BRITISH EMPIRE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13921, 26 March 1909, Page 5

BRITISH EMPIRE NEWS.

AERIAL NAVIGATION. l By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. LONDON, March 25 Mr. Asqui'th, replying to Mr. ilugh C Lea, said the while question of aerial navigation had been for some time under consideration by the Defence Committee, and provision would be mado in the Estimates. THE ARABIAN PHESS. CAIRO, March 25. The' Egyptian Government is revrving the Press Law of 1881, on the ground of the virulence of a section or the Arabian press,. involving danger m public security^ f { lord' Charles beresford - (Received March 26 r 8 a,m,) V ' LONDON; March 25. Lord Charles Boresford was the recipient of tremendous public ovations at Portsmouth. . , JEM~MACE. ; (Received March 26, 8.55 air/) • - LONDON, March 20. Jem Mace, ptigilist, has applied for the old age pension at ClerkemveJJ. INFLUENZA, , (Received March 28, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, IVjHrch 20. Owing to influenza among* members, several of thfe House of Commons committees- have been temporarily suspended. , „ - ADMIRAL MAY. . (Received Match 26, B.6V> a.m.) - - , «• LONDON, March 20. Admiral May has assumed command . of the reorganised home fleet. TRADE UNIONISTS. (Received March 26. B]m am) LONDON, March 20. -There are 1.973,560 trade unionists in Britain with an income of £i,936,095, and an expenditure of £2.379 937 Their accumulated tunas at the' end of 1907 were £6,424,176.-