BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 December 1911, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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GOVERNMENT DEFEATED. LONDON, December s.—During the Scottish Land Bill debate in the House of Lord's,;.,Lord Balfour of Burleigh's amendment to give the President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, instead ; of the Secretary of Scotland control of the foot and mouth regulations with a view to securing uniformity, was carried against the Government by 51 votes to 18. THE OIL TRUST. Received this day at 8.5 a.m. NEW YORK, December s.—Mr John Archibald succeeds Mr Rockefeller in the Presidency of the Standard Oil Trust. DYNAMITARDS. NEW YQRK, December s.—lt has been disclosed that dynamite was discovered in Robert's iron works at Tacoma in September in 1910. An explosion was prevented just in the nick of time. Memanigal and James- McNamara at that time were registered at a local hotel.' The Detroit police are considering tlie question of bringing Memanigal there to stand his trial on a, charge of dynamiting the Government Buildings several years ago. CHEAPER CABLES. Received this dav at 9.20 a.m. LONDON, December s.—The Hon. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster General in the House of 'Commons announced a fifty Per cent reduction in the rates in imcoded public and press cable messages to Australia. Both would be liable to be deferred. The reduction in public messages commences on Jannary Ist, and that of the Press cable immediately. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. LONDON, December s.—Percy Easton is suing Wood, a jeweller, for damages for malicious prosecution in connection with the La Milo case in 1910. OBITUARY. LONDON, December 6.—Sir Henry Day Ingleby, who shot himself, is dead. .He had undergone an operation and the second operation was impending. COURT LIFE.

PARIS*,- December. (6. Euralia's book dealing with Spanish Court life, is a tremendous success. MADRTD, December 6.—The Cabinet has decided not to deprive Eulalia of the rank of Infanta. The discussion of the suppression of her allowance of £7,000 is at present undecided.

JAPANESE NAVY. TOKIO, December 6.—A compromise between the militarist and economists has been effected whereby the Cabinet has consented to the expenditure of 92,500,000 yen, spread evenly over six years. The construction programme provides for a battleship and three super Dreadnought cruisers. It is hoped by economics to cover the expenditure in 1912. LOS ANGELOS ELECTIONS. NEW YORK, December 6.—Great interest is being taken in the Mayoral election at Los Angelos. Women are' voting for the first time. Alexander Good, a Government candidate secured a majority of 50,000 over.Harriman, a Socalist. * Harriman was. the attorney representing the McNamaras. A drastic prohibition ordinance was defeated by a majority of two to one. WHITE FIENDS. NEW YORK, December 6.—At Menphis, Tennesse, a mob of white land tenants waylaid two negroes aud one negress on the way to market. They tied them to their cotton waggon and burned them to death. The mob objected to negroes settling on certain lands. THE POSITION IN PERSIA. LONDON, December 6.—Lord Lanrington's Committee will start for Persia in January to studv the situation there. FRANCE AND SPAIN. PARIS, December 6.—La Republique Francaise alleges that M. Baillaux semi-f-'fficially conveyed to King Alfonso a message, stating that it would be dangerous to the Spanish Dynasty if the Madrid Cabinet did not display conciliatory spirt towards France. King Alfonso replied that Spain was not Portugal.