder of .lacks .u Die i*idlector at Nasik, and were s*-n- ---| eliced lo ilealll. Two olhel's Heir s- II t**nc*‘tl to transportation for life ami another to two yeai’s impiisoiim.nl with hard labor.