BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13461, 6 December 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By 'Telegraph-Copyright THE NEW HEBRIDES. -' • LONDON, December 4.,' The New Htbii'des , Company, Limited, with a capital of £50;C00, has. been registered us. an exploration and trading co'rporation,. and will adopt the' agreement entered inLo -with .M. 'LeClerc. FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE. Dr Ingram, Bishop of London, officiated at Lord Lorebnrn'.s marriage "with Miss HiokfJ Beacli. 'The marriage was Ihd Must ever solemnised in the crypt of the cbapel of Westminster Hall. There was a large gathenngiof society people. ■. ALL RED ROUTE.

The' Hon. Clifford Sifton, K.C., a for mer Minister of the Interior of Canada, in discussing the "all red" routs at a meeting of the Liberal Colonial Club, said he was confident that the Scheme would shortly succeed. Mr W. P. Reeves announced that New Zealand 'was prepaied to amply contribute. -■ ' Captain Collins, Commonwealth Agent in London, mentioned that a reasonable cost would hj? a factor in thei situation. Australia- w.is sympathetic in all Imperial matters. Lord Braesey suggnsted that the- Canadian-Pa-cific railway might financially "co-operate. Received 1 <i.m., December 6th. KING AND QUEEN OP SPAIN. The King and Queen of Spain liavs staited on their return, to Madrid.

JAPAN AND AMERICA., WASHINGTON, December 4. " Viscount Aoki, who lias'-fe'en recalled to "To-lcio to discuss the immigration question, states that his return to Japan does not indicate unfriendliness towards America. The immigration problem ii> • not serious, and will be settled satisfactorily.

, THE UXWRITTEX" LAW. NEW YORK, December 4. Mm' Annie Bradley was acquitle'd at Washington of the murder of Senator Arthur Brown, on the plea of the unwritten law. Brown seduced and then refused to many Mrs Bradley. Received 10.45 p.m., December sth. THE CURRENCY-' BILL. NEW YORK, Dec. 5. The House- of Representative-.' Committee at Washington is drafting a Curiency Bill to meet, the situation.

WIRELESS ' TELEGRAPHY, BERNE, December 4.

, Wireless communication between the stations of Mount Righi and the Canton de Valais failed owing to the mountains between. Many _ German,. English, Fiench and Russian mes'-ugeis were received at the Canton' de Valais..

WOOD PULP AND NEWSPAPERS. WASHINGTON, 'December 4 President Roosevelt proposes to repeal the duty on wood pulp. Many halfpenny newspapers al-e increasing their price owing to thei shortage of pulp. i. , GERMAN EAST AFRICA. BERLIN, December 4. Herr 'Denburg. Director of Colonial Affairs, proposes to -develop the railways of German East Africa,, at a ccst of £7,500,000.

THE CONGO. BRUSSELS, December 4. - The Bill ratifying the annexation of the Congo, has been, referred to it committee of the Chamber. A local newspaper declares that the Crown domain lias been treated as'a separate, concern, to ba administered by an official appointed by the Government. H<* will submit a report annually. The: domain is not'a State ivithin a State, but is; amendable to th,e laws of the country. The Chamber eventually will be able to modify the organisation. JAPAN ENE- EMIGRATION? TOKIO, Dec. 5. , At a confeience of the various* emigia■tion agencies it wjik decided to consolidate ,intt> one company. . Viscount Hay-a-hi in addressing the conference declared J.hat it was necessary 'to regulate,emigration which Japan had determined Ho control.