BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13206, 9 February 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph-r-Gopyright.-, ■ BASE FOR TORPEDO DESTROYERS. ■ LONDON, February 8.. - Dover will be made a base -fon a fourth torpedo destroyer, flotilla. ; ■_ ; . A RECONCILIATION. In reference to a. cable message of October 30th, and the statement made by Sir; George Lewis , that at. that . ; iime the chiicLreri: of the Duke, arid Duchess ; of jMarlbo'rough were not in the custody.; of the Duchess of .Marlborough, but were, residing; with the Duke,, the fact that the Duchess, with her sons, attended Dr.uiy Lane ' Theatre yesterday,, indicates that ai settlement of the Duke and Duchess's matrimonial differences lias been-effected. A RECORD IN KPEED. The battleship —Dreadnought steamed from Gibraltar., to Trinidad .at a speed of over seventeen • krotsi throughout the voyage.' Her propelling machinery :was :in exce lcnt conditian,:. and. the iuelf remammg on bond wouM ha\e,r"ufficed for a further thousand" miles,- at. the: same . speed. . ,-TJiw is a record- ibattleship- «peed-/.''for ; a, - long voyage, though not a trial ot the: highest, speed; 'inasmuch ,as it'is. balieved that, the Dreadnought . travelled u;:der her most et-onomical conditions. MOTOR 'BLS COMPETITION. The Central London Tube. Railway lost a. million passengers during the past, half* veur owing to motor bus competition. THE DRLCE CASE The directors, of Druce, Limited, have resolved-to.- fol:ow the advice .of Mr Coburn, : Druce's Australian legal adviser, m cnmiectioiii with the claim to the Portland Estate in preference to that of other counsel.': ... . THE. FREJLiNTLE , FORTS. Two six-inch -breechloaders.Jor the Fremantle forts havo been shipped..: FAMOUS TOMB AND MUMMY. LONDON, Febiuaiy 8. The "Times" reports, that Air N*. D. G. Davies, the explorer under the Egyptian exploration fund, discovered at Thebes the tomb and mummy of Teie, the most famous of Egyptian Queens. * KING OF BELGIUM BRUSSELS, February 7. King Leopold's carnage, collided with, a tramcar m . Brussels. ■ The King received a severe shock, and was thrown to the floor of the carriage. MURDER". ON A CRUISER, NEW YORK, Februaiy. 7. A seaman on the United States 'cruiser Tennesse. shot two petty officers, killing tine The marines shot the, mutineer. GIFT TO EDUCATION. . NEW YORK, February. 8. : Mr lvockfeller,-.': has: given the United States General Educational Board, winch was designed ; to' help educational instruction, 32,000.000 dollars,, besides the 11,000,000 dollars which l he gave previouslv. THE PRESIDENT AND THE TRUSTS There are indications,. that. President Roosevelt lias brought i the great corporations to 'terms regarding the necessity for reform and eliminating cut-throat methods. FRENCH" LEGISLATION. . PARIS, February 8. M. Caillaux, Minister of Finance, has introduced into the;-French Chamber the Graduated Income Tax Rill. It lightens the burdens on real estate, diminishes the tax on earners, and increases the 'tax on those living on incomes. - WITHDRAWAL FROM MANCHURIA. . TOKIO, February 8. Japan .'having, evacuated Manchuria-, in 1906, is now reducing the number of the troops guarding the railway to a '..minimum. _. '