BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1914, Page 6

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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GREAT DIPLOMATIC COUP.

ROME, June 27.—Servia has achieved greut dipl'im itic triumph at the expense of Austria. She lias signed a cencord with"the Vatican establishing an Archbishopric at Belgrade with jurisdiction over Roman Catholics with the old frontiers, and a Bishopric at Uskub v.'hose jurisdiction will extend over the new territories ceded to Servia under the Peace Treaty. The Austrian religious protectorate over Catholics is thus abolished excepting over the edifices built with Austiian money in North Albania, including the Albanian district-; allotfd to Servia by treaty. THE BBASSEY INCIDENT. BERLIN, June 27.—-Lord Brassey declares that he was not arrested at Kiel. He was treated courteously and detain:d a few minutes as mutual explanations were unintelligible. He afterwards dined with the Kaiser. VIOLENT STORMS. NEW YORK, June 27.—Large sections of Wisconsin, Minnesota and lowa, have been devastated by the third violent storm in a week. There are many railway washouts, and there is water :n some of the towns to 4ft. dee]). Wide areas of country are buried in sand and mud from the flooded rivers. PACIFIC CABLE. LONDON, June 28.—The Dominions' Commission, understanding that the British Government refused to lay down the Atlantic cable, approached the Western Union, and the latter offered to lease the line from England to Montreal where it joins the Pacific Company's line. The company is willing to consider giving the use of another of their lines in the event of a breakdown. It is understood that the Dominions Commission, after consulting Dominions Commission, after consulting the Canadian Government next motnh, intends to recommend the acceptance of the Western Union's offer. THE AMERICAN NAVY. NEW YORK, June 27.—An order banishing intoxicants from the navy operates from Ist July. As the "wet" days draw to a close speculation increases as to how the decree will be accepted. Under the new regime officers are not allowed to have liquor aboard the ships or on .any naval reserve.

A MEMORABLE CONGRESS. LONDON. June 28.--The Salvationist Congress has closed. It was a memorable success. Mrs Bramwell Booth s address in the Albert Hall emphasised that the Army's strength lay in an inward invisible sicm of love, with its twin expressions of sympathy and courage The proceedings terminated with a solemn declaration of faith and service.