BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10603, 3 March 1906, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright) LONDON, March 2. Mr W. P. Beeves addressed a meeting of manufacturers and shippers, with the objeei of promoting the interests of the Christchurch Exhibition. ' Speakers m the subsequent discussion 6aid they were favorably impressed, emphasising New Zealand's decided preference for British goods. King Edward shortly makes a cruise m the Mediterranean and meets the Kaiser. Sir Edward Grey, replying to the International Arbitration Peace Association's description of the Anglo Japanese treaty as a vague, and dangerous contract, declares this view to be based ou the assumption that Japan intends to demand increased military or naval expenditure ou the part of Britain. He adds that t hero is no foundation for such a report. (Received March 3, 7.48 a.m.) Arabs at. Maaghil attacked a repairing -depot of Euphrates and Tigris steamers, and killed Glanvilze, an English engineer. The cost of education iv the United Kingdom for the current year amounts to £16,504,951. Tho London General Omnibus Company are expending ou« million pounds m providing ' three hundred and fifty inotois during the year. Mr Beit denies that he lias made a presentation to^ Hamburg. The New Zealand Skipping Company's 6.c. Wakauui has had a breakdown. The cylinder of her engines wa« destroyed. If it it> found impossible lo repair it she will be towed to St. Vincent. The steamer Kuivingtou is conveying fourteen hundred of General Booth's emigrauta to Canada. Sixty-five per cent, are agriculturists and fifteen mechanics. CAPETOWN, March 2. Colouel Mackenzie has arrested tue principal agitator m Natal, Mho is an educated native. OTTAWA, March 2. Canada .i« taking Halifax dockyards, aud will pay the Admiralty £2000 annually for five years. * BUD A PESTH, March 2. With tht view of enlisting sympathy, Count Apponyi is HUorlly visiting France and Great Britain, addressing meetings, explaining the aims of the Hungarian coalition. M. Koasuth will have a similar mis6ion m Italy. BERLIN. March 2. Mr Beit has presented Hamburg with one hundred thousand poilnds sterling to establish a university. NEW YORK,' March 2. UcUida, Japanese Consul-Genera 1 at New York, evoked cheers at a banquet by proposing a triple commercial alliance between •Britain'^ America, and Japan, to take- tile fullest advantage of the open 4oor \n China. .