BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12900, 10 February 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Prtss Association—Peir Electric Telegraph—Copvright THE KING AND MR BURNS.

LONDON, February 8. King Edward gave audience for an howto Mr John Burns, ex-Labour Leader, and now President of the Local Government Board.' NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. A New South Wales two .million loan at 05 per cent., with a minimum of 99J. was issued to-night. The underwriting is complete. SENTENCES ON ALIENS. In a single day nine aliens were sentenced at Old Bailey, including two for crimes of violence and five for robberies. All will be expelled from the countrv at the termination of their sentences.-. Received 9.12 p.m., Februarv 9th PEOPLE FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA. LONDON, February 9. During the past twelve months tlio Agent-Ger.eral for Western Australia has despatched 554 emigrants comprising 49 families and. 146 single adulu?. Those receiving assisted passages took a capital of £10,215,. averaging £2OO per family. In addition to the abave-178 nominated emigrants proceed to We-ttrn Australia. NEW ITALIAN. MINISTRY. Reuter's Rome correspondent states that Baron Sonnio is Premier and Minister for the Interior ; Count Guicciardine, Minister for Foreign Affairs; General Maisconi. Minister for War, and Admiral Mirabello. Minister for Marine.

Received 10.25 p.m.. Febrnnrv 9th SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY REBELS. The Munshis attacked the Niger Company's store at Abinsi on the Binue river on January 20th, killing 200 Hausa traders and looting the town. Received 12.7 a.m., Februarv' 10th. THE POWERS.AND CHINA.

Owing to the foreign residents in China strongly opposing the withdrawal of European troops; the Powers, excepting Germany, have reopened the question. The withdrawal will now depend on the Chinese attitude to foreigners during the- next few months. r. j MILITARY OPPRESSION.- r BERLIN, Febmnry 8. i The 'Military Caurt of Honour. with ! the Ivaii-er's approval, deprive.! Colonel j Guedke of his title and uniform for an article" on the Servian regicides. The ar- I tide justified the- military under certain circumstances considering the eountrv's before the'sovereign's interests. The.Civili Court quashed the decision.: 1

AXOBLE TASK. } '- ; £. . - ' BERLIN. Fcb:;';:vv Prince Buelow, addressing the Agr I .'-::!- ! tural Council, said that the ;usk J of the. Government was to ! peasants against the social ' o«i.cir;:cy.'j Whil? the peaajanti? were comfortably' >-«{- j tied on. their- own holdings, social Vwn«erac.v .would. pot be- dominant from liie'J Baltic >to • the Alps. ■ I

.OUTRAGE -BYCHINESE "MOB. | . PEKIX. February '9. - A; Chinese mob biirned t-he English Ptfsbyterian Church, hospital, and buildings at Changchafu. \ Th« n.in-itai-aries escaped. . , i -V ! •••'*• •' CHINA I\ND RUSSIA. Besides demanding tiiar Russia shall tix a date for the withdrawal of her railway guards, the evacuation of Harbin.-the relinqußfbment of lands and mines....seized in. Manchuriaj Cli init requires -the- -re pS vment of five million taels which China contributed to the capital .of ..the ese bank... >■

THE CX)RUNNA ETHERGRAPH. J- MADRID, February 8. [.The ethergrnp'n at Gorunna is. uo\V manned by Spaniards. When the Ger;,mans were there • they deV watches, including • Britain's confidential ignnouhcement to' the fleet that peace had loeen concluded between Jtupsia. and Japan, and the news was immediately known-at potunna. ; * !-;*

JAPANESE ■* c ' TOKIO> February 8. ) >The owners of 132 vessels* in Japan, with irtonnage aggregating 272.747, have combined with a capital of £IOOO,OOO for the purpose of trading with Taflia,' China-, Sagthe Philippines arid' Vladivostock. !• THE WAR TAXES. >,y ' TOKIO, Februarv. 9. < iAfter a very heated ERjnse of the Japanese Dipt-by 222 votes tov-125 votefe agreed to a continuation of tlilßi war taxes. ...... - -

® THE TARIFF QUESTION. . '•■ OTTAWA, February "S. . liP e Canadian; -Manufacturers-'rU-Associa--representing 2QM members "with ;t capital.- of . £80,000,000 have* memorialized Tariff Commission *to recommend a tariff encouraging Canadian enterto make everything they , can't get at vhoine, and buy thefe ,snrplufi<3Peqtdi'e-* mertte as far as possible'" from British sotifces.

RAILROAD RATE BILL. NEW YORK, February 9. The American House, by 546 vptes to seven. -votes, passed the Hepburn Railroad Rate Bill, empowering the" Inter-State Commerce Commission to fix' "jf" just maximum rate for a period of three years unless it be set aside by the courts or a commission.