BRITISH & FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13299, 30 May 1907, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright PRINCIPAL RAINY'S SUCCESSOR, LONDON, May 28. The Rev. Marcus Dodds has been elected principal of New College, Edinburgh, in succession to the late Dr Rainy. AUSTRALIAN BLACKS. . The Ret. Messrs E. D. B. Smith and Crowe, of Perth, are attending the Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Mr Crowe described the condition of things in the north-west of Western Australia, as shamefid, because the white men were dragging the blacks down. Sometimes the conduct of the whites rendered missions to the heathen almost impossible. , UNITED STATES POLITTpS. , The "Times" states that the question of tariff revision will not be touched upon durino- the coming session of the United States Consie-s, but the strongest Republican candidate, failing President Roosevelt for the Presidency, will make revision a plank of Ms platform. The Democrats are alarmed at the prospect of the Republicans i ppropriating another oi their strongest doctrines.

ENGLISH VISITORS TO GERMANY. BERLIN, May 28. Forty English newspaper editors and writers, including several of-, eminence, are visitin-r Berlin, Munich. Frankfort, Dresden and Cologne. They are the guests of a committee representing all sets oi politicians and society. \ „.„„ T _ VANDALS' DESPICABLE WORK. The great bell of the Savoyard subscribed by the people of Saxony for the Church of the Sacred Heart at Montmartre has been irretrievably cracked by vandals. It cost several thousands of pounds.

STEAM SERVICE ABANDONED. PARIS, May 28. Owing to the withdrawal of the subsidy the Messageries Maritimes has ceased regular services between Bordeaux, Senegal. Brazil and La- Plata,. -France> wil Sow- pay the Elder Dempster Pacific Royal mail line £60,000 per annum for carrying the mails.