BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15900, 11 April 1912, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. military emigration league. LONDON, April 9. The Naval and Military Emigration League is appealing for £IO,OOO to enable ex-soldiers and sailors to emigrate. The League is at present selecting 300 ex-soldiers for New South D\ ales. BRITISH TRADE. The imports for tho month have increased hy £2,6)9.567. the exports have decreased by £l4-9.041, a.id the icexports have increased by £1,692,040. DECLARED VOID. LONDON. April 10. The Forfarshire Grand Lodge of Masons inquired into the initiation of Johnson, the pugilist, and declared it void. The lodge was required to show cause why it should not be suspended. MILITARY AVIATION. Tho “ Daily Mail,” attacking the Government for neglecting aeroplanes, says that Britain has only six officers flying regularly and only one thoroughly up-to-date aeroplane, compared with live hundred aviators in France and hundreds in Germany. CANADIAN NAVAL DEFENCE. (Received April 19. 11 p.m.) OTTAWA, April 10. Mr Borden declares that the Quebec “Chronicle’s” outline of the Government’s policy in regard to naval defence is foundationless, nevertheless some papers, while admitting that it is not proper that a policy should be promulgated before Mr Borden and Mr Hazen have submitted their scheme to the Admiralty, say-it is evident that means should be found to test public opinion in Canada, Britain and other dominions before Canada is formally committed to a definite scheme. TAXI-CAB ROBBER. NEW YORK, April 10. Edward Kinsman confessed to the recent taxi-cab robbery, implicating another. A portion of the stolen jewellery has been recovered. Kinsman was sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment. POLITICAL REFUGEES. WASHINGTON, April 10. Kagan and Lic-hatkof, two Social Democrats who escaped from Siberia, were granted admission to the United States on the ground of being political refugees.