BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13297, 28 May 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

■O&jirPre s Association-ISy Telegraph-Copyright 15ANOCET 10 MR HUGHES. LONDON, May 25. Welshmen, including members of the Ilou.-e of Commons, and leading commercial men, lawy-.is and Pressmen banqueted Mr Hughes at the National Liberal Club. Mr Lloyd George, who presided, said that Mi Hughes was a man of whom his eountiynien -were proud. Mr Hughes in responding'advocate! cheaper cable rates_. and transport sendee between England and the Colonic-, which he said would do more than jinvthujg to promote good feeling. THE SOCTHSEA MURDERER. The Coroner's jury returned'-'a verdict of wilful murder against Crjimpe. When arrested, the murderer handed the police a hurriedly scrawled note'wherein he menaced the victim in abusive terms. A POLICY OF--INSISTENCE. ■"■ LONDON, May 27. The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Government's" plan" of dealing with the House of Lords will provide that all vetoed measures kept on the House of Commons' minutes shall be sent up again without repassing all their stages, and that any accumulation' of rejected' Bills shall be sent up in bulk on the eve of a general election. Received 12.58 a.m., May 28th. PRIMITIVE. METHODISM. Sixtv- thousand- Primitive Methodists assembled on Sunday at the fop of Mote Cop. a lonelv mountain oh the border's of Cheshire a'nd Staffordshire;' to' celebrate the centenarr of the sect. <■'■ REDUCTION OF STAFFS. The " Standard "• states that- the Government, are considerably reducing ; the staffs of gunnery trainers bn White Island arid at th* torpedo training school at Vernon. SUPPRESSING THE TRUSTS. ; / NEW YORK, May 25. President Roosevelt- is 1 prosecuting the International .Harvester Company for restraining trade. The proceedings were- instituted. in Chicago. He is also prosecuting the Tobacco Trust. : KIDNAPPED BY BRIGANDS. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 26. A Greek band near Smyra kidnapped a Dutch Baron named Keemstra. A ransom of £6OOO was; paid for his release. Received 11.11 p.m. Mav 27th. SUCCESS OF GERMAN SHIPPING. BERLIN, May 27.

In connection with the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Hamburg-American steam ship line, the German newspapers emphasise the fact that the company had far surpassed in'extent of operations', number and tonnage of ships, all their British rivals, and claim that the ships aTe now trading in waters which until recently were British preserves, notably the Australian and Indian waters.