BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12481, 19 September 1904, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press 'Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. PRINCE HERBERT BISMARCK. ;- .BERLIN, September 16. :••■ Prince Herbert von. Bismarck, who was .reported.to be in a critical condition cii Wednesday, is sinking. - : • SETTING A BAD EXAMPLE./.."'-■ The Crown. Prince has been unsuccessful in resisting payment of income-tax. The ■ Court .ruled that pnlv the Kaiser was,, exempt.

THE SHAH OF PERSIA. • r ■ TEHERAN, September-16. The Shah of Persia will visit Europe in 1905. - '

ARCTIC EXPLORATION. . . '' NEW YORK, September 16. The. feeel has *een laid of a ship which Lieutenant Peary, the American Arctic explorer, intends to use on a voyage to the Arctic .regions.in .1905. .'

ROYAL BIRTH. ROME, September There is jubilation throughout' Italy ; at the birth of an heir to the throne.

THE, NELSON RELICS. '-.-'.. - -LONDON, September 16.. ~ ' - William Carter,- a..ste»!maker x . ag qIcT.K. fender, has been sentenced to seven years' penal servitude for jelics, valued-, at £SOOO, frorn feeb^cli" u : .'•■ .- RecSSved 9.10. a.m.,2 > Septempey, , lßtH: <--' HONOURING SfXPLOREjlSt^r^; :l: ' ■ - LOND^-Sep-tejab^lX.-;-; \ At the luncheon toVthe J)isc'pyery'|'rprfi-';' jiers', Sir-; C.' Markham;,';Jw-ho ; nounced- that-.Captain T Scptt: tited to-visit Balmoral for some .days. At the Geographical Society's dinner -to Captain Scott and his officers 300 were present. -It was h'eld in the Criterion. hv the evening, and Sir C. Markham presided.. Received 0.43 a.m., September 19th:': . THE STEEL TRUST, .:V ' „

LONDON, September 18. The Steel Trust propose to establish mills in Canada at a cost of 12,000,000 dollars, and so evade the Customs'duties of 28s per ton.-'- -.*••'.