BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10140, 29 August 1904, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright LONDON, August 27. There is a tremendous fire at Hobken, tltree miles south-west of Antwerp, and it is likely to continue for days. Leakage from the Russian Petroleum Company's .tanks caused an explosion, which sot fire to 40,000 tons of. oil, including the American Standard Company's stock. Six workmen perished. Th« damage is estimated at a quarter of a million sterling.

A conference of landlords and tenants at Dublin to discuss the land question, Earl Dfinraven presiding, lias dissolved the organisation formed m January last, and formed a new organisation styled the Irish Reform Association, to include Irishmen of all professions and moderates of both sides. Anotlier conference m Dublin, Mr Field, member for St. Patrick's division of Dublin, presiding, has formed a Town Tenants' Association with the object of obtaining security of tenure and prevent what are considered exorbitant reute.

(Received August 29, 8.45 a.m.) ii LONDON, August 28. The Russian Agricultural Department w I has arranged to send large shipments of C Siberia mutton and bee? to Suiithfield a* market. ... c<

The Daily Chronicle reports that M. Ddcasse demanded the recall of a foreign attache m Paris for trying by bribery to obtain information regarding the defences of France and her colonies.

Mr Lytbelton declined to allow the rights of British Indians iit the Transvaal to be curtailed. A Blue Book shows tilkifc almost Hmj entire white population is* averse to Indian' traders.

The .late Mr Wilson, Barrett's estate is valued at £38,862. '

Obituary: Dean Hole, of Rochester, aeta* 84.

Mr Broomhall; a recognised authority, m a letter to the Times, states that In- 1 dia's wheat export for tliree weeks amounted to 783,000 quarters. He declares thai. Lidla. is likely to compete with the Argentine for second place among the exporters of grain. Leniay's estimate of British- requirements of hops places the amount at at least 750,000 cwt, while the supplies are unlikely to exceed 472,000 cwt. PARIS, August 27. Dockers at Marseilles declare that unless granted eight hours and six frames per day the strike, will extend to all French, 'ports-. , PARIS, August 28. M. Jacquelin' beat Don Walker, the Australian cyclist, m a match over 1000 metres. Jacquelin won (he first heat by ten inches, and the second heat by 18 inches. ■ VICTORIA, August 28. Forest fires m British Columbia destroyed' five million' dollars' worth of timber. .