BRITISH FOREIGN
Press Association— Bv Telegraph-Copyright . CORN KB IN RAILWAYS. LONDON, December 1. The Tireat Northern and Oreat Central Railway Companies are- ..arranging a. pooling scheme to avoid excessive, compeiittion. • - . - Received 9.59 p.m.; December 2nd. ' BATCH Of' SENTENCES. LONDON. .December 2. Preston alias Redgrave, and: Coleman, an agent, were sentenced to.- • ten- yeais' penal servitude at the -Old Bailey for conspiracy, forging, and uttering, with intent to deiraud the London City and Midland Bank of £512. In the same connection Campbell, T an electrician, was sentenced to seven years ; McQueen;, a tailor, to live years; and Childs, a photographer, .who turned- King's evidence, to" niii;> months. '• - THE KAISER'S VISIT. BERLIN, December 2. Prince Bulow, in thef Reichstag, made a warmly appreciative reference to the Kaiser's reception in England. He. attributed 1 the -pitefc ft-;>rrangemsnt- of Britain aiid Germany tu a great''mutual mi.vunderiitanding. Uach accused the other objects and' ideas'--\rhieli did not. exist.' FRANCO-CANADIAN TR.EATY. . OTTAWA, December ,1. The Franco-Canadian commercial' treaty gives to Canada tlie- French'minimum tai'ift' in a- wide range of articles, and FranO-e obtains intermediate tariff for her chief exports io the Dominion. THE PANAMA ISSUE. NEW Y(jRK, December 2. Mr Cortelyon's Panama iroiie has ' many times" over-subscribed', at about the present market price.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13458, 3 December 1907, Page 5
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206BRITISH FOREIGN Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13458, 3 December 1907, Page 5
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