BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12894, 5 February 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copvright. SENSATION LN THE ART WORLD. LONDON, February 2. A sensation has been created in the art world by the announcement that twenty of Turner's masterpieces, so-called unfinished works in oil;' valued at £250,000, were concealed at Mr John Raskin's instance when they had been 60-called finished. They will be hung and shortly placed-on exhibition in the National Gallery. The "Daily Telegraph" describes the masterpieces as "further "indicating Turner's last period.

LORD ROBERTS AND RIFLE CLUBS. Lord Roberts, in a.letter to the Press, has reiterated his disappointement thfit only £IB6O was .subscribed in. response to his appeal for- £100,600- for rifle'clubs. Hundreds: ;bf correspondents declared that rifle shooting was the business of the State. THE BISHOP OF ADELAIDE. Several ex-Colonial and other Bishops took part in the consecration of Dr Thpmas, the new Bishop of Adelaide, in Stf> Paul's Cathedral. Cambridge University has conferred the degree of upon Bishop Thomas. -* f c i"t-' -d S" 3 V A NEW UNION STEAMER. The Union Steamship CompariyVst earner Atua, has been: launched; oh the Clyde. THE SOCIALISTS BEATEN. BERLIN, February 2. : The Assembly at> Hamburg/ by 131 'W 25, adopted- a, restricting the suffrage, with a." View--to '■• keeping the Social Democratic Party- in a minority. '. JAPANESE IMMIGRATION. AJRES, February 2. " Japanese immigration. '•";""" " "' ""■':"