BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 120, 19 May 1909, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A MULLAH'S DEFEAT. (Received May 19, 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 18. A native British force defeated the Somali Mullah, and recovered 1600 camels. t MR CHAMBERLAIN. LONDON, May 18. Mr Chamberlain is stronger, but still has to be supported on either side when walking. . THE HAINES SHOOTING TRAGEDY. NEW YORK, May 18. . Captain Haines has been sentenced indeterminately to imprisonment for a period of 8 to 16 years. THE DEPOSED SULTAN. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 18, Abdul Hamid is not allowed to have' writing paper, or any means of communication. Nobody is allowed withing 50 yards of his house. THE SHARE MARKET. LONDON, May 18. Bank shares are quoted as follows: Australasia, buyers 1084, sellers 109£; Union, buyers 64, sellers 65; National,, and New Zealand, buyers s|, sellers s|. ' RUBBERISED LEATHER. LONDON, May 18. A rubber-tanned leather company, j with a capital of £250,000, whereof half is issued to the public, has acquired the ■business of the Rubberised' Leather Company. ; ■ STOESSEL AND NEBOGATOFF. ST. PETERSBURG, May 18. The Tsar lias ordered the release of General Stoessel and Admiral Nebogatoff from the fortres/3 of Sts. Peter and Paul, on the ground that their health is seriously affected. , A TRAITOROUS BARGAIN.' ' '■.*■ AMSTERDAM, May 18. '

A sergeant of engineers has,been arrested at Utrecht "for offering to sell to Germany plans enabling the latter Power to frustrate arrangements to flood the country on an invader's ajn proach. DISCRIMINATING AGAINST CHRISTIANS. LONDON, May 18. Reuter advises that the authorities are attempting to punish only Christians concerned in the recent massacres ;at Adana. A special commission from ■ I Constantinople is forcing the Armen- ■ ians to \leave the refuge camps, though no' protection is> offered them. A CANADIAN ENTERPRISE. OTTAWA, May 18. \ M. Brodeur, Minister for Marine, speaking in the Dominion House of Commons, said that the contract for deepening the St. Lawrence channel to 30 feet, and completing 35 feet of the channel from Montreal to the sea, will shortly be begun. \ • • OBITUARY. LONDON, May 18. The death is announceu of Mr Geo; Meredith, the well-known novelist. • Later. Mr Meredith died at Boxhill after an illness of only three days' duration caused by chill, heart failure supervening. His son and' daughter were present. * TMr Meredith was born in Hampshire on February 12, 1828, and was consequently over 81 years old. Me was educated in Germany.'His publications date from 1851, when he issued a book of poems, numerous products ot his prolific pen following, his last ! publication, selected poems, being | issued in 1901J- ' |