BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13395, 19 September 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright TENNIS MATCHES. LONDON, September 17. In the South of England Doubles JDhampionship Brookes' and Mrs Hil.lyard defeated Hillyard dnd Mrs Chambers, • 6—4, 6—2. The brothers Doherty, the well-known tennis players, are disposed to visit Australia in 1908 as challengers for the Davis Cup (now held by Australia and New Zealand),

CHANNEL .SWIM. Wolffe again 1 failed -in an attempt lo swim the English- Channel. He got to within two' miles of ( the French coast, but the sea was too rough. CHURCH UNION.

The Methodist New Connexion, Bible Christian and United Methodist Free churches have celebrated their union as the United Methodist Free Church. The Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs and many provincial mayors .attended the signature of the act in Wesley Chapel, g Received 9.30 p.m., September 18th. 'NEW CUNARDER. LONDON, .September 18.

The Curiard Company's new steamer Mauretania has been launched iit the Tyne. Received 9.51 p.m., September 18tli. PENSION SCHEMES. . Mr Coglilan, in a long. letter 'to the " Times," condemns Mr Avebury's pension scheme as impracticable. He declares that the general results of granting pensions in Australia are most- excellent-, ,and not. destroyed the people's independence nor removed incentives to thrift. FAMOUS DIVER HONOURED.

The Albert Medal of the second-class has been conferred on Mr Frank Hughes for saving life in the flooded mine at Bonnievale. Western Australia, in March last. HUNGARIAN TRAGEDIES. BUDA PFSTH, September 17. M. Litvay. Director of Kolozstar Hospital, Hungary, defrauded the institute. His son, fiis son's wife and two adult daughters, feeling disgraced, hanged theni"C OF HINDOOS. ,SAN FRANCISCO, September .17.. The steamer Dominion, carrying 400 Hindoos, has been expelled from Billingham Bay. LONG DISTANCE BALOONING. BRUSSELS, September 18. Twenty-nine balloons left Brussels, on a long-distance race. Professor Huntington's balloon, the Zephyr, descended at Cazaubon. and the Hon. C. S. Rolls' Britannic at Arachon in France. The German balloon Pommern descended at B'ayonne, winning the. international contest,' having travelled 1000 kilometres from Brussels. The Swiss balloon Cognac and the British Zephyr , were bracketed equal second.

Received 11 p.m., September 13th. 'GREAT INLAND PORT. OTTAWA, September 18. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company propose to make Fort William the finest inland port in the world. They are constructing a one-million ton diick and other works to attract trade to the lakes. OPPOSED TO .ALIENS. The Trades and Labour Congress of Winncpeg demand the repeal of the AngloJapanese treaty permitting Japanese to enter the Dominion. A strong feeling was expressed in favour of excluding all undesirable immigrants. Received 11.14 p.m., September 18. "THE DAIRY CONGRESS. THE HAGUE, September 18. Th-e Daiiy Congress unanimously recommended the hygienic equipment, of cow sheds, advocated cow shed competitions, and will appeal to the legislatures to cooperate in the objects of the Congress,