BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12465, 26 May 1911, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press .'-Assn.— By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Keeeived 'Mnv 26, 8.5 a.tn.)' LONDON, May 25. The. official census of England and Wales is 36,075,000, an increase of 10.91 per cent. , The census returns are -as follows : — Adminstrative Coynty of London, 4,536.267, decrease of 13,306;. Greater London, 7,252,963, increase 671,561. Mi 1 Fisher is gathering data m connection with the Commonwealth lianj* proposal. He denies a statement cabled from Melbourne that he and Sir Wilfrid Laurier expected to arrange the.. Vancouver service iv such a manner as to^ pave the way for an All Red Route. 'While; moving a ladle of molten metal at tho Middlesborough Steel Works an axle broke, and six. employees were terribly scalded, one fatally. . The highest fc-cores so far for the Daily Mail Cup are: Australian' Rifle Regiment, Sydney,- and Ibis Rifle Club, London, Bf6 each, and Young, New South Wales, 813. Orange, New South Wales, scored 809. CALCUTTA, May 25. The Khulna riots have been suppressed. V BRUSSELS, May 25. Sixty thousand spectators at Ferdanck witnessed an eight-oar boat race between crews representing Ghent and •Jesus College, Cambridge, the latter winning hv three lengths. OTTAWA,, May 25. The . Canadian wheat crop is estimated at2CO,a00;000 bushels. ■;■■■..' There is a probability of a big labor strike m Vancouver; beginning on June 5, when all trades will be called out.