BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13834, 20 February 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright TARIFF CONVENTION. NEW YORK, Feb. IS. The Tariff Convention at Indianapolis? urged Congress to create a permanent tariff. THE PANAMA CANAL. President Roosevelt, in a message to Congress, strongly supports - the lock type of canal at Panhnia, and a reduction in tiie height of the Gatuin dam by 20 feet. The complete cost will be £72,000,000. CANADIAN POLITICS. OTTAWA, Feb. 18.

In the Canadian House of Commons, Sir Wilfrid Laurier proposed the introduction of a Bill for the establishment of a Foreign Affairs Department. .

MARCH OF UNEMPLOYED. LONDONj, Feb. 18. Some unemployed participating in a march, broke, a jeweller's window at tlie West End. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

The "Standard" announces that secret army experiments have been conducted in aviation in remote parts of the country for many months. The results place Britain ahead in aerial navigation for army purposes. CHURCH OFFERINGS.

The voluntary offerings to the Church of England for the Central and Diocesan Societies and parochial purposes for the year ending with Easter totalled £7,87G,74G. ARREST (>F SUFFRAGETTES. Twenty-four suffragettes, mostly from the provinces, were arrested for raiding Downing street. LONDON, Feb. 19. Thirty members of the Women's Freedom League, following the raid on Downing Street, marched to the House of Commons. The police prevented their entering. Mrs Despard and seven supporters were arrested. THE BASTJTO CHIEFS.

The King gave audience to the Basuto chiefs. CANADIAN MILITIA.

Canada has accepted Hr Haldane's proposal for a. uniform system of militia organisation in different parts of the Km pi re and preserving local autonomy. This is virtually on the Canadian lines of the past decade.

NEWFOUNDLAND. The Senate ratified the submission of Newfoundland questions to the Hague Conference. KIDNAPPED. TEHEE,AN, Feb. 19. Revolutionaries kidnapped Shuals Saltan oil, brother of the Shall, who landed at Pesht on Tuesday from Europe, and demand a ransom of £IOOO.