BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12899, 9 February 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Pr«g Anociation—Per Electric T^legrapli^-CJopyxight. • NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY. LONDON, February 7. :.'-TKe Pa*! HaE Gazette " siifes ■ that and JapcUiese 'about ' to consider the terms' bf tae" new commercidl . treaty/ It is ' esrpecfceS/ that it- will be hi operation'in July. " • IMPORTANT RULING. The Court of Appeal declined to compel a paper to Teyeal the - name of ii person •Ifflgljing a statement "whereon a charge of:libel had been founded. . - -

THE SALVATION ARMY. The Salvation Army will take care-of all the: lowest criminals, regardless of their offence, considering «rime a disease. The authorities of Aylesbury Prison handed them .Mpakih, convicted of.murder in .1894 while ih a fit of. jealousy. ; OBITUARY. Mr James Bonwick, historian, is.-dead. ■: l ; [James Bonwick, -Australian author, son of James and Mary Ann, v Bon wick; -was .in London on July Bth, .1817, and maiTield Miss Esther Beddow, April 17th, 1840. In the following year he emigrated to Australia, arriving at Hobart on October 10th. He spent eight years in Tasmania, three in South Australia, twenty jn Victoria, and travelled extensively throughout New South Wales- and Queensland. ° He .acted as Inspector of Schools for the Ballarat- district of Victoria for four years, when a sunstroke, which caused partial para lysis. , incapacitated him from all work for nearly four years. He opened a school at St. Kilda. near Melbourne, in 1865, and returned to England for the" benefit of his health' in 1870, but- has since several times revisited -Melbourne. He was engaged for years ,as Achivist fo the New South Wales (iovevirment. in ..the. preparation of materials for the official history of that colony. Mr Bonwick was a most industrious author and compiler.] NEW ZEALAND LAW CASE. LONDON, February 8. The Privy Council have granted "special (have. tt> appeal in the case Ward Brothers j versus the Attorney-General 0 f New Zeai land.

C'OURTEOUS TREATMENT. ■ Uje Agents-(ieneral are very pleased atLr r.i Elgin's treatment of them. Hi goes :>llt bis way to show them favours lukl h;»s invited them to witneps the King the battleship Dreadnought.on Sat- - •'

Received 11.7 p.m., February Btii. ENGLAND AND FRANCEPARIS, February 8. M. Loubet cordially welcomed the" London municipal councillors, and expressed! the utmost friendship for Britain. A splendid ball was held at the Hotel Ville, fourteen thousand guests being invited.