BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12843, 28 November 1905, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

1 United Press Association—Per Electric • Telegraph—Copyright. THE BISHOPRIC OF ADELAIDE. ■ . LONDON, November 27. . The Rev. Arthur Thomas, Rector of Guisborough, Yorkshire, has - been nominated. for the Bishopric of Adelaide. THE PEACE TREATY RATIFIED. Baron Von Rosen, Russian representative, and Mr Takahira, Japanese representative, have formally exchanged and ratified copies of the Peace Treaty. FRENCH CHURciES' PROPERTY. PARIS, November 26. The Senate by 254- to 6, adopted article 4, of the Separation Bill, providing for the devolution of the property, of churches to the Associations Gult-«.elles created under the Bill. M. Clemenceau contended that the new Associations were' really placed in the hands of bishops and the Pope. BRUTAL FOOTBALL. . - : NEW YORK, November 26. Thgre is growing, indignation, at the brutality of American football. Thirteen players have been killed, and 37 seriously injured this season. , THE NEW YORK MAYORALTY. Mr Justice Amende has forbidden the Board of County Canvassers to certify ta Mr. McClennan's election as Mayor of New York until the litigation with Senator Hearst is ended. Received 10 p.m., November 27th. THE EQUITABLE LIFE.NEW YORK, November 27. Chartered accountants of London and NewYork laving jointly made an exhaustive examination of-the books of the Equitable Life Society, certify that all the assets were found intact. Their value is 416,166,500dols, and the surplus over liabilities is 67,144,865d015. A reduction of assets will entirely result in conservative revaluation, and will chiefly comprise real estate and shares of financial institutions. Mr Morton declared that the savings already "effected if capitalised on a 4 p<r cent, basfe would exceed the reduction of assets due to revaluation. KING AND QTJEEN OF NORWAY. CHRISTIANIA November 26. A hundred and twenty thousand people welcomed King Haakon and Queen Maud. THE ROYAL' TOUR. CALCUTTA, November 26. At the invitation of the Indian Government, the. Tashi Lama-.visits Calcutta, and will probably meet the Prince of Wales.' He also proposes to.make a pilgrimage to Buddhist shrines in Northern India. THE POWERS AND TURKEY. . CONSTANTINOPLE, November 27. The international fleet is off Mitylene. The Porte has suggested a compromise; the Powers replied that they would accept nothing less than their full demands".