BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13942, 30 June 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Press Assoeiat.ion~By. Telegraph-Copyright THK CHURCH PAGEANT. LONDON,' June 2S There, were 128,000 visitors to the church pageant, despite the weather. CANADIAN RIFLE TEAM. Twenty-two Canadians have arrived to take part in iho. rille shooting at Bisley. They are considered to he ihe best from the Dominion. 'ON THE ROAD TO UNITY." The "Daily Mail : ' sums up the results of the 'Press Conference as another milestone passed on the road to unity. PP,ERSMAN~IXTEEVTEWED. LONDON", Tune 20. The " Chronicle " interviewed Mr Ward, editor of the. Sydney . "Daily Telegraph." ' He said his "deepest impression of the result of the Conference is England's vitality. The Protectionists of- New South Wales were .always saying that England was decadent. The size ■'nnd importance of England's manufacturing industries had simply amazed them, and they eoiild. not understand' Englishmen's pessimism about England. , . ' ~ EXPLOBERS -IIOXOUBEiL Lieutenant Shackleton was banqueted -before. 'lecturing before the Geographical Society. The Prince o2 Wales was among the 120 guests. After the lecture His. Royal Highness, in presenting. Lieutenant Shackleton with the Society's' gold medal,- said that the results of the expedition were most valuable to scientific knowledge, and that the expedition 'had traversed six degrees of absolutely unknown ground. Silver medals were handed •to Lieutenant Sbacldeton's companions. Received 11 p.m., June 29th. WAR OFFICE CONTRACTS. . The North Queensland Meat Company are to supplv 90,0001bs 'of the War Office 'June' contracts for tinned meats, and the Armour Company (Chicago) will supply . the . remainder, amounting to • 500,0001 bs. . ' Received 10.50 p;m., June 20th. WELLMAN'S EXPEDITION. . SPITSBERGEN, June 29. Wellman's balloon-shed-has been destroyed, and this will probably prevent his proposed expedition to the North Pole this summer.