BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11874, 25 April 1899, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE CRISIS IN CHINA. LONDON, April 23,

China has floated another loan for development purposes, which has been covered two-fold by French and Belgian financiers. THE SALVATION ARMY. At a meeting at the Mansion House, Mr Cecil Rhodes and Dr Ccckburn, AgentGeneral for South Australia, gave testimony as to the solid work done in the colonies by the Salvation Army. THE ITALIAN MAIL PORT. It is reported that the P. and 0. Company has asked Italy to make the Bay of Leucca the mail port, in place of Brindisi. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. • LONDON, April 24.

Signor Marconi will go to America in October to prosecute the introduction of wireless telegraphy. OBITUARY. Sir John Mowbray, M.P. for Oxford University, and father of the Hause of Commons, is dead, aged 84. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. NEW YORK, April 25. Senator Quay has been acquitted bn a charge of conspiring to misuse State funds. THE CANADIAN FORCES. OTTAWA, April 23. Major-General Hutton, Commandant of the Canadian forces, states that the standard of efficiency of the Canadian troops is below that of similar troops in other parts bf the Empire. S’ FORGERY OP BANK NOTES. VIENNA, April 24. The Burgomaster and the whole Town Council of Bazer, in Hungary, have been arrested for forging. bank notes. They were caught red-handed at work in the cellar of the Town Hall.