BRITISH EMPIRE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13575, 6 December 1907, Page 5

BRITISH EMPIRE NEWS.

THE SPANISH ROYAL VISIT. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON, December 5. The King and Queen of Spain have left on their return journey to Madrid. A CAPE COLONY LOAN. (Received December 6, 7.45 a.m.) CAPETOWN, December 5. Cape Colony is issuing a loan of £1,000,000 at 4 per cent, with a minimum of 95. COLLAPSE OF A CROWDED FLOOR. (Received December 6, 8.34 a.m.) LONDON, December 5. The floor of the Manchester Boxing Club's room collapsed. Twenty of the spectators were precipitated into a warehouse below. All these were injured. ' FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. (Received- Dfeoember^, 8*49 a.m.) ♦ LONDON, December 5, The Australian Agents-General are arranging for a special Australian wine bar at the Franco-British exhibition. They also contemplate making an extensive display of refrigerating machinery and foreign goods. THE PLAGUE IN INDIA. LONDON, December 5. Dr. Ashburton Thompson, President of the New South Wales Board of Health, and Professor Haffkine addressed the Royal Society of Medicine | upon the subject of present methods of j combatting the plague in India. J