BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 60, 12 March 1906, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[press association.] THE BRITISH NAVY. March 12, 8.48 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. A test mobilisation of 60 warships oi. the reserve division was held at'Sheerness and Chatham to-day. OBITUARY. BERLIN, March 11, Obituary—En gen Richter, German writer and politician, setat 67. THE POSTAL CONGRESS. BERLIN, March 11. Germany proposes at the Postal Union to increase the weight of letters bearing the minimum postage rate to twenty grammes. SUCCESSFUL NAVAL EXPERI- , MENT. PARIS, March 11. A submarine successfully steered into Antibes harbor, near Cannes, France, by means of Hertizan waves. AFTER THE WAR. TOKIO, March 11. Manchurian commerce and trade are approaching the normal. The Japanese troops will be withdrawn in a few clays. CHURCH OFFERINGS. LONDON, March 11. The voluntary offerings of the Anglican Church during 1905 exceed eight million pounds. ASSISTED IMMIGRATION. LONDON, March 11. The Order of Foresters is providing a million dollars to form a settlement in North-Avest Canada with immigrants selected by the Salvation Army. A JAPANESE FREEMASON. LONDON, March 11. Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador in London, has been admitted as Past Grand Warden of Engglish Freemasons; BILLIARD MATCH. : LONDON, March 11. Roberts, conceding 2000, boat AVciss at billiards by 9000 to 7886. THE LATE KING OF DENMARK. LONDON, March 11. The-"Standard 1' reports that the whole of the late King Christian's personal estate of £156,550 goes to Prince 'Waldemar.