BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 118, 17 May 1909, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[PEESS ASSOCIATION.] • • A MILE BY "yERO." (Received May 17, 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 15. Cody, aboard an aeroplane at Aldershot, flew a mile at a height of thirty] feet.*

ENCOURAGING SCIENCE. LONDON, May 15. The Goldsmiths Company has given; £15,000 to the College of Science andi Technology.

CANADA'S PACIFIC COAST. LONDON,, May 15. Canada is negotiating for a British/ cruiser to be stationed on the Pacific coast, as a training-ship and for the* protection of the fisheries. "DREADNOUGHTS" AND LABORLONDON, May 15. Mr McKenna, replying to a question, said that the building of a) "Dreadnought" gives daily.work tof 1500 skilled men. Seventy per cent., goes to the cost of wages. "MANY HAPPY RETURNS." LONDON, May 16. Lord Roberts will celebrate his golden wedding on Monday. OBITUARY. \ LONDON, May 16. .

The death is announced of Lady),. Scott, mother of the Countess Russell. Earl Russell's first wife. TRADE UNIONISTS IN BRITAIN.. - LONDON, May 16. . The 1173 British trade unions have! an aggregate of 2,406,746 members* including 201,000 women.

A PICTURE SALE. LONDON) May 16. The late Mr Justice Day's collection! of modern Dutch and French pictures! were sojd by auction for £95,000. Tne Felton Trust (Victoria) 'secured one! for 120 guineas. . - .' W. AND A. McARTHUR.- . LONDON, May 16. The report of W. and A. McArthurf for the year to January 31st shows ai profit of £1706. A dividend of 5* per! cent, was paid on preference -shares,; and £364 carried forward. .

CHARGE OF MALVERSATION. NEW YORK, May 16. Augustus Heinge, formerly. presi-< dent of the Mercantile National Bank' of .-the United States, has been charged with applying 2,250,000 dollars to bis

own use. . • ■ - BRITAIN'S LATEST WARSHIP.

LONDON, May, 16. The battleship Temerake has beein placed, in commission with the Homei Fleet. She has searchlights of four million candle-power, and wirelesa telegraphic apparatus with a radius) of 1100 miles. '" ■ AMERICA'S GAMBLING ACT. NEW YOR&, May 16.

The New York courts have'decided^ - that the anti-gambling laws only, pro-* hibit the registration of bets on the*

course. The bookmakers ,are doing much business orally, the money being paid in envelopes.