BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10956, 26 April 1907, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn.~-By Telegraph. — Copyright.)

LONDON, April 25. Mr Churchill lias been created a. Privy Councillor. JudgiiKiit has been given* that the stranding of the Suevic 'wax:. due' io'. the fault ol the master hi maintaining full speed towards land in hazy weather I ,: Con, sideling Captain Jones' previous record and his conduct after t-he casualty f the Couit decided to suspend, his certificate for three months only: ■ ''/ (Received April 26, 8,35 a.nn 1 )' : " Pedlar Palmer, a well-known , pugjll.t, has hpi-iv arrested for striking aha Killing an uukuowiv fellow-pH_enger in^a. race tram at Croydon because l)tc pusß-nger refused to stJ6p singing, In the House, of Commons a discussion on the. Budget is proceeding. Socialist members led r by Mr Snowden bitterly assailed the Government lor doing so little lot' old age pensions and remitting tuxes benefiting the middle classes. Several Radicals and Liberals resented the Socialist exaggerations. Mr Deakin is awaiting "overtures respecting the ■', Vancouver and new Australian man contracts. Glasgow conferred the freedom of the city on the Piince of Wales. The University of Glasgow also conferred a Doctorship of lifl'ws on Ins Royal Highness. Mr William Hughes, in tlie presence of man v high military and nuval uuthori- . tics. Lord RobeiU presiding, unfolded ' his 'Tl views oil the compulsory training of udults for defence purposes. heading leather importers infbrnied Sir W. .Ly'iie thjit the strict enforcement of the Cbnunerec Act in respect to tlie undue loading of leather with sugar and glucose liad proauced an excellent effect on Australian trade. The. Customs recently discovered American samples loaded Io tho extend of 25 per centum. Mr Balfour, ut the Colonial institute dinner, referred to the Premiers as the representatives of "the great sister nutions." ST. PETERSBURG; April 25. M. Aikemoff, a reactionary, lias been appointed president of the Council of the Russian Empire. Four revolutionaries killed the Governor of the political prison at Odessa in revenge for illtreatment. Owe assailant was captured, ono committed suicide, and the others escaped.