BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13397, 21 September 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE. LONDON, September 19. The Associated Chambers of Commsrco at Liverpool adopted resolutions in favour of the. uniformity of shipping law throughout the empire; also the appointment of an expert committee to consider the desirability of national insurance against war lisks-, and the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider old age pensiens. It further resolved that the Imperial Government should acquaint the Chambers of Commerce and commercial institutions with the contents of all bills introduced into Colonial Legislatures. Mr Smith, of Scotland, submitted a motion to the Associated Chamber,of Commerce in favour of tariff reform. The representative of the Cardiff Chamber moved a free trade amendment. Both were eventually withdrawn, on Lord Brassey deprecating the attempts to capture tha Assotion as a party organisation...-MESS-AGE- TO THE KING. The- United Methodist Churches . sent King Edward a message expressing fiidelity and loyalty .and a nexprcssion of joy at his efforts in the high Christian cause of human brotherhood and international peace. King Edward's reply expressed a full appreciation of the .value of the, message. Received 8.4 n.m., .September 20th.' FALL IX RAILWAY STOCK. LONDON. September 20. Tt is estimated that all classes of Home railway securities have , depreciated by over £10.000,000 during-the" week. TURKEY AND EGYPT. The vernacular Egyptian press state that -Turkey is planning the , construction of fortifications and entrenchments along a wide front parallel with Egyptian territory, especially near Al -Arish, Syria. The Egyptian Government. oppose the action on the ground thai it is a menace to the neutrality of the Suez; Canal. A REMARKABLE MANIFESTO. The. Egyptian Liberal Party have forwarded to Sir E. Grey a remarkable manifesto, protesting against the anti-Bri-tish seditious propaganda* of the Nationalists, headed by Mustariha, Kamul Pasha. The manifesto "states—"We are perfectly satisfied with British occupation and grateful for the, benefits it- confers."

Received 11.37 p.m..'September 20th. THE, KAISER, TO VISIT ENGLAND. The City Coporation purpose to entertain the Kaiser in November ;it ills Guildhall, and present an address of -welcome in a gold casket. , SAILORS', SAVINGS. BERLIN. September 19. The German Chamber of Commerce support the proposed agreement enabling British seamen at. German ports, and German seamen at British ports, to hand their saving to the local mercantile authorities for transmission to their homes. JAPANESE INVASION. VICTORIA (8.C.), September 19. Another 450 Japanese have arrived here. Received 11.30 p.m., September 20th. MILLIONS ON DEFENCE. ST. PETERSBURG, September 20. Russia intends to fortify Vladivostock on a colossal scale: to create a. port at Nicholaovsk. and to construct huge barrack's ait Rhabaarovsk, at a total cost of 33,700.000. THE STANDART RE-FLOATED. The Czar's yacht Standart has been refloated. BANK CLERKS ROBBED. Two messengers employed byjhe Northern Bank and Voronezh Bank -while travelling in a train to Tamboifl were attacked by seven robbers who stole 44.000 roubles, and escaped. THE DAIRY CONGRESS. TH.K HAGUE, September 20. The Dairy Congress recommend the nations represented "to prohibit the importation of butter from countries not accepting the' obligations regarding the substances mixable °rith butter, or not possessing •efficient controlling organisation to enable them to.secure purity of butter. The Congress also recommends the prohibition of butter not provided with a State guarantee mark.

• TREATY OF COMMERCE. Received 9.10 p.m., September 20th. OTTAWA, September 20. The Franco-Canadian commercial treaty lias been signed.

LABOUR STATESMAN OX"TOUR. BERLIN, September 20.

Mi- John Burns inspected the Bothel labour colony at Bielefeld and the Krupp works.

STANDARD OTL STOCK. NEW YORK. Se-ote-nber 20. Tt has been elicited that Mr John Rockfeller owns over one-fourth of th« Standard Oil stork. The New'York'"World" declares that he received £25,000.000 sterling in eight years from. oil properties.