BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1911, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

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ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN CRUISER. LONDON, June, 30.—The Australian Minister of Defence, the tlon. Mr. Pearce, has asked the Admiralty to place orders for the hull and armour of another Commonwealth cruiser, to bo named the “Brisbane.” IDENTITY OF FAMOUS PICTURE. LONDON, June, 30.—Mr. W. A. Horn, who is now the owner or the alleged “Duchess of Gainsborough” picture has arranged for its exhibition at the West End Gallery in order to enable experts to compare it with Mr. Pierpont Morgan’s similar picture. CORONATION CONGRATULATIONS. LONDON, June, 30.—The Colonial Office has published congratulatory Coronation messages from the Government of New Zealand, _ the Commonwealth, and the Australian States.

FOR NEW ENGLISH UNIVERSITY. LONDON, Juno, 30. Lady Wantage, Mr. George William Palmer, of biscuit manufacturing fame, his wife, and Mr. Alfred Palmer have given fifty thousand pounds each to endow a university at Reading, with a view to application for a charter as an independent university. Mr. G. W. Palmer gave a previous donation of fifty thousand in 1905 towards the same object. AEROPLANES FOR ARMY AND . NAVY. LONDON, June, 30.—Mr. H. Barber has presented the Army and Navy with two Valkyrie aeroplanes a piece, and the Government accepted the offer. CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER. OTTAWA, Julie 29. —There is a persistent rumour that Sir William White will succeed Lord Strathcona as High Commissioner and it is being given credence to by a statement that. Sir William White will leave for England for Jin indefinite period. HELD UP BY BANDITS. NEW YORK, June 29.—-There bandits held up an express train near Roseburg, Oregon, and robbed the registered mail but could not force the express car. The mail clerk threw several packages of registered letters into a corner thus saving them. A SECRET MISSION. OTTAWA, June 29. —The Dominion Government is sending Doctor Dahamel on a secret mission to Japan to renew, if possible, the Lemieux Agreement, which ex piles next January, and which restricts the number of Japanese entering Canada to 400 yearly. A TRUST PROSECUTION. NEW YORK, June 30.—The Federal Grand Jury returned nine indictments against associations and individuals forming the Wire Trust charging them with restraint of trade. Pierpont Morgan’s son-in-law is involved in the charges. PEACE TREATIES. WASHINGTON, June 30.—1 t is expected that the arbitration treaty Britain will be completed on Friday. A canvass of the Senate’s views indicate that there will practically be no opposition in the Senate, which understands that its treaty ratifying powers are fully conserved. Unofficial advices state that France is ready to negotiate a similar treaty. FIRE INSURANCE. CAPETOWN, June 30.—The Union Government has decided to carry its own fire risks on public buildings and railways. Policies amounting to £BO,000,000 have, therefore, been allowed to lapse. The premium quoted was less than a quarter per centum. CANADIAN RAILWAYS. Received this day at 9.20 a.m. OTTAWA June 50. — A conference of officials of the Canadian-Pacific and Erie Railways is being held at Winnipeg. This, it is believed, indicates that the former is contemplating an agreement leading to the eventual absorption of the Erie Railway. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. WASHINGTON-, This Day.—During the Senate debate on the Reciprocity Bill, Senator Cummins warned thv Republicans that the passage of the Bill would mean the ruin of the Republican Party. He contended that the Bill had been drawn imperfectly and consequently Canada was able to recognise one half of it without compulsion and accept the whole. BIG DAMAGES AWARDED. Received this day at 10.50 a.m. LONDON, June 30.—Before the King’s Bench, Airs Eleanor Curtis (executrix of the father of the late R. Master, a retired civil''servant), sued' Horatio Bottomley, M.P., for £57,835, which she alleged he obtained by selling deceased worthless shai'es. The defendant denied misrepresentation. A verdict was given for £50,000 damages. A stay of execution was granted on condition that the full amount is paid into Court within a week. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEME. LONDON, June 30.—Mr Lloyd George attended the National Conference of Friendly Societies, and after two hours’ cross-examination, intimated his willingness to reduce the minimum of approved societies to 5000. CHURCH AND STATE. LISBON, June 30.—The foreign churches have been granted exemption from the clause in the Act, placing the financial affairs under the Portuguese Government control. NORWICH SHOV* LONDON, June 30.—The day’s attendance at the Norwich show was nearly double that of the Liverpool. PARLIAMENTARIAN BANQ OETTED. LONDON, June 30. —Lord Leicester presided at the luncheon to 60 overseas Parliamentarians. Mr Livingstone responded for Australia. BEQUEST DECLINED. LONDON, June 30.—The executive committee of the Miners’ Federation of Britain rejected the South Wales miners’ appeal to financially support the -Rhondda strikers.