BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11530, 17 March 1898, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric. Telegrap—h Received March 16,9.15 a.m. ALIEN IMMIGRANTS. LONDON, March 15, Mr Chamberlain has declined to recommend the disallowance of the West Australian Alien Immigrants Act. The reason given is that feeling in Australia is very strong upon the subject, and Mr Chamberlain does not desire to conflict with the decision arrived at by the conference of Australian Premiers. Received March 16,11.15 a.m. THE PAEIS EXHIBITION, A total of 58,880 square feet has been allotted to India and the colonies at the Paris Exhibition, hut they will be expected to erect their own buildings. The British Commission suggests that a collective display should be made. Colonial exhibitors can have their space remitted to the British building if they exhibit as British. Received March-16,10.15 p.m. THE JOHANNESBUEG‘SHOOTING CASE. CAPETOWN, March 15.

Further particulars show that Wertheim submitted to Joel and Strange (Joel’s manager), a scheme for redressing the grievances of the Urtlanders in the Transvaal. When the money to carry out the scheme was refused him, Werthbeim snatched Joel’s revolver from a desk, exclaiming, “ You know too much, and must both die.” Strange immediately fired at Werthbeim, hitting him in the mouth. The latter then shot Joel in the eye, killing him. He also fired twice at Strange before the clerks in, the office burst open the door.