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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 April 1910, Page 4

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BRITISH AND FOREI6N NEWS

[PER PBEsV ASSOaATIOK—COPnUOHT.] THE 5 KING>S~ HEALTH. LONDON, April B.—Sir Jfis. Reid, ETiysician-iit-brdinary to the King, denies that Ring Edward is suffering from influenza. He adds that, he is leading his usual life. BRITISH TRADE. Received this day at 8.5 a.m. LONDON, April B.—British imports increased by £6,106,928, exports by £2,486,885 and re-exports by £903,669 compared with the previous .March. TRAWLING. LONDON, April B.—As a result of the Commonwealth trawlers investigation Mr McCall (Tasmnnian AgentGeneral) has persuaded Mr John Forbes (Chairman, of the Scottish Fish, Oil, and Guano Company) to visit Australia in the summer -vith a view to tho formation of a company to introduce Scotch methods to the Commonwealth fishing industry. FESTIVAL OF THE EMPIUE LONDON, April B.—Frederick Cowen's Festival of Empire Orchestra is visiting twelve English .and Scotch cities. McCall delivers an Imperial address each evening. A hundred and fifty representative South A.ricans arrive in England in .May to take part in the Empire Pageant. SUGAR FAMINE.

LONDON, April B.—The Manager of tho Batger Company, a well-known London confectionery iirm, declares that England was never nearer a sugar famine. The advance in price in twelve mouths is practically thirty per cent The abolition of bounties on the Continent lowered the foreigners' Home prices and lessened their exports to England. VALUABLE PICTURES. LONDON. April 8.--Forty of the late Charles Yerkiss' pictures were sold at auction at New York and realised £134,000 including Duveens purchase ..f Turner's picture "Rockets and Blue Lights" for £25.800. It proved a record day's sale. Only one fifth of the , ( ition has yet been offered. NEW ZEALAND LOAN. Received this day at 8.55 a.m. .LONDON, April 8. -The snip of the recently issued New Zealand loan is quite a" one half per cent, premium. IDEAL HOMES.

LONDON, April B.—Princess Christian opened the Daily Mail's ideal homo exhibition at Olympia. Australia's display of various Stairs' products and photos of homesteads and scenery is attracting much attention. AC A INST A STRIKE. PARIS, April B.—The Reservists at Toulon and Bordeaux have refused to support tho .Mars illes strikers. V GERMAN DREADNOUGHT. BERLIN, April 8. The cruiser Moltke, a more powerful ship than tho Yon Dor Tnnn, has been Launched at Hamburg. This completes tho Gorman building scheme of 1908 THE HERO OF KHARTOUM. SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.- Lord Kitchener arrived at San Francisco and expressed his desire to be treated as a private citizen during his stay. DIVORCED. LONDON, April 8. —Catherine Thurston, novelist, divorced Temple Thurston'on the ground of adultery and desertion. Her husband insisted on living in the Soho slums for tho purpose of writing novels.

BISHOP OF LINCOLN. LONDON, April B.—Rev. Edward Leehick, Canon of the Manchester Cathedral and rector of St. Phillip's Salford, 11;is been appointed Bishop of Lincoln. THE WELSH MINING DLSPCTE Received this day at 9.40 a.m LONDON, Apiif 8 The final result of the ballot by tin- S< ith Wales miners was 97,273 fur and 3-1,963 against the acceptance of the proposals fur settlement IMPERIAL MI SSI ONERS. LONDON. April 8. Half a l-.zeii self-appointed and self styled fmperial missioners from Canada. South Africa and Australia are adducing meetings in England on Imperial Preference. They do not seek 'he support of poitical organisations and do not claim to be acting in a representative capacity, but they promiM- to undertake a revival similar to a religious i.ii". VOLUNTEERS ENROLLING. LIMA, April B.—Fifteen thousand volunteers have recruited here and a detachment has been sent lo the Ecudor frontier.

FIGHTING IN ALBANIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.—1). Javid Pacha wiili eight battalions retreated after attacking 13.000 Albanians at I])ck. There were many casualties. Shecvkil Paohn has despatched twelve mure battalions to Prishtina. COLLIERY TR'iiJ',l K Received this dav al 10.20 a ai. LONDON, April 8 The Smith Wales settlement has been signed except by Aberdare repiv-.entaHves LABOR LAWS. LONDON. April 8. Sir I; I'ricALP., again moved the prevention of Destitution ilill t oesiablish a Ministry of Labour and realise al a cost of £3,000.000 over toh present system the various recommendations of the minority report of the poor law commission, including the abolition <<i guardians and in:'king County, Borough or Lilian Councils responsible for relief of non-able btdied persons. After an interesting debate the motion was talked out.