BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 1315, 11 July 1911, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Press Association—Copyiught.]

1 London, July 9. . George Hay, a cyclist, who overtook Splitters, a motor cyclist,, near St Albans and seriously wounded him with a revolver after demanding money, has been found to be insane.

The_ Richard Bennett collection of 500 pieces of Chinese porcelain was sold for £250,000, and remains in England.

A further expedition has left ]Snghuul to search for the Cocos Island (South Panama) treasure. It is estimated that twenty million sterling was buried by pirates early in tho 19th century.

One hundred and nine German working nien visited London and tho provinces under the auspices of the adult school movement.

New York, July 9. Six hundred horses have died from heat at New York in the last six days. The cost of living is still rising in the United States. The Bureau of Labour reports that the prices of 257 commodities in 1910 showed four per cent increase on the previous ye. and 1.6 per cent higher than in 190, when prices established a record.

Copenhagen, July 9. Sir J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, has arrived here. He is interviewing the agricultural experts, and investigating the extension of emigration from the Northern countries.

Lisbon, July 9. About 35,000 troops have been sent to the Northern frontier.

Toklo, July 9. Japan is building two Dreadnoughts of 27,500 tons, and all four will be ready in 1914. Three are fitted with Parsons' 64,000 horse power turbines, and the fourth with the Curtis turbine.

President Fallieres told Sir George Reid that he could rely upon bis personal efforts in tightening the bonds of France and Australia.

Paris, July 10.

Johannesburg, July 10. Mr Saner Minister of Railways, in a speech, said he favoured an iucreisod employment of whites b;y the Government. He declared that otho importation of coloured lnbour from outside the Union was alarming and "liould not be permitted.

Teheran, July 10. The Government has requested l!:p services of Major Stokes, "the Brit'^h military attache, to organise a 1 *\ul gendarmerie.

Port Said, July 10, A case of plague is reported.