BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13372, 23 August 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyrighi THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. NEW Y'ORK, August 21. Th? .Standard Oil Company directoiß hare published a pamphlet declaring the company's absolute- innocence of wrongdoing, particularly in connection with the case for which they wtiv fined. The. directors- assert that the verdict was obtained upon a hair-splitting technicality, aided by the exclusion of evidence which would have removed all presumption of guiltTHE CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST'S. XT-:W YTJRK, August 22. Mrs Eddy's *-on"s suit against the Christian Science trustees has bsen withdrawn owing to an agreement out of Court. CATTLE IMPORTERS FINED. BUENQS AYRES, August 21. j Several prominent importers of British j cattle have been arrested here for conftpiracy in inoculating infected cattle with Pasteur tuberculin scrum during quarantine, thus defeating their official test*-, and enabling cattle originally bought cheaply, because th-.y were infected, to pasw inspection. ATTEMPT TO REFORM POLICE. MADRID. August 21. King Alfonso secured the services of Inspector Arrow, the well-known London d<teclive. to reform the Barcelona police. The isociulif.-tw and local police are thwarting Inspector Arrow, while indignation meetings are being held, and Inspector Arrow's life is endangered. RecAved 9.20 p.m.. August 22nd. MASTER OF THE HORSE. LONDON, August 22. The Kail of Granard has succeeded the Earl of Svftim as Master of the Horse. CATHOLIC MARRIAGES. IS-uti r asseits that the Roman Congiviraii'onal Council has issued a decree radically (-hanging the condition of Catholic miniages. In future marriages will be invalid' everywhere unless they an- celebrated in the presence of a. priest and two witnesses, except in districts which are without a priest for a whole month, when Catholic- shall be validly married if tliey express their consent in the present-*- of two witnesses The new law operates as from next Easter. THE FISHERIES DISPUTE. HALIFAX.- August- 22. There is excitement in ; Newfoundland owing to the announcement that it is intense-'* to si'bniit the fishery dispute to the Hague Conference. Ministers refuse t:i ►;.!■ ttliiili.-r thpfc hhiir-su-'iit- ii'^: