British and Foreign Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11659, 19 January 1901, Page 3

British and Foreign Telegrams.

United Press Araoeiation.— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Receiver! January 18. 11.9 p.m. MURDER IN A TRAIN. London, January 18. Hill, an ex-soldier, shot and killed Pearson, an elderly farmer, in a lavatory compartment of a South- Western train, near Surbiton, and then shot in the cheek a widow, the only other passenger. Hill ruled Pearson's body and jumped off when the train entered lYauxhall. The widow, who feigned death, gave the alarm, and the murderer was arrested after an exciting chase. CRUISER ASHORE AT THE CAPE. The second-class cruiser Sybille went ashore at SaWanha Bay, Cape Colony. -The crew were saved. SCIENTIFIC COMMERCIAL • EDUCATION. Mr CharuberTain has urged the Birmingham University to develop a Research Institute and Faculty of Commerce. He insisted that Britain's existence as a great trading and industrial nation depended on a thorough scientific treatment of commercial education. Beoeived January 19, 8.52 a.m. THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION. New Yobk, January 18. The Venesuela asphalt concessionaires are trying to oust the American con oeeaionaires and are Utilizing therevolu tionary movement for the purpose. The Venesuelsns seized two British steamers whiclrwere sailing under the Venesuela flag in order to convey troops against the rebels: America has despatched the first-class battleship Kearsage and Great Britain the Scorpion. Received January 19, 8 56 a.m. PLAGUE AT HULL. London, January 18. Four of the crew of a, steamer from Alexandria, which touched at Algiers, have died of plague at Hull. AN ARBITRATOR APPOINTED. Mr Choate, American Minister in London, arbitrates between Great Britain and China over the sinking of the steamer 1 Ko waning at the commencement of the war with China. FRENCH RAILWAY IN ABYSSINIA, British capitalists finance & French concession for a railway from Jibutdl on the African shore of the Gulf of Aden to Adis Abeba with the right to continue it to the White Nile. THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION. Lo:jdon, January 18. The Prince and Princess of Wales will open the Glasgow Exhibition on May 7th. Westralia will be represented at the Exhibition. ANOTHER. MILLIONAIRE BRIDE. New,, York, January 18. Th^ daughter of Mr Rookf eller, the American oil millionaire, married Mr, Prentise, a barrister, of Chicago, Mr Rookfeller endows the bride with £10,000,000. A PRUSSIAN CELEBRATION. Berlin, January 18. Prussia hi celebrating' the bicentenary, of monarchy.