BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 April 1911, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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WEST CANADA MINERS' STRIKE. 'OTTAWA, April, 22.—The Dominion Government have apointed the Rev. C. W. Gordon, a i well-known novelist as chairman of an arbitration board to settle the Western Canadian miners strike.

QUEENSLAND LOAN. LONDON, April, 22.—The Queensland Government's loan prospectus has been issued. The scrip carries six months interest as, early as the first of July, next. It is to be first redeemable after the year 1950 and finally twenty years later in 1970. Referring to the loan, the Daily Mail comments upon the length of its term. states that the existing loans yield more, owing to the earlier redemptions..

AUSTRALIA'S ADVANCEMENT. LONDON ,April, 23.—The "Globe" states: —Australia's naval policy, allied with her land settlement development specially in the Northern Territory, will revolutionise her position in the world."

THE INDIAN SHOOTING AFFAIR

CALCUTTA, April, 22—It is stated that there is great uneasiness over the murder of the Munshiganj native witness. Three men broke his door with hatchets, and shot the witness in bed in the presence of his wife, and children. RICH GOLD FIND. OTTAWA, April, 22. The Ophir mine, at Ken Ora, in the province of Ontario, is the scene of a rich strike of gold. Experts declare that the mine will probably prove the richest in the American Continent. FATAL EXPLOSION. NEW YORK, April 23.—A tank car exploded at Saint Louis and killed three and injured nine. CHESS BY CABLE. NEW YORK, April 23. In the Anglo-American cable cfhess match, England scored six points and America four. SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC. NEW YORK, April 23.—There is much small-pox in Alaska. ARISTOCRATS ILL, LONDON, April 23.—Lord Lansdowne's recovery is retarded by a severe cold. Lord Northcote is seriously indisposed. GERMAN-CONSUL GENERAL. LONDON, April 23.—Richard Kiliani is gazetted the German ConsulGeneral for the Commonwealth, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. A COMBINE'S TROUBLES. LONDON, April 23.—The AngloScottish Malleable, iron combine is threatened with disruption as the Scotch makers have decided to revert to free selling, owing to harassment by continental competition. Some are undercutting.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

CAPETOWN, April 23.—Sir David Graaf replaces Hon. T. Hull as one of South Africa's representatives at the Imperial Conference. THE RUSSIAN PREMIER. ST. PETERSBURG, April 23.—1 n conferring a decoration on M. Stolypin (the Premier), the Czar, in a rescript paid a warm tribute to his beneficent measures dealing with the peasantry. PROCEEDS OF CHURCH PROPERTY. LISBON, April 23.—1 t is estimated that the Government will secure £6.000,000 as the result of the confiscation of '"church, pi-operty. "PEACE ON EARTH." LONDON, April 23.—Mr Ramsay MacDanald M.P., speaking at a peace arbitration meeting at Leicester, read a letter from a distinguished French statesman saying that as soon as England and America arranged a treaty France would join. CANADIAN COPYRIGHT ACT. LONDON, April 23.—The new Canadian copyright law strikes a blow at British authoris and publishers and destroys the uniformity of law within the Empire. It insists on every woi'k being registered before publication and every copy printed in Canada.

SUCCESSFUL AVIATION. BERLIN, April 23.—Prince Henry aeroplaned 32 miles in forty minutes.

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23. Ffty cases of cholera occur daily amongst the troops and insurgents at Yeoar. A SERIOUS CHARGE. NEW YORK, April 23.—John McNamara, (Secretary to the International Bridge Iron Structural Workers' Union), has been arrested at Indianapolis, charged with murder in connection with the Los Angelos Times dynamiting episode. Quantites of explosives, alleged to have been placed in a barn in the city by accused, were discovered. A brother of accused together with another man, has been arrested at Chicago in the same connection. TO EXPLOIT NEW T GUINEA. LONDON, April 23.—The Pacific and Papua Produce Company has been registered with a capital of £150,000. GETTING BETTER. LONDON. April 23.—Lord Onslow is making favorable pi'otgress towards recovery. THE PLAGUE. THE HAGUE, April 23.—1 n Java yesterday there were thirteen fresh plague cases, including one from the pneumonia form. There were five deaths.