BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10575, 29 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

* • iPress Assn.-*-By Telegraph— Copyright.) LONDON, January 27. In response to the suggestion that the men discharged from Chatham dockyard and unemployed generally should be employod m the construction of a Channel tunnel as a, national undertaking, the Admiralty state that the Government is not prepared to support the proposal. (Received January 29, 8.40 a.m.) ' LONDON, January 28. Dr. Ford Robertson, of Edinburgh, Morißon lecturer, claims that he has discovered the bacillus of general paralysis of the insane. '

Obituary: The Rev. Hoskett Smith, who some years ago toured Australasia, lecturing on Palestine.

BERLIN, January 27. Advices have been received from Berlin that the P. and O. Company starts m February fortnightly services from Hamburg tit India at considerably reduced rates compared to the Hansa line. This is interpreted- in Berlin as an attempt to oiist the Hansa line from the Antwerp-India route. BERLIN, .nnuary 28. lhe Raise*, addressing cadets about to enter the army, urged a simple, moderate life, earnestly warning them against gambling, Avhich undermined comradeship and was morally injurious..

_ #i . :; TANGIER, January 28. J) notion between the Anjero tribe and followers of the notorious chief Rais'uli is leading to frequent murderous reprisals. Tine Anjeros burned three villages m East Taligier on Friday. Raisuli's guard is investing Tangier roods and murdermg travellers. Moorish troops are powerless owing to lack of food and desertions.

„ . PARIS, January 27. _ ranee is at present restricting herself to diplomatic negotiations regarding the commercial rupture with Venezuela. (ReceiA -ed January 29, 8.37 a,m.) NEW YORK, January 28. Van Schaiik, captain of tho excursion steamer General Slocuin burned on June 15, 1904, Avith great loss of life, has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for not having fire drills aboard.