BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13636, 2 July 1908, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press ,Association-Bv Teletrraph-Copyright THE MONO-RAILWAY.

LONDON, June 30

At Mr Deakin's instance Mr Brennan, the inventor, has forwarded official descriptions of the mono railway and asked the Commonwealth's assistance towards the expense of development.. He offered it to the Commonwealth on the same terms as to the Indian Governments, or is willing to leave the final remuneration to the Commonwealth Parliament. . THE EXHIBITION. New Zealand, Tasmanian, Victorian, New South 'Wales', South Australian <Jnd West Australian apples gained fiist awards m general competition at the 1 FrancoBritish Exhibition. MARTYR TO SCIENCE. Dr Hall Edwards, a martyr to the Xrays, has suffered the amputation of his other hand. Dr Edwards' had one hand amputated some) months ago, and was granted a civil list pension of £l2O. SETTLERS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES., -Since January Ist the, New South Wales Agency-General has, granted assisted passages to 1356 settlers. There has been no difficutly in securing farming settlers.

SIGNOR NASI'S RELEASE. ROME, June 30. Signor Nasi, the Italian 'statesman who was convicted and imprisoned for fraud, has been liberated. There was immense excitement on hie return home. ■ THE BERLIN SCANDALS. BERLIN, 1 June 30. Tha trial of Prince Philip of on aTcharge of perjury in connection with the Harden case is proceeding with doors. i THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. LISBON, June 30. Queen Amelia of Portugal is suffering from diphtheria., , • PENSIONS FOR EX-PRESIDENTS. CAPETOWN, June 30. The Orangia Assembly unanimously voted ex-President Steyn, a pension o'f £IOOO, and Mr Reitz, also an ex-President of Orangia, £SOO. NEW YORK-PARTS MOTOR RACE. NEW YORK, June 30. - In the New York Paris motor race,, the American and German ears are well ahead. Prince Scarfogho's Znstl ear » in Siberia. All -went west of' Lake Baikal. '