BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11898, 23 May 1899, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. A DIVORCE CASE. LONDON," May 22. Lady Rose Leigh, a daughter of the Marquis of Abergavenny, has been divorced by her husband, John Blundell Leigh, of St James's Palace, London, on the ground of her'adultery with Earl Cottenham. RAPID NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. PARIS, May 21. The v building of a French cruiser named the SufEcenvWas commenced at Brest in Januray r and-she will be launched in July. This is claimed to be a record in naval construction. MADAME BERNHARDT. PARIS, May 22. Sara,Bernhardt's performance of Hamlet here isnleclared to be a wonderful achievement. Her conception of the part was that of a frail mystic. MURDER OF A MILLIQNAIRE. NEW YORK, May 21. Daly, the Anarchist, murdered a New York millionaire named English, because he refused him alms. THE PLAGUE. CAIRO, May 22. • Two Greeks have been found in the slums of Alexandria suffering from plague. The authorities in Greece and Italy will impose quarantine on all vessels touohing at Egyptian ports. EMIGRATION PROM CRETE. ATHENS, May 22. The Cretan Moslems are emigrating wholesale in obedience to orders from Constantinople; <