BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12411, 22 March 1911, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Presa Asan.— By Telegraph. — Copyright-) LONDON, March 2L The butler at Lord Joicey's Montgomeryshire home discovered a former servant escaping by a windoAV. .The latter dropped a packet of famous canvasses which had been cut from their fmrAes, including Turner's "IJvpli," valued at £10,000. V, , 1 Lord Balfour of Burleigh, speafdng at London, said that the King isjleeply interested m tho, co-partnership, homing 'question. As chairman m the „Hychy of Cornwall, he .has been working . Jvith the King upon a large, scheme of housing m South London. , , j The Probate Court has revoked {probate of the will of Mrs Mary Ogden, who is still alive m Ifew Zealandi jHer husband secured probate by; inqans, of a so-called Alfredton certificate of dqath. The Court sent the papors relating to the case to, the Public Prosecutor. , (Received March 22, 8.30 , a\m.) i LONDON, Maroh il. The largest graving doclf m the world has been . completed at Belfast. The suffragettes' anti-census ; campaign is , growing. They are. arranging night entertainments tc* keep them away from ■> their homes, so as to avoid making • returns, thus causing considerable anxiety m official circles. - •. ■ .. . , - The. Lincolnshire Handicap resulted: Mercutio 1, Brandimirttine 2, Spanish Prince 3. • , ( Arthur. Kidman, of Sydney, Avho j has visited the principal" abattoirs of Canada, ; United • States and Europe, considers,. states that the public abattoirs at- Homebarfr; Bay, when completed, will rankj!ia'.. ono-of the best m ,the world - ' The Women's -Social Political Union's report shows that .." 400 members of .the House of Commons are pledged to support suffrage.*' £9000 h*te b«*e,n : received towards . £100,000 asked for the campaign fund. •

An Alien Bill to be introduced by, Mr Goulding, Unibrdst'member' for Worcester^ provide* • increased powers for iexpelhng icohvicted aliens.- It prohibits aliehs carrying -waapdria, and ni&kes their admission to ; England rharderl.' ■ CAPETOWN, March 21. ' IhJ the Unrori Assembly: Sir \E. Wafton complained of the. extravaganfe*' of jthe Government. He urgs_ 'tKaV while funds allowed' they should contribute to the agricultural development of .the country. ' Mr Merriman supported the charges. ' •,""'■■' ''■'•• ' PARIS, 'March 2L Twel\-e persons bitten by rabid dogs have been sent to f the ; Pasteur Institijte. ( ' (fSeoeived March 22, .lO.jO aVyi.) j M. Paulhan's new 'military aeroplane, made of steel throughout, had, a successful trial. ' ' ;';.'■ ' , * ' . HONOLULU^ March 21. ' The cholera outbreak has ended.' ST. PETERSBURG, Murch 2t The Cfcar has accented M. Stolypin's resignation',, and ' M. f KokbSvtzoff, Alinistor for Finance,' succeeds M. Story pin. VIENNA, March 2K An. agitation has "baen^started ip Pjarliament, urging, this Government to .delay the . oonslructiohj,: of AvarsliipS; and to- negotiate Avith Ita^..f9r an arbitration treaty. ? , , CON, STANT?IN <tPLB; 1 ' %Jch 21. ■' The conventions |flßy^feen. fhe ' Porte and the Bagdad ' Railway CQnjfiahy have been signed. • . " TbKIO, ,jT«rch .21.. , A motion m thepiet, .condemning the Goyerijmehtij' .polipy regarding jthe British and. American' treaties, was negatived by. a largo mpSrpily.,, „