BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 5 March 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

, [press association.] .'.'.:"(r THE QUEEN. (Received March 5, 9 a.m.) LONDON March 4. Queen Alexandra has practically T&covered from her iudisposition. OBITUARY. LONDON, March 4. The death is announced at Maderia ■of Mr Joe Thompson, a well-known Australian, sportsman.. THE USUAL EXCUSE. LONDON,'March 4. Mrs Despard, a suffragette, who was Imprisoned last week, has Deen released on the ground of iMiealth. , AN AUSTRALIAN JUMPER. LONDON, March 4, Mr G. D. Murray, of Adelaide, won the long .jump at the Cambridge University sports with 20ft 11 in. A BANKRUPT INSTITUTION. LONDON, March 4. A receiving order lias been made ■against Alexis Moreton Mandville, founder of the London -and Paris Ex--ohange Company. NEWFOUNDLAND POLITICS. ' • ' ■ ST. JOHNS, March 4. Sir R. Bond. Premier of Newfoundland has resigned. Sir Edward Morris, who has an equal number ot •supporters, has formed a Cabinet. THE OXFORD M.A. LONDON, March 4. The .Congregation of Oxford University, iby 136 votes to 108, defeated a proposal to abolish the present-easy , system .of obtaining the degree of Master <6i Arts. AN INDIAN SEDITIOINIST. LONDON, March 4. The iPrivy -Council ;refusedi peTmis:sion to Tilaik Paranjpe, proprietor of the newspaper Kal, to appeal without healing counsel for the Indian • Govlerninent. JAPANESE TRADE, v TOKIO, March 4. .The JLower .House of theJDie't at Tokib 'has passed the Ship Subsidy IBill, which has a currency of five years. It provides subsidies for ■routes vfco Europe, .'North :and South America, and Australia. CANADA'S TRADE WITH 1 , ' ■ FRANCE. OTTAWA, March 4. Owing to the "Franco-rOanadian Con-. wetttion, Canada is increasing the, •subsidy-to direct steamships from £15,000 to £4"0,QQ0 annually. The ; «peed will he linerease<l and the voyages more frequent. A BAD SPECULATION. JJDJNDON, March 4. ; 'Princess"'Radziwill, ,who once claim--«d :6vef a million sterling against the Hate-Mr (Cecil Rhodes, has beenj imulcted :in the 'Chancery Court for! £15,000" compensation to persons who, -.undertook to ; raise money for the; ' llawsuit. ■'■'■{ PORT OF LONDON BOARD. , '.■'.'':. LONDON, March 4. , The Port of London authority has ; rbeen Mr' William Wed-! .dell, -Sir .Christopher Furness, Mr Brightman, Mr Gorling (Secretary <df the Society of Watermen), and.Mr Anderson (Secretary of the Amalgaibers. ■ :! .. '■ . ■