BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12588, 19 October 1911, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.? LONDON, .October ;18. Under the will. of the Countess' of Seafield the estates follow the title,, and are left m trust for the present Earl, who is entitled to reside m one or ..' both houses. He has his. income increased, and when he dies the estates go to his successor- The will provides legacies 'for,', public . institutions, estate officials, relatives, and ' servants. The New- Zealand Shipping Co. Yhae declared a' dividend of 10s per share.a nd a bonus of 2s '-6'd. 7 : \ , .'■' The Marconi Company *is increasing its capital by issuing a quarter of a pillion of ordinary shares. ".The coriipany has secured, control of the YPrussiah Wireless Cpmpariy of St. Petersburg. .The Sleeping Sickness* ' Commission, under the auspices of the Government and Royal ; Socitey, with Sir David Bruce as leader, is proceeding to" land with a view to iriquiring. if the existence of the fly responsible for the disease depends 'rippn the presence of big game- If so it may *> involve -the wholesale destruction of the latter. Lady •Bruce accompanies;,. her .husband. . , Ijprd Halsbury, 1 .in a ' letter to tjie Tiriies, declares %tia% ,the' ; Halijbury Club is ,-n^ actuated, by any'd^loyalty. to the leader 'of the l party. Its riiefhbers desire 40, 'c0-operate with all unionists. in.fightJng for the T urii6riist earisVto thetutnlost of vtheir ippwrfar. ' •' J:-.- : '-7 : :7ys : X The Cambrian cpjliei's v resolved' that investigatioii :•■' of a dismissed' man's grievances by a workmen's epmmittee should precede a ' A deputation interviewed the management* , to withdraw the demand for reinstatement, and work is being resumed to-day. (Received October 19, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, October 18. , T A lecturing cairn paign has been begun m rural districts with the object, .of -advertising Australia- A motor waggon. 'is used coritainihg a ciiijematograpla""picture outfit. V :

Lord Loreburri, at the Cutlers' Feast at Sheffield, referring to the troubles abroad, remarked that .despite evil, prog- . nbsticatioris he w&s an optimist because, the nations were gi'Ot^ingly ;■' dependent on 'one another. :.' Kegarding industrial disputes, he declared 'that it. was bad policy to look only at 'symptoms .: or consequences.; .;-' The Government must go deep to see if , th : ere „)yss a ground for discontent ""and unrest, and then to remedy removable, wrongs. The Australasian footballers defeated. : *'-' England by, 11 points to 6. - • fe: ..■•>."'■., In June, 1910, Houl'der Brothers A^ere paid £1000 by .the' Newport Municipal , ity as demurrage, *for delay m loading operations of steamers during {he" arbitration of a dispute. The arbitrator has', now awarded tkerii ( tiri additional £1600, on account of the^iriadequate police pro-, 'tection. / -7J ; 'V,;:.. ' ■'*'''■ ■" ■"'' „!The Earl of C^rrihgtpn, presiding at the National- Congress for rural developriient, said it Was not sufficient to ahow the small holder how to increase. the pro duction, but, they must also organise tho distribution and sale of produce. The Bpard of Agriculture had framed' a scheme to form country competitive societies to handle produce, also to 1 , 'grant loans to members. !.-..",. *.. At the Australasian v. England football (Northern Union rules) there were' 4000 spectators present. The weather conditions were . favorable to England, which had ,a representative team, but ,they missed several chances. 'In the first • spell the ; colonials .played, a fast game, and at half time .were leading by a goal and two tries to dne try. Craig and Famswprth scored, , Francis converting ' : the fatter s try. There wa* even, fast play inthe second spell, with little advantage either way, each scoring a try. # ST. vPETE^SB*UR.G. October 18,' Pnnqe • Troilbelski has succumbed to his wounds. His murderer was a relative of. the. Prince; '•.'.' TEHERAN, October 18. Bussia, maintains its objection to Captain Stokes' appointment; on the ground of Persia's inability to employ him exclusively m the "Sbhth. • ; -Mr Morgan Shuster, Treasurer-Gen-eral, declares ' that .-' the success of- his scheme of financial- reorganisation is incompatible with Russia's attitude. He blames Russia and Britain for .interfering m Persia's, regeneration. :■'-. V CETTINJTE); October 18Alba,nians and Servians atTpek, 80- -, rane, and Djakpva a.re resisting enrol]ment, and there have 'been some disturbances. The Turkish invoked military assistance. n , BERLIN, October 18. . A duel with pistols arising- dut of a i love 'affair at Dace between- two stu- ; dents, Dietzen, ; aged 18, and Vonnecker, aged IQ, was . fought at Rudolstadt. I Vonnecker was shot dead,' tfhgrqupon Dietzeri shot himself, it is feared fatally. '.*'.-- •-,*.•• ' OTTAWA, October IS. ,™ c Liberals do not intend to oppose i the majority qf Ministers seeking re..eJpctibp through acceptance of portiqhPSi. . v .•' ' - r NEW YORK, October 18. Plans are being mat-ured at Seattle tor the. -amalgamation' "of the Alaska Coast and North . Pacific Steamship lines. The njtergi&r wtfl be -the Jargest ever effected on the Pacific Coast. A fleet of. fourteen vessels is involved.