BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12908, 23 February 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Pr«s Association —Per Ekctrio Telegraph—Convritrht. A WARNING TO" CHINA. TOKIO, "February 21. Japan has warned China .of the advisability of taking precautions against tne development of the anti-foreign agitation. HONOURS FOB JAPAN. TOKIO, February 22. Prince Arthur of Connaught invested Admiral Togo. General Oyama. and Marshal Yamagsta with the Order of Merit.

OLD AGE PENSIONS. PARIS, Februarv 21.

The French Minister of Finance estimates that old age pensions \rould cost, in the first decade, £lO-800,000 a- vear, and afterwards- £6,000,000.'

THE CONGO CRUELTIES. BRUSSELS, February 21. M. Vanderbilt, "a Socialist, in the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, scathingly attacked the Congo officials, accusing them of inhuman exploitation of natives, and resorting to slavery in order to obtain recruits. He declared that the Crown domain yielded a profit of £2,800,000 to King Leopold. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. XGNDON, February 21. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, in a Ictler to the London correspondent of the "Novoe Vremya," says he will remain in future, as in the past, a sincere advocate of the best relations, between Britain and Russia. Recsived 9.8 p.m., February 22nd. THE SOKOTO INCIDE'nT. LONDON, February 22. The Sokoto incident reported yesterday in which fanatics killed some British officers and soldiers, is attributed to the appearance of a new Mahdi among the Tuaregs. It is believed that a French force was also defeated. NAVVIES FOR NEW ZEALAND. Plenty of men are applying in response to New Zealand's demand for 1000 navvies. ROD LAID ASIDE. Birching in the British Navy is to be suspended for one vear when the officers will report upon the experiment. PURE FOOD BILL. NEW YORK, February 22. The American Senate passed almost tm- '. animously the Pure Food Bill. UNREST AMONG CHINESE. - MANILA, February 22. Chinese merchants at Manila have been warned that an anti-foTcign outbreak will occur in China on February 24th.