BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 135, 5 June 1909, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[PEESS ASSOCIATION.] A Sl/CCESSFUL LOAN. (Received June 5, 8.45 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 4. The Russian railway loan was corered twofold. FRANCE RECOVERING. PARIS, June 4. The population of France in. 1908 increased by 66,333. The decline in the death-rate represented 48,266, and the increase in the birth-rate 18,067. THE FA-KU-MEN DISPUTE. LONDON, June 4. China has now withdrawn her proix)sal for arbitration in regard to the J'a-ku-men railway, and has expressed a desire for negotiations. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS. PRETORIA, June 4. j The Central South African RailI ways Company is constructing 400 ' miles of line in the Transvaal and sixty in Orangia, at a cost of £1,600.----i 000 sterling. ! LOSING NOTHING. BERLIN, June 4. The tone of an article in the Deutsche Nachrichten in reference to the Press Conference indicates that Germans are closely watching every, effort to promote unity of the British Empire. STATE-OWNED CABLES. LONDON, June 4. Opportunity will be taken at theJ Imperial Defence Conference in July to discuss the question of State-owned; cables. In all probability the first Imperial cable would be between.1 Britain, Ireland and Canada. CLAIM FOR A MILLION. PARIS, June 4. The Egyptian Appeal Court has disallowed the claim of Khedive Ismail's heirs against the Government for £1,----000,000 sterling, arising out of the sale of Daira Sanieh lands, which IsI mail surrendered in satisfaction of his I debts. CANADIAN PACIFIC "PUSH." MONTREAL, June 4. The Montreal Herald states that th# Canadian-Pacific Railway Company" are spending six million dollars on the enlargement of the terminals at. Fort William, including new docks, steel freight sheds and extensive cold storag6' SAVED FOR DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, June 4. In connection with the sale of Holbein's picture "Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan," the purchaser wa» about to sell it to an American for, £75,000 when subscriptions saved it for the nation. One anonymousdonor gave £40,000, and the Treasury) added £10,000. ■ , ■ [The picture belonged to the Duke' of Norfolk's collection, and was sold! by him ;for £66,000.]