BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13993, 31 August 1909, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

I'ress Associat-iou-By Telegraph-Copy right MAIZE FROM. SOUTH AFRICA. LONDON, August 29. According to tlie "Standard," South Africa is shipping to Europe, between now and December, 200,000 tons of maize. This is a record. THE INDIAN ARMY. Viscount Kitchener, in a circular, emphasises the great improvement in the health of the Indian Army during the past few years. He mentions that the death rate, of British troops since 189 d has fallen from 17.3 to 9 per thousand. A DENIAL. The offer of the South African Go-vernor-Generalship to Sir Wilfrid Laurier is denied. THE CHANNEL SWIM. Healoii made an attempt to swim the. Channel, but abandoned his task when within a mile of the French coast. He was 17 hours in the water. TflE INDIAN CROPS. The. "Times" Simla correspondent states that widespread rain during the past two days has -assured the crops in India. The outlook generally is exceptionally good. ' A SUPPOSED SPY. A .supposed spy, . who was taking sketches, was arrested within the inner lotteries at Leenau fort, the strongest in the north of Ireland. A PUBLISHER OF SEDITION. Guy Aldred, a printer in London,, and self-described as an anarchist, charged with publishing in the "Indir.i Sociologist," a. leading article, apparently by Krishnavarma, which cxtoll.'d Dinghra, the murderer of- Sir William Wyllie, as a martyr, has been committed for trial.

Kcccived 10 p.m., August 30th. HUDSON CELEBRATIONS. LONDON, August 30. Admiral Seymour, on board H.M.S. Inflexible, will represent the Government ;it the Hudson-Fulton celebrations. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN. CALCUTTA, August i>!>. Ad attempt to wreck the. East Indian mail train at Jamalpur, by the metals, failed. A workmen's slow train unexpectedly preceded 'the mail train, and was derailed. The loss of life is unknown. TRIUMPH OF SURGERY. Or Doynn, of Paris, successfully tratisplanterl a 'live sheep's vein into the leg of a patient suffering from arterial aneurism, and restored tli.: circulation. This is the first insbm.c in which the organism of a lower animal lias been transferred to man. A SALVAGE TRIP. NEW YORK, August 30. A powerful salvage steamer with gear has left Hull'to recover a portion of £150,000 worth of property, consisting of 20 Hull steam trawlers that were stranded on the Iceland coasts during the past -decade. TOWING AN ICEBERG. The Mackay Bennett cable ship towed to sea an ireberg KiO feet in length which was resting on the shore emfof the Newfoundland cable, which was thereupon repaired.