BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 144, 16 June 1909, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[press association.] DEATH OF A PRESIDENT. (Received June 16, 8.55 a.m.) RIO DE JANEIRO, June 15. The death is announced of Dr Affonso Penna, President of Brazil since 1906. PLOTTING MONTENEGRINS. CETTINJE, June 15. Twenty-nine men, including a retired major, have been arrested in Montenegro for conspiracy to dethrone Prince Nicholas. SCOTTISH COAL-MINES. LONDON, June 15. The Scottish coalminers have given three months' notice to terminate the Conciliation Board. The men have accepted the notice. OPPONENTS OF FREE TRADE. NEW YORK, June 15. The Democrats are strongly opposing the clauses in the Tariff Bill proposing free trade between the United States and the Philippines. GERMANY'S BIGGEST VESSEL. BERLIN, June 15. The North German Lloyd's 27,000----ton steamer George Washington, the largest steamer built in Germany, has started from Bremen for New York. PRINCE EULENBURG. BERLIN, June 15. Prince Eulenburg's bail has been increased to £25,000 sterling, with the alternative of immediate arrest, owing to his taking an unauthorised journey from Berlin to Gastein. REST FOR "ROBERT." LONDON, June 15. In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone (Secretary of State for Home Affairs) announced the granting of a weekly day of rest for metropolitan constables. This would make 1500 additional constables necessary. DAMAGES FOR SLANDER. LONDON, June 15. Before Mr Justice Kenny and a ...special jury at Dublin, Alexis Roche was awarded £5 and costs against Sir Timothy O'Brien, of Cork, on a j charge of slander in calling Roche a j swindler in connection with a sale of horses. ON THE OTHER LEG. LONDON, June 15. The newspapers comment on . the English Lawn Tennis Association's • parsimony in deciding that it is un- ] able to guarantee an African, team its expenses to visit England to contest the Davis Cup, but stating that it is willing to send a team to Philadelphia if guaranteed. A SUBSTANTIAL" SAVING. NEW YORK, June 15. The Secretary to the American Treasury proposes to introduce into Congress in December all departmental appropriations in a single Budget. Hitherto individual heads of bureaux have been responsible and haphazard methods have resulted in deficiencies of £4,000,000 to £5,000,----000 sterling. THE SOUTH WALES TROUBLE. LONDON, June 15. Mr Keir Hardie states that if a South AVales lock-out occurs the fight will be not for an eight-hour day with a minimum of six shillings a day, but for nationalisation of the mines. He urges French, Belgian and German miners, not to supply English markets during the struggle.