BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13680, 24 August 1908, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Pfress Assbcialion-By Telegraph-Copyright A | NEW LONDON, August 21. The Hoii. R. Lister; Counsellor. to the British Ambassador in i'ari-s, succeeds Sir G -V Lowtber, as ambassador at Tallgier. f »• ' . IMPERIAL The Imperial Colonial Club opened its new premises in Picadilly withv& membership of : 3000. . ».-■.. --', TKADE COMMISSIONER} 1 " Mr Rollcslon, NcNy- Zealaindffrade; Commissioner,: has Wulib'd^ili'^i'h'tf^^thcni^!;.' , : He visited the- Chanibersjiif jjmd Manufactures in London and the '..P'<°' vinces. . He .was well received everywhere, and was afforded the fullest information. : i : J. TEMPERANCE What i s designated as a, true Temperance. Association has been started.'-■'; It aims on a, large scale at reform of/ the public-lioiiEes. Mr iVaJfbur and Mr 'Austen Chamberlain support the new uipveni'.'Jlt. ;' : *?•"*''" -1 / Received 4.15 p.ih'.i". August- 23rdC RELIEF -fUND. /■? j (LONDON, August' 22. The Maypole colliery' relief fund has besn opened at Wigan. ,:'':' / THE COOPER EIST ATE/

The .esfUto,- of Mr .George QjojjJbr, the well-known English ; liickmakeu ; ' stndlandI'wuer, j* ab nearlv ijSO'otb'OO. EXHIBITION OF \s&GS£* The .Brewers' Exhibitign^oa;' ! 17th October offers diplomas in sfc;cj&li&£ <sf- wine and one fof brandy, and Is b{)eti' tcr the products of colonial grown grapes bottled in the: country of origin. Entries' close on 3rd October. LESSONS' FROM GERMANY. ' The, German authorities: ; will furnish Mr Lloyd, George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, with much information relating to pensions' and labour legislation generally. Mr George informed the " Mail" thafo he was. in Berlin exclusively on pension busi-

THE ZEPPELIN 'AIRSHIP'FUND. 7 V' ; Tli'-j Zeppelin airship fund has reached £100,000! - -....,'

PERUVIAN POLITICS. - ■'■■■■■ ' -LIMA, .Augu&t 21. ' M- Legiiio. late Premier, has been appointed Prdsi'dtsnt of Peru. , FOREST FIRES. '"■".' SAN fRANCISCO,; August 21. Forest firts. wlik'h tuo sweeping along the Yoseniite Valley, threaten the giantredwoods. - A RECORD ATLANTIC PASSAGE. •' ■'■ NEW YORK, August 21, The Lusitania's passage occupied 96 hours 18 minutes, establishing a record. SOUTH MANITOBA. OTTAWA, August 21. There is ideal harvesting weather in South Manitoba, aud threshing "* general/The quality of the crop is. excellent. BALLOON VOYAGE. PARIS, August 21. M. Picquart, French Minister of War, travelled in the steerable balloon Excelsior, from Saint Cloud to Rouen.