BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9795, 15 July 1903, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Eleotrio Telegraih— Copyright— United p r eBB Association LONDON, July 14. ' Mr Bfodrick, m the House of Commons, stated that the. weekly expenditure on the maintenance of the force m. South Africa was £110,000, or £45,000 above what the cost m England would be. { A fire m the N.Z. Shipping Co.'s s.s. Karamea's hold, laden with coal, m Albert dock, has delayed her departure. The Irish Land Bill second reading m £he House of Lords has been fixed for August 3rd. (Received July 15, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. A committee of Unionist Freetraders of which .Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is president, lias organised a Free Food League, with offices at 15 Victoria street. The committee unanimously resolved that with a view to securing a full debate on the preferential tariff suggestions of the Government, Mr Henry Hobhouse shall move m, the House of Commons a resolution calling attention to Mr Chamberlain's proposal and asking for the production of papers at the earliest moment. A Freetrade Union' has been formed. Mr Arnold Morley, president, said it was intended to urge that Mr Cliamberlain's policy is certain to complicate trad© relations with the colonies and endanger the stability of the Empire. The members of the Union include the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr Asquith, Earl Beauchamp, Lord Carrington, Sir W. V. Harcourt, Mr John Morley i the Marquis of Ripori, Sir George Trevelyan, Sir H. G. Bannerdwij and Sir Edward Grey. <"*& new body called the Tariff Reform League has absorbed the recently established Tariff League. The offices arc at No. 7, Pall Mall. The object oi' the Tariff Reform League is to- promulgate Mr Chamberlain's policy ana begin a widespread dissemination of information. The Duke of Sutherland is president of the Tariff Reform League. Samuel Henson was sentenced to death for the murder of his son at Ramsgate by causing an explosion m his residence. Dougal, the Moat Farm murderer, has been hanged. He confessed his guilt to the chaplain on the scaffold. Sir Robert Giffen, the eminent statistician, m a letter to the Times, suggests holding an inquiry into how far the self-governing colonies are really protectionist. He declares that the amount of the Empire's whole produotion, receiving the shelter of tariffs, doea not exceed one three-thousandth part, and allowing for protection one hundredth part of Australia's production. Sir R. Giffen adds that the increased purchasing powers of the colonies from any reduction of their duties would not necessarily be devoted to the purchase of iJfiitional British manufactures. Mr Qrainger, Agent-General for South Australia, m a letter to the Times, replying to a letter from Sir W. V. Harcourt and others, says no man m Australia or New Zealand asks for a tax on wool or meat, but for a reconsideration of the duties. Mr Grainger adds that if the colonies receive preference from Great Britain, they would gladly return to thu Motherland the amount of duties she collected on colonial products. This amount, whether' applied to the army or navy, will be a saving to the taxpayers of the Motherland. It is reported that the Czar will visit England shortly CAIRO, July 14. The plague is increasing at Port Said. MANILA, July 14. The Collector of Customs here excluded under the contract labor clause a British clerk joining the Chartered Bank. It is considered to be an attempt to oust British and other foreigners by preventing the lauding of assistants. PARIS, July 14. Mdvice has been received that a cyclone at Tonking caused damage to the extent of twenty million francs. One hundred and fifty natives were killed. (Received July 15, 10.2 a.m.) PARIS, July 14. While M. Loubet M r as reviewing the army at Longchamps M. Santos-Dumont fired a revolver salute from a balloon. ST. PETERSBURG, July 14. The Warsaw manoeuvres have been abandoned. This is supposed to presage an experimental mobilisation over the Siberian railway. PEKIN, July 14. The Port Arthur conference has ended. It is believed at Tientsen that Russia intends to maintain her position m Manchuria. (Received July 15, 10.14 a.m.) TOKIO, July 14. The political crisis has been settled. Count Ito has been appointed President of the Privy Council, and Viscount Katsoura resumes the office of Premier. The Marquis Yamagata and Count Matsukata have been made Privy Councillors. BERLIN, July 14. >rhp German Admiralty demanded a revision of the later sentence passed on the naval cadet Huesner, found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a soldier named Hartman, with fatal results. The demand •is made on the ground of public indignation, the sentence of two years being considered to be . ludicrously inadequate and injurious to the navy. NEW YORK, July 14. Fifty thousand skilled builders m New York have accepted the employers' terms abolishing the walking delegate, and appointing a joint Arbitration Board to settle disputes. Prices on the New York cotton market for August-September shipments are falling. (Received July 15, 8.58 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 14. A. wind squall caused the collapse of a tent at Denver, where 800 Christian Endeavorers were holding a meeting. In the panic which followed, 20 were injured. ; American exports of picked provisions have declined five millions sterling, largely owing to Germany's adverse regulations. ' • CAPETOWN, July 14. Sir Gordon Sprigg is; introducing a Loan Bill of £280,000 to 1 pay compensation for war losses. (Received July 15,18.58 a.m.) CAPETOWN, July 14. Botha, interviewed, said English criticisms of his Heidelberg speeches were unjust. The Boers' ideal was to see South Africa one great white nation, With all pulling together. He admitted Lord Milker's disinterested public spiritedness, but his despotism, even if wise, was still despotism. Since Lord Mil-, ncr exercised a controlling influence over uffairs he apparently mistrusted everyone. It was useless for representative Boers to jojo the Legislative Council to Believe Lord : Milner" of part of the reBponaibility.

VIENNA, July 14. The Nieu Frie Press states that Bulgaria has countermanded mobilisation along the frontier, and is withdrawing troops. Obituary : Baron Kallay, Minister of Finance. BELGRADE, July 14. A lieutenant, stationed on a frontior town of Servia has been arrested for threatening Maschin. Documents found at the prisoner's residence show that twelve officers were conspiring to avenge Alexander.