British and Foreign Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11816, 13 November 1901, Page 3

British and Foreign Telegrams.

United Press Association.—By. Elecs trie Telegraph.-rCopyright. Received' November 12. 11A pfm. CONGRATULATING NEW AMEER. Bombay, November 12. Lojd. Curzon is sending an influential "Mahommedan deputation to conmm. grafulate the new Ameer of Afghan- " istan. Received November 13, 12.14 a.m. DEATH OF A MAGISTRATE. '* London, November 12. Obituary.—Sir Franklyn Lushington, Chief - Police Magistrate, London. a.'Quicker mail service. The Daily Express states that the Oceanic Steamship .Company is urging Great Britain to abandon the Suez Canal route for the Australian mails-in favour of the five days quicker 'Frisco route. Received November 13, 9 a.m. . MISS- STONE'S CAPTIVITY,. Sofia, November 12. Bulgaria is retarding Miss Stone's release, trying to compel her captors to take refuge in Turkey in order tosaddle the Sultan with, the compensation. ' ... ELBGTRiq railway: speed. ' as 5, Berlin, November 12. On- aftwi electrical railway from Mafunp^oeto Zossen, in Prussia, an engine attained a speed of 105 miles an hour. GERMAN AMBASSADOR RETIRING. - •/•' -London, November 12". Count/Satzfeldt, the German Ambassador in England, is retiring owing, to iIL-health. J I^PLEASE OF A LORD. Lord iwilliam Nevill, who was convicted.- of fraud in connection with money fending transactions in February / 1899, and sentenced to five .years' imprisonment, has been re]eased> _ DEGRADING A QUARTERMASTER 'Actings Quartermaster ■"- Sergeant Brew,' South Staffordshire Regiment, has beeh'.'publicly degraded for allowing meal passed by the inspector tc be .substituted by other.