BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13462, 7 December 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-Bv Telegraph-Copyright PRUSSIANISING POLAND. BERLIN, Dec. 5. Prince) Bulow's expropriation proposals in connection with Poland 'are meeting with strong opposition in the Prussian Diet. THE UNITED -STATES ' PRESIDENCY. NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Mr Foraker declares himself -a. Candidate for nom-inaition for the Presidency. SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. The Supreme Court of New York State has decided that Sunday amusements, theatres and concertsi are illegal. A CAPE LOAN. CAPETOWN, Dec. 5. Cape Colony i;s issuing a loan of £l,000.000 at 4'per cent, with a minimum of 95. ' ARABS FOR THE FRENCH ARMY. PARIS, Dec. 5. General Picquaut, French'. Minister of War, is considering the inclusion of the Arabs in Algeria- in the conscription with a. view to adding 1,000,000 to the army in war time. . THE EASTERN RACES. . .OTTAWA, Dec. _5. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, at a great political demonstration at Ottawa, condemned British Columbia's mistaken prejudice against Oriental immigration and declared that - while he exercised itlie power he would never do anything to endanger theßritishJapanese alliance. ■ ITHE ZANZIBAR .MUTINY. LONDON,-Dec. 5. Thei "Standard's" Berlin correspondentsltciites tlwtit- on the. occasion of -the mutiny at Zanzibar the iSuJtan asked British aid. The -v;ice-cbii«ul, in the -absence of the consul-general, was obliged, as British warships were 100 miles away to seek German aid. The appearance of the- German warship helped to overawe the mutineers and facilitated the officers' task of restoring order. ' RAILWAY iSiroCKS. As an. outcome of the pooling -scheme of the Great Northern and reat Central .Railway Companies stocks; rhave iinprovecl to ths extent of .$2,000j000 during the week. /' FRAINCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. The A.gents-eneral are arranging for a special Australian wine bar at the FrancoBri.feh exhibition; also for an extensive refrigerating display. • < PLAGUE IN INDIA.; Dr Asliburton iThompson, . President of the ' New South Wales: Board of Health, and Professor -Haffkine, addressed the Royal Society of Medicine upon tliei presnt methods for combating yplague in Ijidsa. THI/ REICH STA(i INCIDENT. The "Daily Mail" says in connection with the Reichstag .incident that -the "bloc" met and decided to adhere to the fusion policy, but the vital question of how to cover the deficit of £6,000,000 is still unsettled:. Received .9.55 p.m.. December 6th. BEEF FOR THE NAYY. . " . LONDON, December 6. The -.War Office "is : inviting/ tenders by Lhe 28tli February. for 499,6501b of tinned beef, delivery t.o be Completed by 15th June. ■ ■ . REQUEST FOR; ARBITRATION. > Germany's request- for "'arbitration;,:'; relate si to a. claim for damages which was brought twforo the central - claims board ot South. Africa hv 1902 and disallowed.- -It- •' is understood that the British Governmentwill not reopen th-e subject. This* creates a deadlock in respect to Burns and Pliiljj's claim.. , " [This is a correction of a cable mtssags of Thursday, -which stated- that the British Minister for Foreign Affairs was considering the < propoisal for arbitration 011 t-he claim from Burns; and Philp, . which arose over trade to i£he. sgslaiKUfoJ? ILLNESS OF KING OSCARSTOCKHOLM, December 6* King Oscar is ill, and the- Crown Prince has been appointed , AN APOLOGY ACCEPTED. 1 yiENNA, 'Dec. 6. After two Austrian, domi'tors had! been sent to Dulcigro, • Antirari and Montenegro,. :an la-pology -foiv • violating- Dalmatia -by;' sending infantry to effect an arrest in connar;Lion with the 'recent plot - was accepted. ' , ' 'VINE-PLANTING PROHIBFTI^D. LISBON, Dec. 6. Owing to -the: crisis in the Portuguese wine trade viiie-plantimg has been prohibited for three years.