BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10448, 29 August 1905, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

iPress Asen.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) LONDON, August 28. ' Lord Roberts, speaking at Llanelly, ad. mitted the regular army was efficient as it could possibly be with the training received, but what was wanted, was not merely efficient regulars and auxiliaries, but tlie whole manhood of the nation, which was a [great potential reserve of force that would save the nation, and would seldom If ever be assailed. Received August 29, 8.55 a.m.) . LONDON, August 28. Burgess has again failed to swim across the Channel. He encountered a gale and gave up, after being nine hours iv tiie water. Tlie Standard reports that the British^ German combine has arranged to raise tho price of screws fifty per cent, and to refiain from international competition. The London County Council is offering domestic servants soliolarships of three months at training schools for cookery. Great damage has been don© by floods m Ireland. Nearly 3£ inches of rain fell m Dublin m 24 hours. The Daily Express's Kobe correspondent states tliat incessant rains have fallon, and it is feared the rice crop will be totally ruined. CAPETOWN, August 28. There is excitement on tlie Johannesburg Exchange at the discovery . that the popular Le Colntee mining field m Madagascar has been largely salted. BERLIN, August 28. Tlie fleet has been ordered to Swine, munde to greet Admiral Wilson prior to manoeuvring, and arrives to-day. Admiral Wilson arrived unexpectedly last evening and exchanged salutes with the shore batteries. (Received August 29, 8.33 a.m.) j, BERLIN, August 28. Lieutenant Paasche surprised 1000 rebels at Kipo, East Africa. The rebels left 73 dead, and many were dwwned m the River Rufigi. NEW YORK, August 28. Edwin Holmes has been indicted for defrauding the Wasliington Government by cotton juggling. •STOCKHOLM, August 28. Norway and. Sweden luave appointed commissioners to negotiate for a dissolution. The first meeting will be held on Thursday. Hongkong, August 28. Bakers at Hongkong and Canton have refused to handle American flour. American trade m China js paralysed. TANGIER, Augt.t 28. Moors at Cavija, near Tangier, fired rifles at a Spanish ship, wounding a I sailor.

. Constantinople, Aug. 28. Recent discoveries at Smyrna included sixteen bomb factories. The Armenian committee intended to fire the gasworks and destroy parts of the city. Many grenades and revolvers were found.