BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13490, 11 January 1908, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Associatiou-Bv Telegraph-Copy ngn. THE LONDON "TIMES." LONDON, January 9. Hie "Times" capital has been in-ereuf.r-d hv £200.000. The shareholders incluil:- I "oids Brass-ey, Rothschild, and Mrathcona. Viscount lwagh, and Mr Alexancler Hfiulr-rson. THK .DUBLIX CASTLK BOIiUKRY. A Vicr-Ilt-gal Commission has br*n . appointed to investigate the robbery of I "rown from Jinblin ('instli; in July last. • A NEW -AIM CORRECTOR. Admiral Wilson, on hoard the battle:-hip Vengeance. is experimenting at Torbay with a. new aim corrector, trom a place on deck behind armour. It is intended to supersede til.- exposed station aloft, and ii' successful will revolutionise the lire control .system. GERMAN PASTOR*. After the example of the editors anil mayors, one hundred German pastors are visiting London in June. The Archbishop of Canterbury and Dr Ingram, I'.i-ahop of London, are joining to accord them a. welcome. EXTERMINATION OP RATS. Sir James Crichton Browne is forming an influential Association for the extermination of rats. .Several methods will !)_• ,-xpt-rimciited with. PERSONAL NOTES. LONDON, January 10. Mr W. A. McAuiuu- lias ivsigned hi.; directorship of the Bank of Australia. 11. L. Doheity ha.s decided to compete in this veal's lawn tennis championship:-. CANADA AND JAPAN'. The "Standard's'' Ottawa correspondent reports that the Canadian Cabinet have sanctioned the regulations prohibiting all Japane-e emigrants except they corne direct from Japan. THEATRICAL ADVERTISING. Mr J. C. Williamson has engaged Madam.' Ada Crois.'-v and concwi natty to tour Australia. Tasmania, and New Zealand in September. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIJUTIOX. The committee' of the Franco-British Exhibition informs the Agents-General that it- is impossible to reserve space for a fine arts building for Australian artists. All colonial pictures must be -sent for approval. The 1 space for the loan section of womfn's work does not exceed 1500 feet and oiilv 150 feet are available for Australia. The Agents-General offered 2000 feet in the 'Australian Court but Melbourne authorities would not accept it. THE PRUSSIAN BUDGET. BERLIN. January 9. Ihvim; to bail railway returns and oilier i.-avtv-.. the deficit' in the Prussian Budg.-t for 19J7 amounts to £2.500.000 sterling. The estimated expenditure for IGGB show? an increase <»' £BO.CCO,OOO stei|in.r. Part will b? met by loan, and part by an inn ease in.in • peniiig up tuish I'ollieri: s. THE PREMIER OF REM! I CM. IiIiI'SNEI.S. January 9. M. Schollaei i. suc.-e.-fIK ill? lal'e M. D.troiiz. as !'t.-mier of Hi-lgiuni.

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,li.- Tammany and 'I ivt-. il ring!;. When In- the atVairs ol* wobbling banks la- nit-i many iim-m who oii.jht In b.in gaol Mi- Me!/.. ('i.iiipi ioiler of |l,e Cily of New VorU. a->.n Is that (he palm- is l.o; o\.ei*. and llial f.iu--s .-aniiol n-iiiiii l-.uiil enmpl.-!.' i niilidi lu i- is iv-.iwivd Ihi oiiglioiil lie- i-oitnlly. Ti.'K !'i:i:sl.\.V Fill IX I'i Kl!. Ti-!l I l-'l! A\. January 9. '1 11 i i ty■ i'o!,-!- Tliikish ) >:i 11 all. lisa 1:• • ol:' . -1111 tl <1 llr- I'flt.ian 11 oiit-i:-!'. li i -iv'.-.l IU.-'v. fi.Vii.. Jaliilal'V IClll. li Al I) AND li AT'JT.K. MASStiWAH. .b.nuau' 10. Tun ihoii.-.and Abyi-ini-.iiis raided the Lligh U-iritory in Italian Soma'.iland, killing and rnariv merchant::. Sum.' tiilie-' -id.-d with th - Aby c .sinianx and some with Italians. A l.attli- wa-; foujrlit and tii- io-v s w-.--r.' v.ry gi'i-:,l in both side;;. It -i; lieli.-v-.d tiis'l. King \f.-ntlik did not authorise I In- raid. A!,1.1-'l! Fit SWIXDLIXO. J'A'HIS, Jamiary 10. M. l.<*moine. an engiiit:-r. lias been ar-r.-'sted at I'aris on a charge of swindling a SotnJi Afrieati mining magnate of £64.000 prei,ending that h.> was ab!-> to rnanuf.-M tin e diamoinl^. R-> eiv.-1 0.19 a.in.. January 10th. THE VAXCOUVER COXI'RACT. OTTAWA, Jan. 10. Sir Wilfrid Laurier slates that (he finv-eiiinu-ii! reri-w.-.l ihe i-oiitraei with ihe Union Steam Ship Company in July on the tenns previously in force and requested Xew Zealand's acceptance but received no reply.