BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13835, 22 February 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright * THE NEW.. SOUTH : WALES LOAN. LONDON, Feb. 19. .* The . New South -Wales loan of.. 1J I millions, 3J- per cent., .minimum £97 X 10s, has, been underwritten: 011 the usual .terms. It. is quoted at par to K a quarter .. per cent, premium. " THE PRESS CONFERENCE. ' • An Imperial -Press Conference Committee has been. appointed to arrange ' subjects for discussion at the. Confert ence; ■ The ■ first;'function will be a 1 banquet, whereat Lord Burnham will preside. < • AftMS FOR THE ARGENTINE. 1 The: Standard's." Berlin, correspondent reports that the Argentine is buying £7,500,000 worth of artillery at Krupp's,. apd £150,000 worth of rifles in Berlin.. , SOITTH AFRICAN TRADE. ' The British South African report shows that there was. a remarkable improvement . iii ,'; every department' of trade and industry hi Rhodesia during last year. , - : WATERLOO CUP. The Waterloo Cup resulted in Dendrafys beating. Such a Sell. - OBITUARY. Tlie death is announcer] of Sir Frederick Wills, director of the Imperial Tobacco Company. ' ' < ■ Many racing engagements have been rendered void owing to- the death of Mr Douglas Baird, the. well-known sportsman. . Received 4.30 p.m., Feb. 21st. THE TERRITORIALS. LONDON, Feb. 20. Nine thousand recruits, have joined the London Territorials. A COSTLY CEREMONY. The public accounts show that the King's coronation. cost £359,000. BAD: YEAR. FOR SHIPPING. Mr . Brightman, in. his presidential address to the Chamber of Shipping, said tlie past year was the worst ever experienced; between one and two million' tons., of shipping was laid up in the United Kingdom. GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDY. • BERLIN, Feb'. 19. A Bill which has passed the Reichstag : increases the' German, Lloyd subsidy by £13,1)00., r oil : condition ■ that freight -.charges * do not exceed 1 "20 marks for services to New Guinea and Australia, Hongkong, Singapore, and London. RIPPER. OUTRAGES. There were five Ripper outrages in Berlin yesterday. Fifty , men 'were arrested on suspicion, but all \yero discharged. The police suggest that women and children should carry parcels of Roman d throw over their assailants for "tlie purpose, of recognition. They ascribe tha, outrages to a. gang : of , criminals acting for sport -in . mockery of the authorities. : J " < I DISQUIETING REPORTS. ' PARIS, Fob. 19.

Unconfirmed reports received at Paris state that Austria lias presented an ultimatum to Servia. The Russian* Press and people are growing owing , to Austrian action. ..." _ BOMBS;IN INDIA. CALCUTTA, Fell. 20. Repeated bomb outrages have caused the; Government to station punitive police in. villages of Barrackour, and on the railways there, in addition to the regular police, patrolliug the line. SOUTH AFRICA. • CAPETOWN,. Feb. 20.. The Capetown' branch of the Bond carried Mr Hofnieyer's resolution regretting that Unification had been adopted instead, of Federation. CUBA FOR THE CUBANS. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The " New York Herald " states that a Bill has been introduced in the Cuban House of Representatives prohibiting foreigners from owning property in the island, and providing that transactions in progress shall be suspended. Americans have .thirty millions sterling invested, and there is much British capital invested in Cuban railways. UNITED STATES DEFICIT.

Mr Taft, referring to the suspected United States deficit of a hundred million; dollars, savs tliat many business undertakings are waiting revision of the .Tariff to lie, pushed; (jkead. He believed the normal increase resulting from a settlement of tli. a Tariff would be sufficient to meet the deficit. THE REVOLUTION' IN PERSIA. . . TEHERAN, . : F.eb. 20. The Nationalists ? state tliat Slum, brother of the Shah, is a willing captive, and professes restraint to save appearances. . The advance guard of the Nationalist forces from Resht have reached Menzil, 60 miles from Teheran,. BULGARIA. . : SOFIA, Feb. 20. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria attends Vladimir's funeral oil Sunday, and will be received as the sovereign.

"Received 0.80 a.m., 22nd. SERVIAN CABINET. BELGRADE, Feb. 21. The Servian ~'Cabjnct has resigned, none of the young. Dadicals being wiling to accept three vacant portfolios.