BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13396, 20 September 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright

KUBELIK'S AUSTRALIA!-! TOUR, LONDON, September 19.

Kubelik,: the famous violinist, will tour Australia. and New Zealand, giving 35 concerts, beginning at- the end of May. He has engaged Miss Ina Mueller as vocalist. TRANSFER. OF TROOPS.

Owing to the- provision of the AngloRussian agreement regarding Afghanistan, the Government iis considering' thsi possibility of withdrawing a brigade of infantry from India to Britain.

DR BRUCE'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Grave fears" are entertained for the safety of Dr William Bfuce's Scottish Arctic expedition to the Spitsbergen Islands. The expedition was last reported at Foreland Sound. THE COPPER TRUST.

Renter's 'New York correspondent states thai the companies subsidiary to the Amalgamated Copper Corn.pahy have resolved to restrict • thd output by .50 per cent, immediately. •STATE" PURCHASE OF RAILWAYS.

Lord Brassey, addressing the Associated Chambers of Commerce at. Liverpool, -'suggested that the State should purchase the railways, ' beginning with those in Ireland. THE FRENCH WINE DIFFICULTY. September 19. After many conferences a French Winegrowers' Association has formed, M. Beziers, representing the Departments of Aude and H-erault, and other districts, (Fill fix prices and conditions of sale of southern wine. It is hoped that ihis> will lend to a solution of the problem.

FATAL MILITARY MANOEUVRES VIENNA, September 18.

Two corporals were killed by ball cartridges during the manoeuvres at Karlowitz. Four privates have been arrested for having in their possession' fourteen ball cartridges.

A (PAINTING RECOVERED. BRUSSELS, September 18. A painting by Rubens valued at £4-000, stolen from Count Assche's collection has been recovered in Paris. Three arrests have been made in connection with the theft. . .

Received -9.-59 p.m.. September 19th. GIANT BATTLESHIP. , ST. PETERSBURG, September 19. The Admiralty have ordered a 22,300ton battleship from the Baltic shipbuilding works. ' . IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION. E.OME, September 19. Italy and Argentina have agreed to submit all dispukc to arbitration. THE' DAIRY CONGRESS. THE' HAGUE, September 19. Queen Wilhslmina, of. Holland, • attended the Agricultural Show yvliicti was held at The Hague in connection with the Dairy. Congress. Sir E. Straehey, ilr Reeves, 'and Mr Taverner, were presented to the Queen, who expressed great interest in theCongress. Mr Beeves and Mr Taverner interviewed the Minister of Agriculture, and discussed! the question of legislation. The Minister hoped that the British Committee's proposal for complete Government control would pass the Congress and strengthen him to obtain similar legislation. The Congress later oh adopted a resolution advocating 'State control of dairies and dairy products.