MISCELLANEOUS.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11736, 19 September 1906, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

London, September 17. Carter, of New Zealand, is at present in Nigeria, and expects to reach England in December, after completing a pedestrian tour of the world. Great Scott has been awarded Sat 21b in the Cesarewitch Stakes, and Noctuiform Bst 41b. The latter is favorite.

Healy won the 100 yards and 220 yard3 Invitation Swimming Eaces at Belfast, beating Irish records. Obitaary — Eear-Admiral Sir Edward Ohichester, aged 57.

Mi; Haldane, Secretary of State for War,, in the course of his recent speech, said that Unionists would pull themselves togetherjearly enough to prevent the Liberals remaining in office for a decade. Any Government had been long enough in office after five years. He added that under Sir Edward Grey as Foreign Secretary the relations abroad had improved, and those with France were closer. Sir ~ Edward Grey had brought us into friendly relations with Eussia, notwithstanding the latter's difficulties. Moreover our relations with Germany were better than they were a short time ago, and, beginning from next month, Germany would commence to withdraw nearly half her trooya iu Soutn-Wesc Africa. Mr' Haldane further said that the Liberals had sought to meet legitimate labor grievances. Paris, September 17. . Tbe police have broken up a gang of 100 international coiners at Paris, arresting 55 persons. Documents showed ramifications of the gang at Dresden, London, Edinburgh,Barcelona, Chicago, and in the Argentine. Many young students have been employed to pass coins. Tokio, September 17. Japanese journals regret that Russia still discriminates against Japanese in Northern Manchuria[and Vladivostok.!