BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13807, 19 January 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Associat-ioii-By Telegrapli-Copyright

THE GLENES'K ESTATE. LONDON, Jan. 17. ; The estate of the late Lord Glenesk, who was proprietor of the- "Morning Post," is valued: at £379,533. He left practically all his property to his daughter, Countess Bathurst. TROOPS FOR: SOMALILAND. A thousand, men have -been ordered to reinforce the British garrison in Somaliland. Received 11.55 p.m., Jan. 18tli. OBITUARY. . " LONDON, Jan. 18. Lord Amherst, of Hackney, died today of apoplexy. It is understood that anxiety over his losses and the sale of his library, impaired his health and hastened his end. A DENIAL. The "Times" Berlin correspondent states that Woermaims deny that t'.o gunboat Lark fired shots at a German vessel. The incident is officially da clared devoid of nolitical colour. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The British l portion of the Russhn loan has been'issued at 882, and vs»a quoted early at lg and finally 1 1-10 premium. ' , WHITE STAR LINERS . The White Star Line's Olympic and Titanic are . destined, when launched-, for. the Southampton-New York service. • " • ADMIRAL SPERRY'S MEN. Admiral Sperry's men had very little shore leave since quitting China,- with the result that the crews return home in much better shape than if the entertaining had been continued. Their greatest impression they declared on leaving Malta was the kindness of the Australians and- the Japanese, .and "the fight in ;Ne\v Zealand," wherein they admiringly admit in their own words, " One Britisher licked six of us."

TURKEY AND AUSTRIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 17. The Turkish boycott of Austrian goods has ceased. - The Porte has agreed to Kiamil's •projected arrangement- • with- Austria, and h draft of the protocol will be submitted for Austria's acceptance.

EARTHQUAKE BUILDINGS. NEW YORK, Jan. 17

Half a million dollars of the-sum voted by'the United States Congress has been spent in building material and the construction of 3000 frame houses in the earthquake' district. THE SERVIAN CABINET. BELGRADE, Jan. 18. King Peter has accepted the Cabinet's resignation. Protilcli, a leading adherent of Pashitch, succeeds Vetimrofiteli.

FRENCH BATTLESHIP. ' PARIS, Jan. 18. The French dreadnought \ oltaire has been launched at Toulon.

Received 9.52~ p.m.; Jan. 18tli. ROYAL VISIT TO BERLIN. BERLIN, Jan. 18. Berlin is preparing a civic welcome to King Edward. *