BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13938, 25 June 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Assoeialion-Uy Telegraph.tic SSI AN \ LSI i OLSS IN LONDON. LONDON, June.23. The Council of .Empire and lucmbcis of the Duma were entertained at luncheon in the House of Commons. Mr Asquith cordially welcomed them. THEATRICAL; Mr Asquith is .appointing a joint committee of both Houses, to inquire into the censorship of plays, the 'i censes of theatres and music halls, and the expediency of legislation on the ■■jiiestioii. HOY SCOUTS.. The German hoy scouts are returning the visit of the English boys, and «aro touring Hrit.aih under the guidance of Hritish boy scouts. VISITORS FROM TURKEY. Arrangements are in progress in ■London to welcome -the,. visit of a dozen 'members of -the Turkish. Parliament, headed by Talaat Hey, the vicepresident; POOR. STUDENTS AT OXFORD. In pursuance of Lord Curzon's re••ommcndatioii, the Council iflrOxford •■University has appointed a committee to consider the best means of admitting a large number fif poor students. RIOTS TN LIVERPOOL. Catholic v. Protestant riots in Scotland Road, Liverpool, have lasted '.Nince Sinday.' Many arrests have been made. Catholic bouses have been sacked, and thirty elementary schools dosed. fiTFTS TO LONDON BEGGARS.. The chairman of the London Mendi--ity Sor-intv stntes that it is probable that £IOO.OOO is given away annually to street b""-"-irs. THK SAPPHO. Ti.io cruise" . S-iptil.io. which collided •vith a niere'pmt vessel, has been r. - f'e'.if'-d and h-'s-- •oaheed Stieerness under her own -cugiics. : < KAISER v\ND CZATJ. The Kaiser, in a-speech at Cuxhaven, said: "The Czar.. and I; agree I that our Meeting must be regarded as a. vigorous strengthening in the cause of peace." IMPROVING LONDON. LONDON, June 24. The County Council has decided to overhaul the city's drainage and reorganise the„T»vater supply works, which will take fifteen years. .. A loan of £10,000.000 is'to be issued. LORD KITCHENER. Lord KutehonoVs term lusts until the close of lOjl. ,;'.-: - v ># ; """ ' Received A)As p.m., June' 24th. GERMAN TAXATION. MERLIN, June 2:L The Finance Committee of the Reichstag favours succession duties, the voting being equal. Later, in the Reichstag, .the. .Conservatives, the Centre Party, and the Poles, by 203 votes to 155, carried a tax on stocks and shares which the Government opposed. The RoiVhstag agreed to an unearned increment tax on real estate. The. majority included members of the Right, Centre, and Poles, Prince Huelow deprecates hasty legislation -in this matter. GHOLEjM CASES. ST. PETERSBURG, June 21. There were 75 cholera cases yesterday. ■IN I ' ' " _U