BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13171, 29 July 1911, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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London, July 27,

The Maharajah of Gwalior has given the King £8000 as a Coronation gift. Tho King has devoted the sum to the King Edward memorial hospital fund, Army and Navy charities, and to tho fresh air fund of tho Ragged Schools' Union. Middlesex dismissed Essex for 28 on a good wicket. J. W. lioarne captur- j ed six wickets for 17, including the j hat trick. They wore mostly yooglies. Mr. T. M. Healy called attention to Mr. Lundon alleging in the House of j Commons that even Mr. O'Brien wasj descended from Nagle, the informer. 1 Mr. Lundon refused to withdraw the j statement, and Air. O'Brien shouted, "Then you're an infamous liar and scoundrel." The Speaker professed that he did not hear the incident. The Prince and Princess Alexancloi of Teck were out driving at Windsor when the horses bolted. The Princa was cut, and the coachman injured. Calcutta, July 27. 'A punitive expedition, numbering 2000 troops, is leaving early, in October to punisii the murderers of Mr Williamson and party, who were masacred in Assam in April. Ottawa, July 27. The cocaine babit is spreading in several cities in Canada, and 150 arrests were made at Montreal in 12 months of persons using or selling the drug. Teheran, July 28. The ex-Shah's Turkoman troops pillaged the town of Shahrud. The feeling against Russia is becoming intensified.