BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Otago Witness, Issue 3205, 18 August 1915, Page 16

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

LONDON, August 9. ! A verdict of suicide while suffering from temporary insanity was returned in the case of Dr William Warren, formerly of Melbourne,’ who underwent a minor operation at a nursing home at Marylebone, and • was found m the street under his bedroom window in a dying condition. He had been greatly depressed on account of one son being killed at the Dardanelles and another invalided home. August 10. It has been definitely announced from San Francisco that the trans-Pacific service of the Pacific Mail Company will cease on N ovember 2. [This message refers to the service between San Francisco and Honolulu, and does not affect the New Zealand-Sydney- , San Francisco service.] | August 11. The Government has notified Yorkshire traders that unless they remove their wool from the London docks immediately the Government will do so regardless of cost. It is estimated that about 80,000 bales are affected. Their removal would relieve the congestion at Loudon. I The Canadian Pacific and the Allan Line fleets are uniting. August 13. I The Daily Chronicle states that the I Kentish hop crop is one of the shortest on record, and is generally estimated at about ! half the average. This is due to the cold and wet weather and the prevalence of aphis. j Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius are re- | awakening. Two new craters have been formed on Etna. Immense clouds of steam and smoke are issuing, and three lava streams threaten to destroy the English , Casino at Messina. Taranto states that 37 earthquakes have 1 been registered in the region of the lonian j Isles since Saturday. . j On the grounds of the smallness of the church, the Archbishop of Tuam directed the burial of the late Father O’Toole out- 1 : side the church at Wesfport. The parish- j ioners vainly protested. All the deceased’s 1 predecessors were buried within the walls. , ' At nightfall the body was exhumed and I reburied inside the church. ; August 14. i ] The report of Lip ton, Ltd., sets forth j that discrepancies in certain stocks, losses j on certain investments, and costs incurred i in litigation have diverted a substantial 1 amount from the working capital. Sir Thomas Lipton has arranged that the com- ' ] pany shall not suffer any loss. The direc- I j

tors recommend a special provision of 1 £220,859 for depreciation, etc., and that no dividend be declared. August 15. i As a result of the Weed on Beck disaster 12 persons have died. PARIS, August 10. Butchers in the central markets are eslling frozen beef for the first time in the histdry of the nation at an average of 6d per lb cheaper than home-killed meat. AMSTERDAM, August 14. A newly licensed German pilot, wishing to show his prowess to the inhabitants of the city of Schlotheirn, made an exhibition flight, but on landing crashed into a crowd, killing 15 women. KINGSTON (Jamaica), August T 3. A terrific hurricane caused £10,000,000 worth of damage along the coasts. The sugar cane and banana plantations are ruined. The loss of life was not great. " TOKIO, August 11. Official: A Cabinet has been formed, with Count Okuma as Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pending the nomination of their successors, Mr Taketomi will act as Minister of Finance, Admiral Baron Ivato Minister of Marine, and Mr Ikki Minister of the Interior. j 1 1