BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12099, 17 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright) ;. ;.': ■ LONDON , March 16. There are forty deaths from cholera qi^ily atßatavia. ' '" ■■■ ■-... ' Sir James Read, physician-in-ordinary to the King, believes that King Edward caught a slight cold during his journey from- London to Biarritz, but states that there is no fever. His Majesty, as a iprecauton, remained indoors yesterday. i, < (Received Manch 17, 8.20 a.m.) LOWDO'N, Mtfrcir 16. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution^; boats saved 644 Jives from 43 vessels m 1909, .

Mr Lloyd Cteorge is suffering from neuritis, aiid taking ft .rest for a week. i Xieutenants Flakes and Biddlecombe, •■PPJknial officers, -liaye .< passed -their examination m navigation Jand pilotage for thfes command i>t torpedo oraft. . Queen AJe;mndra: exhibited her Bassel hounds at /Manchester ; Shaw, and secured twp...firsts, two seconds, one reservo, and two highly commended prizes. <■"■ The Advisory; Committee of the Board of Trade includes tlie Hon. Hall- Jones. Lord Avebury, Lord Strathcona, Sir A. Spicer, and Mr W. - H. Birchenough. The aldermen nominated for the London County; Council by the moderate party liaye been elected. They : include Lady St. Helen, Messrs Harold Cbx. and .Geoffrey Drage. , (Received March 17> 9 a.m.) ; ; LONDON, March 16. ■■: The Treasury return .shows the y<ivenuo to be. £123,786,000, as compared with SIZQjZZZjRQQ for the corresponding period of I^o9, leaving £39,054,000 to be; -collected m a fortnight if the, Treasurer's estimates are 'to be fulfilled* ■.....'■ NEW, YORK, Mardh 16. Senator Aldrich has .inti'oduced a Bill m tlie. Senate to establish a commission to inquire into Government .business metlio'ds, with the view of reducing expendituro m tiio various departments. 'Senator Aldrich asserted that he , could siivb; £60,0C0.,000 per. annum. ' W^AWFAX, March 16. A* Bill has been ' introduced into the •Nova, Scotia Legislature for the' compul. soi v recognition of /organised labor. ■•■ ". ;■••• WASHINGTON, March 17. The Hon'se;"pf' Representatives Coru--'mit^qe. on NnyivL AJtairs at Washington has approyedv 6f an approprMtiqn ■ of jeiQOiPOO to -raisV the wreck, of the battleship Maine' at ■ Ha.yana (the sinking of ,-whioh '■ wu»i;-. the;- -direct- cjiuse" of tho Span ish T American wai 1 ). The wreck is reported to be a.menftce to navigation. ; y v OTTAWA, March 16. ■: The Canadiatt. jloiisc of Commons, iifter-: 25 hours' . s'itt,ino ; j positively refused to pass the St. : Lawrence Power TVaaismission Cpmpany?» Bill, on tho ground that it is calculated to exploit the water . power of the river for the benefit of United States speculators.