BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10932, 28 March 1907, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) LONDON, March 27. Mr Asquith accepted the spirit , and letter of Mr Bennett's resolution, declaring that it was necessary to readjust the burden of taxation m order to provide urgently needed social reforms. The resolution was agreed to. Mr Hills denied that the Ministerialists were able to finance _ social programme under the freetrade system. Sir Joseph Ward has suggested a chess matcli between New Zealand and British members of the House of Commons, and is arranging for cable facilities. The Edinburgh University offers Mr Deakin a Directorship of Laws. Britain and Italy have entered into an agreement si_apb_ying reciprocal relations m Somaliland, ensuring greater efficiency of any punitive measures. The Customs authorities informed the Agents-General that m future they would not detain Australian leather for sampling nor charge duty on sugar where the loading did not exceed 10 per cent. (Received March 28, 8.12 a.m.) The Moderates seemed a large victory at the elections of London Board Guardians. . . _. A portrait of John Burns, by Percy Spence, a Sydney artist, has been accepted by the New Gallery. Mr Hughes indicated at the Navigation Conference six points to which Australia attached most importance. They were prepared to accept the Board of Trade's certificate of survey for British ships, but considered it insufficient under the existing system for foreign ships. Australia wanted an adequate standard of seaworthiness to be applied to all ships. The Labor members of the- House of Commons entertained Mr Hughes at luncheon. Mr Justice Kekewitch has given judgment m favor of Mrs Jalland under Wagstaffe's will. Mrs Jalland was convicted of bigamy m January last. Nearly' £2oo,ooo worth of the Sueyic's cargo has been salved. Members of the Times Book Club have resolved to form a publishing company, with a capital of £50,000. ' Blewdin, a New Zealand light-weight, -was defeated m the first round of the amateur championship. ' PRETORIA, March 27. Mr Smuts, at BoksDurg, eulogising the work of the Education Department m the past five years, announced an early extension of education on national lines m the broadest sense. He foreshadowed the abolition of Christian national schools, established by the extreme section of the Dutch. NEW YORK, March. 27. Judge Fitzgerald has Been appointed a Commissioner of Lunacy to determine Thaw's mental condition. MOROCCO, March 27. Ujba has been occupied by the French. The natives are much concerned. SIERRA LEONE, March 27. Tlie centennary of the abolition of the ■stafe trade has been celebrated with great rejoicings at Sierra Leone.