BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12635, 23 March 1905, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE BRITISH FLEETS. LONDON, March 21. The Admiralty has allotted destroyers to the Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets and the China station, -with destroyers and torpedo boats in reserve, r Received 12.2 a.m...March 23. THE POLICE FORCE OP INDIA- • LONDON, March 22. The "Daily Mali" states that the police foice of India is being reorganised at a cost, of £l*ooo,ooo per annum to enable them tc hold the country in an emergency and release troops for "service at the front. THE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO. PARIS, March 21, A mobile French column, 1800 strong, js encamped 100 kilometres within Moroccan territory, ntSrest the Algerian port El Aricha. M.TaHandier, French Minister at Tart, gier, reports that the explanation of the French proposals has completely reassured the Sultan of Morocco.

GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. BERLIN, March 2L; The German Crown. Prince will be married "at Berlin on June 6th. AN ANTI-BULGARIAN ALLIANCE. SOFIA, March 21. Anxiety prevails at Sofia owing to the Turks-and Greeks combining agamsfc the Bulgarians and Macedonians. Received 10.47 p.m., March 22nd. THE NETHERLANDS AND VENEZEULA- „ AMSTERDAM, March 22. The _Netherlands Government have decided' to- employ coercion towards Venexoela, unless five imprisoned Dutchmen are released.""' "*","* RUSSIAN CONSULATE. - . ST. PETERSBURG, March 22. Russia has established a consulate at Bandarabbas. Received 9:20 p.m., March 22ndr THE FINANCE.OF INDIA. CALCUTTA; March 22. The Indian Budget'shows a surplus on the last financial year of £2,999,000. The estimated surplus for the current year is £3,4§5,00Q, and the estimated surplus for next year £904,000.