NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11977, 27 May 1902, Page 3

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

British and Foreign Telegrams. United Press A'ssc^on.-jßy Electric Telegraph.— Copyright, deceived -May 26, 10.24 p.m. KA.AI" CONTRIBUTION 1U THE * IMPERIAL NAY*., London, May 26. Instead of presenting the I^gJJjJ' Government with a cruiser the Natal Government offers to contribute i3o, 000 annually to the Navy. NAVAL ARMAMENTS. The Lords of the Admiralty witnessed an impressive experiment at Bar row-on-Furness. A shot from a sixinch fitted with Johnsons cap, Ses Srforated a six-inch Krupp plate Zd'iS backing; while an uncapped shot failed to perforate the plate. A capped shot also penetrated a twelveinch Plate, remaining fixed in the backin? The 'iimes says the experiment shows the necessity for an immediate improvement in secondary armaments. Received May 27, 12.29 a.m. A NEW KNIGHT OF THE GARTER. London, May 26. The Knighthood of the Garter has been conferred on the Duke of Mailborough. THE HUMBERT SWINDLES. Paris, May 26. Frederick Humbert's studio at Paris " has been burgled, arid it is suspected that influential people, fearing to be implicated in the Humbert frauds, are " employing burglars to seize incriminating documents. A CHURCH MATTER. London, May 26. The United Free Church of Scotland, by 534 votes to 263, adopted a motion by the Rev. Principal Ramy, first Moderator of the United Free Church that it was not the duty of the Church to proceed against the Uev. George Adam Smith, Professor of Old Testament History at the tmited Free Church College, Glasgow, in connect^o" with his book which was published last year and intended as modern criticisms and preaching of the Old Testament, though the Assembly did not accept the critical theories advanced in the book. • Received May 27, 10.17 a.inf THE BELGIAN ELECTIONS. London, May 26. At the Belgian elections the Cleri- . cals secured a majority of 22, gaining two seats. ■ QUEEN WTLHELMINA RECOVERING. Queen Wilhelmina is now able to \ rest on a couch. THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S TOUR. President Loubet visited the King of Denmark. AMERICAN APPRECIATION OF LORD. I'AUJN.UEFOTE. American newspapers publish warm • tributes to Lord Pauncefote, describing him as a peacemaker and a friend ot America, PLAGUE AT MADAGASCAR. Nine cases of plague are reported at Jfajunga, Madagascar. . CHILIAN-ARGENTINE TREATY. Chili and Argentina have agreed to jjetain their naval equipments now afloat, and to rescind contracts for tne construction of further, warships. An -arbitration treaty is being arrangedbetween the two . countries. . COUNT TOLSTOI'S- l-bi^J&SS. Count Tolstoi has had a relapse and -is suffering from slight typhoid and the attacks of intermittent fever are more frequent. A CLEVER 1 ' SWINDLE. W Averv Smith, an American, has for 'nine years been swindling numerous families in London by means of bonds offered as security with a promise that they were redeemable vi five hundred years. SUICIDE IN, A PuMUE OfcLL. Manchester detectives seized and disarmed Edward Heaviside, who, however subsequently commrtted suicide in his cell with poison concealed in a cavity of his cork leg.