BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 13013, 28 June 1906, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

UoiUd'pres. KUctrio Telegraph— CAPTAHT-COOK BREWERY-, U LONDON, June 26. Hancock and Co. of New- Zealand, are is 3 par £130,000 5* per cent destock to Require the Captam Cook 'She'*'FlßE ON THE MMtJTAKA. The water used to extmgmsh: the,fire on the Rimutaka seriously damaged the woor. THE HOTTENTOT REBELLION. The Germans defeated the" Hottentots m tbe.Mgende country, kUling thirty-six and capttrrinir 346. ■__ : THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. , The Royal Commission, of which Lord St. Aldwyn is chairman, has presented a report of at- exhaustive character. It is understood that the Commission considers that irregularities in the" Church of Englandxire largely due to .doubts whether the references in the present" Tfbbric relate to .fh»-. ferit or-second prayer 'book of King Edward- VI.. - the preparation oIT a■'new''.Rubric i also tfiaT ■n'rishYir iif : Ot*Q,rts should; be referred- to the Church autlrorities" for opinion, always reserving the rightsx»f ParKnment and new ecc!esias*|c?il tribunals which may be appointed. The Commjssion [considers that the individual irregu'arities

u escribed in the evidence are exceptional, and are in nowise typical.. The Commission recommend that the two Houjses of Convocation sit together to prepare; new ornaments for the Rubric, to cousider the modification of other Rubrics in relation to modern requirements, and shorter and more elastic services. Also that' consideration should be given to the question of the Athanasian Creed. The Commission recommend the abolition of the episcopal veto on prosecutions for ritualism, and that persistently contumacious clergymen be deprived and inhibited instead of imprisoned. They propose a new court of appeal for ecclesiastical cases, and in order to meet the scruples of those hesitating to accept the Privy Council's authority, questions of doctrine and ceremonial should he referred to the episcopal bench whose ruling shall be final, and be accepted by the Court. Thus the authority of the State over the Church would be maintained. \ A BASELESS STATEMENT. LONDON, June 27. The King's Private Secretary, Lord Knollys, in Teply to a correspondent, wrote that the statement made in certain newspapers to the effect that <King Edward h> the course of a conversation, urged Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to take stronger legal action against anarchists in England, was baseless. The King had bad no conversation or communication with the Prime Minister, or any member- of the Government on the subject. •' . DELIGHTED JOURNALISTS. M. Rung, the editor of .the "NoTd Deutsch Allgemine Zeitung," and other editors, on being interviewed in London at the termination of their visit, said that they were agreeably impressed. Besides the countless festivities and private conversations, a spontaneous welcome had been accorded to them by tie public. Many added that the goodwill would be reciprocated by Germany. M. Rung declared that the establishment of the German Empire had set free strong forces seeking peaceful competition alone, to win. the benefits necessary for the economic development of sixty million people. SIR J. G. WARD'S VISIT TO AMERICA. Sir J. G. Ward will interview President Roosevelt and Mr Henry Cortelycn, the Postmaster-General ,of the United States, with a view of establishing penny postage between New Zealand and America, believing that restricted union of Englishspeaking people will be an. immense factor in universal penny postage. Sir J. G. Ward also proposes... a reciprocal treaty between America and New- (Zealand on a basis of exchange of wool, and certain articles not produced in New Zealand, such as salmon. He will eee the San Francisco mail contractor to ensure the regularity of the service being more uniform in connection with England. SENTENCE REVIEWED. The sentence o© Miss Billington, who was convicted of assaulting a policeman, harffeeen reviewed. In response to an appeal.'for . leniency Mr, Asquith,'_ with the. Magistrate's. .reiuced jhe fine and.imprisonment byrone-half.', , . , [Miss -BilliDgion. was fined. £>Jo> ; .4ad- hj? default of : :payment ; was sentenced T to: two; in HoJloway. gafcl] IN-TER-STATE- V NEW YORK, Juoe 26. - The "Senate extended the of the Interstate Commerce - nquiry .toy.include the transportation.£and grain.' The evidence cited showed that the, railroads flavoured '■' some elevator. . companies andte discrnninated againsfc'others, to the detriment of.the * '" DEALING The/Housed of Representatives agreed ?to Mr Etngsoak- amended- Jmmigration**Bill, entry of fugitives from religious.,?and political.-persecution » whether pennfleW or incapacited.' ' * DISSATISFIED PQUO3&HOLDERS. •-'The Mutual and New York Life policyholders, in the United Statesf Canada,. ari<s Europe, > formed a committee, including Judge Parker, six State Governors, Mr liOngworth (President Roosevelt's son-in-law) and. Cardinal Gibbons, with a. view to ousting the present management. A great fight is preparing,"' and*will begin in December. * NEW CABLE CONNECTION". " ... ? NEW YORK; June 27. : '' ; ' The Mikado and President Roosevelt ex-changed-"greetings- on completion of >tth« Guaam-Japan cj&le. . . " DEFENCES ON THE FRONTIER.. *. BERLIN, June 275 The " v Tageblatt" states that Austria and Germany" ; are strengthening ' their eastern frontier garrisons',- events in Russia rendering this precaution desirable. ■ iTHE' DREYFUS AFFAIR. - ; c .-■>..: ■:<■: =: PARIS, : June26.The Public Prosecutor considers Dreyfus innocent of crime or offence," and' that ,a referenca;.' of' the' case, for another court is -useless. .-".••■ • $ "A WAR OF REVENGE.",' 1 ' ST. PETERSBURG, June 26.; General Rennekampf has been" appointed commander of the-Third'Siberian. Corps" Heideclares that.he is. convinced war of revenge against Japan is imminent li BANK NOTE ISSUeT " '"'•"". - ; PEKTN, June 27; • TJie Deuteoh Asiathwhe Bank has oh I tamed from China the-concession to issu* ibank notes in '1907 at rHmgtau and foua other trading centres, ;' '