BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12906, 21 February 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United £':•«« Association—Per Electric 1 «■ e-yr-^pn—Copyright. TRANSFER OF WORKS. LONDON, February 19. The "liiru-w Company, of Pop'ar, has acquired land -.A G.asgow, and intends to transfer its shipbuilding works. MOUNT PELEE IN ERUPTION. Mount Pelee is again in active eruption. An earthquake at St. Lucia damaged every building in Poitr Castries. Received 10.52 p.m., Februarv 20th. ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION. . LONDON, February 20. An unsuccessful attempt was made onthe 10th .of February to assassinate the President of Colombia. Eight shots were fired, five striking the President's carriage without injurvA FRIEND TO SEAMEN. • Lord Inverclyde felt, besides his real estate, £495,000 in personality, which is bequeathed to his widow during her lifetime, with; remainder to the Merchants' House, Glasgow, for the benefit of seamen in Scotland, Liverpool, Belfast, New York, and!. Boston. : PRINCE ARTHUR'S MISSION. TOKIO, February 19. Prince Arthur, of Connaught, who on January, 11th started from London on a special mission to Japan as bearer of • orders of merit for Marshal Oyama, Admiral Togo and Marquis Yamagata, has arrived at Yohohama. FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE. PARIS, February 19. ■Lord Ashburton. has married in Paris Miss Frances Belmont, of Charles Hawtrey's Theatrical Company.