BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13394, 18 September 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright FIGHT WITH- CHINESE REBELS. i-EKIN, September 16. Chinese rebels, ari»?d with modem weapons, and letl By- emigrants returning from the Strait Settlements .and Annam, had an obstinate .fight, lasting twelve hours, .with troops at Lrngshuan. Reinforcements of Imperialtroops from Kwangsi, 60 miles distant, relieved, the town.

THE MOXTE. CARLO TRAGEDY. MONTE CARLO, September 16. Mrs Goold continues to feign illniess, and refuses to r-e-ply to.\ tha examining magistrate. \

THE HINDOO IMMIGRANTS. VANCOUVER, September 16. Nine bundled Hindoo immigrants wuieb, the steamer ' Monteagie brought to Vancouver, are not destitute. They are- po*stesed of £6OOO sterling.

THE DEATH SENTENCE. v - PARIS, Sept.liKiher 16.

•President Fallicre:;'..'decision to commute the death sentence passed o"n t-ba murderer Solieland, occurring at the moment of a. grsat increase in crimes cH violence, causes •general alarm. The jury at the Seine Assizes petitioned tor the maintenance 'of law and capital 'punidimeirt!' • "■' ANTI-MILITAEiSTS SENTENCEu, Seven. anti-Militarists'- have .been, s-sn-teneed at Pa-i'M to term's of imprisomwani ranging from fifteen months 'to tihrce Tears One "described himself as » publicirt, an other as a professor, ancl others as workmen, clerk, waiter, ancl hairdresser.

MISS ADA CROSSLEY. LONDON, September -16. Miss Ada Crossley scored; a great success at Gloucester, in " Elijah," and .in Sir Edward Elgar's new oratorio " The Kingdom." Received 10.55 p.m., September 17th. MONSTER, BATTLESHIPS. LONDON, September 17. The- " Daily Express" states that a fifth Dreadnought, wiil ba commenced at Portsmouth immediately. 'Die displacement will bo 20,000 tons, and armament eight 13.5 guns. The- Admiralty's decision is attributed to the failure of the Hague Conference

Received 9.18 p.m., September 18th. FIGHTING IN WEST AFRICA. LISBON, September 17.

Advice has been received that after four sharp engagements against the Cuamatas, the Portuguese West African-column reached Hamequero, losing eight killed, and 21 wounded. RECORD SPEED DESTROYER. BERLIN, September 17. A German destroyer built., at Krupp'e, Kiel, attained a speed of 33.9 knots, the fastest afloat.

Received 11.3 p.m., September 1/th. DAIRY CONGRESS. THE HAGUE, Sept. 17. Prince Henry attended the opening of the International Dairy Cpngi-c-ss here. Fifty British representatives were present. ' Sir Edward Strachey. Mr W. P. Reeves and Mr Taverner were included in the special committee to. watch British interests;

THE POPE'S' DECLARATION-. ROME, September 17.

The Pope's encyclical declares that modernism ie dangerous in philosophy, faith, theology, and history, that criticism is the synthesis of all heresy, and must lead to atheism. He ordains the removal of modernist professors, and . other cafeguards. ." •' '