BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12926, 17 March 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Pros Anociation —Per Electric T«lesrrapb—Convricht.. KING'S PREMIUM WINNER. ■ LONDON. March 15. The New Zealand horse Gold . Medallists won tlie King's premium of a hundred and; fifty guineas at the Hunters' Show. Islington.;.' H A SERIOUS OUTLOOK. • 1 LONDON, March 16. !; Telegrams from Yladivostock, from the St. Petersburg correspondent of the. " Tim\s," intimate that something serious' is occurring in northern Manchuria. Traffic oh" the Ussnri line is suspended. The' Japanese are forbidden to come north, and the Chinese are reported to be hostile. i FRENCH politics: PARIS, March 15. ' The French Chamber, by 305 votes to 119, expressed confidence in the programme of M. Sarrien, the new Premier. M. Sargon has appointed a commission to study more liberal legislation as considered from the important standpoint of Franco-Chinese relations. A MUTINOUS CHINESE CREW. ROME, March 15. Carabineers at Naples helped to disarm the mutinous Chinese members of the British vessel Epsom's crew. Later on, they again mutinied, set fire to the ship, and attacked policemen. The crew then put in irons. CHINESE FOR RAILWAY WORKS. BERLIN, March 15. Germany has authorised the importation of two thousand Chinese for railway .Works at Daresalam. ANGLO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. Fifty of the highest German nobles, two hundred professors, fifty presidents of chambers of commerce, and thirty mavors of big cities have joined the Friendship Committee to promote amity with England. THE COURRIERES .DISASTER BERLIN, March 16. The German coal syndicate in' Westphalia has contributed £SOOO to the Courvieres sufferers. ; Received 11.3 p.m., March 16th. JEWS TO BE PROTECTED. . ST. PETERSBURG, Maxell 16. The Russian Governors have been ordered to protect the Jews, and to preserve order. IDENTIFICATION OF CHINESE. CALCUTTA, March 16. The Governor-General of Indo-China has suppressed the system of identificaiion of Chinese immigrants.