BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12200, 16 July 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright) LONDON, July 15. Lieutenant Filchner will have only one ship m the Antarctic expedition. He will work westward from Goatsland. Doctor Bruce's expedition will proceed from Goatsland eastward. . Lord Brassey, m a letter to the Times, nrgea the Government to , furnish the Duke of Connaught with an escort of Dreadnought cruisers on the- occasion of his visit to South Africa. The voyage should be extended to Australia. It is unnecessary, Lord Brassey says, to enlargo upon the political consideration of (he voyage. A powerful squadron visiting Australia would mean credit for the J v , ** ld wonld onlar €c the recently unduly limited experience of the youngeY officer.*. < ■ % (Received July 16, 8.5 a.m.) The Melbourne Trust proposes to acquire the Mercantile Batik assets for. mterlja £24,086.. payable by the-issue to the Mercantile of 120,330 Trust- ahareß enabling the distribution of nine fullypaid four shillings shares for each pound share. It idso proposes to issue by way /of dividend new debenture stock, representing a considerable extent the difference between the Trust's share of capital and the value of its assets after the Mercmtile's absorption. At cricket Jessop made one hundred and sixty-two, including two sixes, out of two hundred and, thirty-eight made m two hours against Northampton. The Daily Mail states that Earl Grey's term has been extended for a year. (Received July 16, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 15. On the ground of deception, Judge Benson annulled the discharge of the late Charles Cflayton's bankruptcy. He died m Australia m 1905. An uncon v ditional discharge was given m • 1901/ His will revealed the fact that he left £12,000, chiefly invested by methods of deception m Australia before his discharge.

A Blue Book on Tibet shows that Sir. E. Grey on April 8 strongly warned China that treaties' and trade agreements must be observed, intimating : "We are prepared to protect Nepaul, Sikkim, and Bhutan," and adding that it was inadvisable for China to increase her troops m the "vicinity thereof. Sir E. Grey, m reply to Mr Cowan, said that Great Britain was ready to co-operate with other countries m compelling the ruler of Morocco to conform to the practice of civilised States, and give an effective guarantee for the abolition of torture. ' , . Commander Clarkson sails for America to-morrow to make a final inspection of the plant for the Commonwealth small arms factory at Lithgow, m New South Wales. The late Sir Malcolm MteEacharn's gross estate has been sworn at £421,321, including realty of £163.211 and personalty of £50,069 m the United Kingdom, and personality m Australia amounting to £208,010. He has bequeathed his Australian property, with the income from his residuary property m the United Kingdom, to his wife for life, to be divided afterwords between his children. A sum of £5000 is bequeathed to the Royal Caledonian School, ! and legacies are left to clerks m McIlwraith and McEacharn's offices. The Premier, m reply to Lord Castlereagh, said that a German syndicate had resumed bounties on exported and manufactured articles of iron and steel. The German Government, so* far as he was aware, was not associated with the Arrangement. Mr' Lloyd-George, m a letter to the Law Society, says that he is sorry if he offended them, and he explains that his criticisms on the Society were not intended to suggest that individual members, for the sake of their pockets, would advocate what was contrary to the public interest ; nor did he intend to reflect upon the Society's honor < and reputation.

PARIS, July 15. Weiss, an Alsatian tailor, committed suicide at Rheim*, after seven unsuccess. ful attempts by drowning, - hanging, shooting, and stabbing. * Finally he succeeded by means of suffocation. Mimic aeroplanei warfare m the. French camp at Monrmelon proved the possibility of one aviator shooting another while both were flying. NEW, YORK, July 15. A fire destroyed seven blocks of buildings at Portland, Oregon. One • mftn and 200 horses were killed. CALCUTTA, July 15. Six, natives were burned to death on the roof a residential block m Bombay, (".lie jumped from • the roof, and was killed." • ■ More seditionary leaflets have been confiscated m Bengal. Several arrests have been made m Calcutta. TEHERAN, July IS. The capture of Ispahan by revolutionary troops is denied. HONG KONG, July 15. It is officially notified that the Portuguese have occupied CoJowan Island, and that the Chinese pirates have fled. YOKOHAMA, JxUy 15, The American steamer Mongolia lias been stranded at Shemidzu. \ BERLIN, July 15. The Tageblatt's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that a Japaneae-Rus-sian railway "agreement • is m course of preparation and will bo announced m Augus:. German Catholic organs announce that Agata Ratibor has been excommunicated for marrying Prince Frederick William, the Kaiser's cousin. VIENNA, July 15. It is announced here that the Powers have agreed to Montenegro being treated a Kingdom m August. .... -■