BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13271, 23 November 1911, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[FiiEas Aesociation—Copyright.] London, Nov 22. The tour of tho Australasian footballers has been extended into Febuary.

At tho sale of the library of Mr dfred Henry Ruth, the vice-presi-lont of the Bibliographical Society, a Jagazino Bible realised £5800. A first ditioii of the Biblo with tho date: irinted at Mainz in 1-162, brought J3050. A Flemish manuscript "Poor Man's Biblo" realised £'600.

Tho births in England and Wales for he third quarter of the year total "22,601, and the deaths 140,956. The lirth rate is the lowest on record. "The Times" has been permitted to publish the full text of Sir Joseph Ward's invitation to Queen Alexandra to visit New Zealand, and Sir D. N. Probyn's rep'.y, intimating that Queen Alexandra regretted her inability to accept the invitation. It being months since the last case of foot and mouth disease occurred in Britain, the Irish restrictions have been removed. The Inviucibles of later types will be re-named battle cruisers. Pekin, Nov 22. A highwayman at Homm attacked md robbed missionaries escaping to Shensi. One missinnarv was wounded. New York, Nov. 22. The Skngit river, "VTaslnnKtr.-n State suddenly changed its course. The floods have cut a new channel almost where surveys had been made for a •iow channel contemplated by the United States Government. Thus a million dollars have been saved, Now Orleans reports earth tremors recorded at a distance of 3000 miles south easterly. At Muskogco, Oklahoma, two cowboys rode up to the church windows and shot out tho lights. The members of the congregation crouched on tho floor for safety. Afterwards the men of the congregation secured rifles and pursued the cowboys, but witiiout success. At Austin, Texas, a company >~-f United States militia weify ordered out to report upon a party of alleged revolutionaries who were attempting to cross the border into Mexico,