BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12796, 30 September 1905, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Prai Association—Per Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. NAVAL APPOINTMENT. LONDON, September 28. Captain Ernest Gaunt, a Victorian, has been appointed to the cruiser Cambrian, which has been commissioned for Australia. GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME. General Booth, and Mr James. AgentGeneral for Western Australia, discussed the principle of the former's emigration scheme. General Booth arranged to submit a modified scheme applicable to Western Australia. . The Salvation Army Commissioner is sailing for Australia to discuss with Mr Deakin and the Premiers of Australia a colonisation scheme which is distinct from the despatch of immigrant-. Tie latter will work for wages for a time, as a preparation for taking iip homestead lands. It would necessitate a long wait ere the first batch of immigrants was ready. AUDIENCE WITH THE KING. - LONDON, September 29. King - Edward receives at Buckingham palace the members of the Paris municipality who will be the County Council's guests, in October. THE CZAR'S. DESIRE. Count Lamsdorff assured Mr Olebank,'- a Commoner, that the Czar desired an entente eordiale and closer commercial - relations with Britain. POLITICAL CRISIS. VIENNA, September 28. The agitation in favour of universal suffrage is spreading like wildfire. in Hungary and Austriaa. M. DE WITTE. BERLIN, September 28. M. de Witte had a cordial interview with the Kaiser. ST. PETERSBURG, September 29. M. de Witte on his return here was accorded a great ovation. ILLNESS: OF GENERAL STOESSEL. " General "Stoessel is suffering from paralysis to his side. THE MANILA TYPHOON. HONGKONG, September 28. The typhoon at Manila was the worst experienced for years. A gunboat was sunk in .the infantry quarters at Malabi. and destroyed. *" PROGRESSIVE JAPAN. TOKIO, September 28. The next Japanese Budget will provide for the maintenance of commercial agents in .India, South America, and Australia-. THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. ROME, September 28. . Italy .has accepted the Czar's invitation to the Hague Conference. MOROCCAN AFFAIRS. PARIS, September 28. M. Rouvier and Prince Von Radolin (the German Ambassador to France) have signed the Moroccan agreement. France and Germany have agreed to the conference programme. . SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED. _ . SUEZ, September 28. ■As a precaution against injury from the blowing up of the sunken steamer Chatham and\her cargo in the .Suez Canal", which took place to-day, troops formed a cordon five miles in diameter., , Some ships moved apart, while otliers strengthened .their .moorings. -The Canal is now b 7 ocked. SUEZ,'September 29. Received 10.27 p.m., September 29th. A column of the Chatham's fragments, sand and water rose 2000 feet, and strewed the banks of ■ the canal for a distance of 600 feet. . The east bank was destroyed. Traffic will be resumed in the canal on Monday. ' -

CRUELTY BY GERMANS. CAPETOWN,-. September 29. In the report of an interview the Caoe ' Argus" declares that the Germans suspended a native chief by the wrists, and for three days and nights he was foodless and waterless; .then' they ■ hanged and compelled the inhabitants - of Angrapequena to "witness the. execution. !