BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13844, 4 March 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press As s ociation-By Telegraph-Copyright • COMPENSATION. > LONDON, March 2. Russia has granted Mr Luxemburg, an English- merchant, 500 ; roubles (about £300) compensation for illegal arrest at-Odessa. • THE BOTtOMLEY CASE. Owing to the illness of Sir H'enry Smaliniiin, J.P., the magistrate hearing the Bottomloy ease, another alderman lias been substituted. .Bottomloy requires a; rehearing from the beginning bf the case. The Crown objects. ' PRESS CONFERENCE. Sir. Gilbert Parker presided at a meeting- of literary members of the House of Commons, to arrange ft luncheon for the press conference. THEFT OF VALUABLE BOOKS. Twenty ancient valuable books haw been stolen from Lincoln's Inn library. The thief- substituted others. Received 0.50 p.m., March 3rd. QUEEN INDISPOSED. * LONDON, March 3. The Queen, who lias been indisposed since ' her visit to Berlin,is suffering from a severe cold. King Edward tomorrow holds Court alone. THE FRENCH TARIFF. The Chambers of Commerce resolved that the proposed French duties are prejudicial, and that Government action is desirable; also favouring negotiations for an Anglo-French treaty of commerce based oil" equality of treatment. WIRELESS ON AN EXPRESS. ' NET? YORK, March 2. The tlirougli express between New York and Chicago has been equipped with Marconi instruments to maintain communication on the journey. ATLANTIC COMMAND. NEW YORK, March 3. Admiral Sperry has resigned command of the Atlantic fleet; Admiral Schrbeder succeeds him.

THE ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE. . / . HOME, March 2

The Earthquake; Relief Committee at Rome report that'-tiie stim of 18i- million lire has been: collected. Correspondence shows that some remote villages of Calabria and Sicily were forgotten till;a fortnight ago, and that many people are starving find homeless. THE OPIUM EVIL. CALCUTTA, March 2. The International Opium Commission at Shanghai has made important recommendations to the respective Governments. Of 101 opium divans at: Horig Kong, 26 were closed yesterday.

AERIAL NAVIGATION. BERLIN, March 2

Krttpps have given £soo* to Goettingen University, the money to go towards establishing a professorship in research work in aeronautics.

SACKVILLE-WEST CASE. MADRID, March 3

M. Laiiguin, a French interpreter, in giving evidence in the Sackville-. West marriage case, said' that Ernest Sackville-West gaVe Roplioii 4000 pesetas for falsifying the marriage re, gister.