BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13464, 10 December 1907, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright

THE KAISER QUITE SOUND. LONDON, December 8

Sir Jamc.3 Reid, the King's physician, examined the Kaiser and pronounced him•sound in every respect. He has lost hi® grey pallor and tired look. - BRITISH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

The imparts for November increased by £1,398,000, an<3 the exports increased by £2,887,000, as compared with the previous November. ALL RED. ROUTE. . LONDON, Dec. 9.

Dr Ambrose, member of thei Houss of Commons for Mayo (W.) informed! Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, that unless Blacksod* Bay was .selected as the Irish harbour for the. all x red rou|b, : tjhe scheme -vvould not be allowed to pass the House of• Commons. Sir- ; Wilfrid L'aurier replied, that political or sen.trmeii'tal reasons Irad" nothing to do with the question wlrich-was a purely economic one. ■

3 ■ WOOD PULP. ." ; i OTTAWA, December 8. Sir Wilfiid Laurier, in consequence of increasing | supplies elsewhere, is bsing urged to impose an import duty on wood pulp. . | • ■ .

Received! 10.18 p.m., December 9th." A SfRPLUS OF MILLIONS. • ' ! NEW YORK, Dec. 9. The United States revenue for the year shows a-s'irplus of 84,C00,000d015. "

Reeaivei! 11.22 p.m.. Decemebr 9bhVFAMOUS PICTURE STOLEN. ,j PARIS, Dec. 9,' VanDvck's famous picture "The Rising of the Crest" valued -at £20,000, lias been stolen from! <t!he Church of Notre Dame.