BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12377, 10 February 1911, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) LONDON, Feb. 9. Imports to the United Kingdom in January increased by £6,785,087. Exports increased by £2,927,716, and reexports increased by £494,308, compared with the previous January. (Received February 10, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, February 9. Waihi shares are at 73s 9d and 76s 3d. At the end of January the territorials were 1514 officers and 44,106 men short of the full establishment. Peter Duckworth, a magistrate who impersonated a voter in. Lancashire during the elections, was sentenced to a week's imprisonment and seven years' disfranchisement. The Laborites are not contesting the Forest of Dean seat, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Charles Dilke. Mr Winston Churchill, Secretary for Home Affairs, says that the Government is bringing down legislation in connectoin with the Aliens Act. (Received February 10, 1.15 p.m.) The Australian Commonwealth Government has ordered two submarines from Vickers, 'Son and Maxim. BERLIN, February 9. The Kaiser is suffering from a cold, and will be confined to bed for the next few days. BUENOS AYRES, February 9. The greatest drought for a quarter of a century has ended. In every province drenching rain is falling. CAPETOWN, February 9. The chances of floating the Aotea are favorable. TEHERAN, February 9. The assassins of Said Ed Dowlehhave. been handed over to the Russian Legation. , .