BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12790, 15 June 1912, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Press Anns—By Telegraph.—Copyright.) / LONDON, June 14. » All the representatives on the Imperial Trade Commission, excepting New Zealand's, are at present m London. After concluding > investigations here the Commission Twill visit Australia first, arriving m February., .'.'..■-..■ ' The, Ad.ea.bh ,'is . announced of Admiral ft. L« Pearson..' - (Received June 15, 10.15 a.m.) . , Mr' yerripn 'Hartshorne is' leading a campaign''agairiSt A.the syndicalists m South Wales: •'; ' Dr. -Robert Bell/£xpOn«nt of the system of treating cariqer, by dieb wibliout operation, has beeir awarded £2000. damages,- also, costs, for libel, against' | the British Medical Association and Dr. > E. F. Bashford, principal of the Imperial j Cancer Research Institute, alleging m i the British Medical Journal that Dr. | Bell Avas a quack. Many leading, doctors gave evidence; mostly disagreeing with Dr. Bell's system, but that ib was worthy/of consideration. •■ -i . , (Received June 15, 1 p.m.) The Congress- of the Chambers of Commerce has closed. It approved of the Australian Chambers of Commerce resolution m- favor of an' Empire trade mark, arid Mr Paxton's resolution for a uniform company law throughout the Empire. '.. A'' A Central News correspondent at Dehibat states that Turks attacked the castle at Lebda on Wednesday, and! drove off. the Italians, vyho left fifteen hundred dead. The Turks had fifty killed and 15 wounded. ' ' ST. PETERSBURG,. June 14. i Ab Lodz five robbers sbopped a bramcar and shob at.and killed the motorman.. Two Jewish riierphanbs were AA'Oiinded. Two men and; a Avoman sbole front' bhe Vicbiirisa!.thousand roubles, and escaped. Mounted , police and gendarmes with dogs are pursuing 'them.' • ■ \ (Received June 15, ,12.10 p.m.) | Details . the enquiry ,irito the Yushchinskyyca(Be,at Kieff slioav that the.boy was not', a i victim of the ritual of the order, but Was killed, as he -was suspected (jas; aji informer 1 ;hy a gang- of thieves Wvhereto he belonged. [A great ouitcry was 'made against the Jews *n Russia, OR 'the. ground that the "boy referred- to was killed as a sacrifice; m connection .Avith Jewish ritual!] ;rAjWASftINGTON,. June 14. , Charges! of : intrigue against Major General, W^od' wero made during a de bate c«i -jthe; Army Appropriation Bill. A measure. depostang him has been! passed i.by; both Houses and hoav waits President Taft^s signature. ' ■ .... | (Received June 15, 12.10 p.m.) ..'-. NEW YORK, June 14. A<> Pertliamboy, New * Jersey;/ a thousand strikers stormed' the American Smelting Coi's plant. Deputy-sheriffs Avarned the crowd to,Adcsist,'bub ( fruitlessly. The . sheriffs • then opened fire, one striker being killed - and three injured. •/ ' OTTAWA,-June 14. The Mormon activity is increasing. A clergyriian interfered Avhen the Mormons sopglit.^to,; induce girl immigrants at Montreal to join them. The clergyman called the_. police, and the -Mormons were hustled frorii the landing stage. A A . ..... . ■. A proposal to return to the Americans . the historic gun captured at Bunker Hill during the War of Inde?endence has aroused fierce opposition, lie proposal was made m conjunction with, the hundred year's ,-peace celebration.