BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13900, 11 May 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Associat.ion-By Telegraph-Copyright A DMIRAL'S INVENTION? LONDON, May 9. Admiral Sir Percy Scott's invention of electrically direct controlled gunnery has been tested at Portsmouth. It is intended for the training of a group of guns in any direction without ,guulaycrs. SIR ROBERT HART. Sir Robert Hart, for forty-five years Inspector-General of Customs in Chitia, has been invited to return to China. HAIL WAY AMALGAMATION. Mr Churchill,is appointing a departmental committee to investigate the question of railway amalgamation, and report on what legislation is advisable. PRESS CONFERENCE REVIEW. Seventy thousand troops will be present at the Press delegates' review at Aldershot on June 12th. THE KING. King Edward has arrived in London in splendid health. SALE OF A CRUISER. LONDON, May 10. The er-uiser Gladiator, which cost £05,000 to refloat, has been sold for £15,125. LEA PARK ESTATE. Lord Pirrie has purchased Lea Park (Whittakor Wright's Surrey estate) for £200.000.

CIGAR. FACTORY CLOSED

The cigar factory at Huddersfield is closing down owing to the tobacco duty, and 200 hands were dismissed, while 450 cigar-makers in Nottingham have been given notice of dismissal. CAMS FOR-THE AMEER. KABUL, May 9. The. Ameer of Afghanistan has imported motor cars and a London ehaffcur. Received 10.25 p.m.. May 10th. ROYAL VISIT. ATHENS, May 10. Queen Alexandria and Princess .Marie arc on a visit to the King of Greece. Received 11.50 p.m., May 10th. GBISAT COMMERCIAL EXAMPLE. BERLIN, May 10.

Krupp's savings bureau credit balance has increased in ten years from £6500 to £286,616. Thirty-seven per gent, of the workmen and fit'ty-ninc per cent, of the clerks have accounts at interest at o per cent.