BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12845, 1 December 1905, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.3 p.m., November 30th. JAPANESE AFFAIRS. TOKIO, November 30. The.Japanese Legations - in England, America, France, Germany, and Russia hare been converted into embassies. Martial law at Tokio has been abolished. The Japanese loan was covered twentvfo'.d. ADVICE- TO , POLICY-HOLDERS. ■', NEW YORK, November 30. The -Legislative • Insurance: .Investigation Committee strongly advise -the policy -holders not to allow policies to lapse owing to the revelations as the policies are now better than for years, besides the legislation is certain to strengthen the rights of holders. FUTURE OF MANCHURIA.. LONDON, November 29: China and Japan have amicably settled the principal Manckurian questions. RUSSIAN BRUTALITY. It has- been ascertained that the Russian cruiser Lena last year, captured the sealing schooner Diana, imprisoning the crew in Siberia. Captain Thompson, was manacled bv chains fastened to his legs and bodv. ■ ATTACKED-BY NATIVES. ■A- British force, numbering sixty, had a narrow escape in West Africa. 'They were sent to demand the surrender of a murderer. They were attacked by 2000 of the Kwale tribe, but fought their way back to the launch. Captain Irving was wounded in the lung.* and there were sixteen other casualties. ADULTERATED BUTTER, Cooper and Young, of Smithfield, were prosecuted on eleven charges of falsely describing butter, including the Queensland case, cabled on-November 23rd. the hearing being adjourned to December 6th. _ > YACHTING CUPS. King' Edward has given 'the New York Yacht Club two cups, one for schooners, and the other for sloops. MOROCCAN AFAIRS. BERLIN, November 29. - Count vori. Tattenbach and Herr Radowitz, Ambassador at" Madrid, will represent Germany at the Conference at Algeciras to discuss Moroccan affairs. THE SULTAN HOLDING OUT. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 29. The Sultan is still suggesting compromises.: He is. much disappointed with the German Ambassador's assurance that it is too late for a- compromise..