BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13812, 25 January 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright DECLINING TRADE. BERLIN, Jan. 22. Statistics prepared at Berlin show that Britain's trade last year declined by £101,482,000, that of Germany by £35,000,000, the United States by £95,436,000, and that of France by £18,250,000. ■■-..- GERMAN POLITICS. -There are dissensions among the Bloc supporting Prince Bulbw in the Reichstag. The Conservatives oppose the death duties. The -Centre Party on the Reichstag Committee, with Radical and Socialist help, rejected the capital clause in Hon- Sydown's Spirits Monopoly Bill. The rest of the scheme was referred to a sub-committee to draft a new measure on the basis of the existing system.

LORD AND LADY NORTHCOTE. LONDON, Jan. 22. The Austral Club's. reception : of Lord and Lady Northcotc was attended by many ex-Governors and members of the nobility. Countess Darnley, whoreceived the guests, referred to Lady Northcoto's noble work among women. Lord Northcote said they had spent five of the 'happiest years of their life in Australia. AN INSANE SKIPPER.

The barque Ballooria, from London to Sydney, was towed into Falmouth. The crew were mutinous owing to the conduct of 'tlie captain. Owing to Gaptaiu Young being; incapacitated by : delirium, tlie ship steered an erratic course to 60- miles beyond the Lizard. Young was so violent that the chief officer, after grappling' with him, ■chained him and lowered him into the lazarette. The crow insisted on returning. Young was 1 medically treated at Falmouth, and his successor was appoirrteuV • > - ■ LONG-DISTANCE TELEGRAPHY.

■ -Telegrams have been received in London from Karachi, a distance of '5532 miles, without intermediate handling. This is a record in long-distance -telegraphy. ' - COLONIAL PRODUCE IN LONDONMr Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, represented to. Mr Churchill, President of the Board :-of Trade, the necessity for the . Port of - London authorities providing colonial producers with facilities similar to those at Hamburg for landing, grading, and selling produce at the docks, thereby preventing repeated, handlings.

Received 4.15 p.m.-, Jan. 24th. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. PARIS, Jan. 23. The French subscription of the Russian loan was completely successful. SUPERIOR EMIGRANTS. 'LONDON' "Jaii.' 23. The Board of Trade's report.on emigration during 1908 says-that the class of emigrant leaving for New South Wales is of a superior typo.