BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13660, 31 July 1908, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Hress A'ssocia.tion-By Telegraph-Copyright AMBASSADORIAL CHANGE. LONDON, July 29.

Ib is officially announced that Sir Rennell Rodd, British Minister at Sweden, Succeeds Sir H. Egerton, British Ambassador at Rome, in December. CHURCH DISORDERS. Mr Asquith, in| receiving non-party deputations of Members of the House of Commons, prontised to carefully consider and bring before his colleagues the representations concerning ecclesiastical disorder and illegalities in the Church' of England. A NATIONAL ADVERTISEMENT. Speaking at the New South Wales Commissioner's dinner, Sir J- H. Carruthers stated that "lihe Franco-British exhibition was the finest advertisement Australia ever had received. DIVING CH AMPipN SHIP. Harold Smyrk won the fancy diving championship of England. THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. After an all-night sitting the Moderates carried a resolution abolishing the Works Department of the London County Council. ' ' ' ■ • EGYPTIAN TRAIN ROBBED. Reuter's Cairo correspondent states that brigands, presumably Bedouins, derailed a train oh the Fayoum railway, robbed the passengers and wounded the guard. Received 9.50 p.m., July 30th. FRANCE AND RUSSIA. : / ' \ LONDON, July, 30;

It is ' semi-officially' announced that the Revitl meeting revealed a 1 complete harmony in the views between France and. Russia on till international topics. It is understood at Paris that Russia's preform proposals in Macedonia will remain in abeyance in view of>t-lie new situation in Turkey. ' ROYAL TOUR, King Edward starts on August 10th, and will be absent one month. He meets the Emperor Francis Josef at Ischl on August 12th. NEWS OF AN-EXPLORER. CALCUTTA, . July 30. Sven Hedin's servant in a letter received at Kashmir, reports that his master is well at Tibet, and that the caravan is in good oondition.