BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13830, 16 February 1909, Page 6

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright ARRESTED ON HIS HONEYMOON. . LONDON, Feb. 14. Dunean Mclntyre Johnson, who was in possession of £3OO, was arrested on liis honeymoon on board the Sue vie, -which arrived at Plymouth from Melbourne, on a warrant accusing him of forgery of a telegram obtaining £IOO with intent to defraud the firm of Younghusband' and New, of Melbourne. THANKS-OFFERING. LONDON, Feb. 15. Of the £223,000 of the unappropriated Pan-Anglican thanksoffering, £IO,OOO has been apportioned to . Australia, £2OOO to New Zealand (mainly for education.) £15,000 to Canada, £24,000 to South .Africa (half for "education of whites, and half for education of natives), £24,000 to West, East and Central Africa (particularly for the purpose of staying the advance of Mahomedanism), £50,000 to India, £34,000 to China, £30,000 to Japan, £15,000 to Jamaica. The allotment is provisional. The Bishops are asked to summon workers' conferences with a view to the preparation of plans which the committee will consider before settling the final details of allotments. THE CHANNEL FLEET. Admiral Beresford vacates command of the Channel Fleet on March 24th. The "Standard" protests against Admiral Beresford's transference on half pay while a year of his command is outstanding, particularly as the constitution of the main fleet in home waters is the very principle that Admiral Beresford has been advocating. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. The " Times' " Ottawa correspondent reports that the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand are prepared to establish an 18-knots service between Vancouver, New Zealand, and Australia, if the three Governments increase the subsidies.

BERLIN "JACK THE RIPPER." BERLIN, Feb. 14. Six women have been stabbed in Berlin in a similar way to the murders committed some years ago at ."Whitechapel by "Jack the Ripper.' EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY. ROME, Feb. 14. Fresh alarming shocks of earthquake have occurred in the Messina and Reggio districts. THE PANAMA CANAL. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Mr Taft confirms the statement that the Board of Engineers fully approve of the Panama Canal plans. VOLCANIC ERUPTION. MEXICO, Feb. 14. The volcano Colima, in the State of Mexico, is in eruption. Subterranean detonations are heard, and showers of bot sand have killed the vegetation over a large area. There is a stream of lava a mile long. Received 10.15 p.m., Feb. 15th. LAND GRANTS TO VETERANS. OTTAWA, Feb. 15.

South African veterans, to the number of 3150, have petitioned the Canadian Government for grants of 320 acres of land apiece, undertaking in return to form a Canadian reserve ond serve in it for ten years. Sir Fred. Borden, Minister for Militia, is impressed with the idea.