BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 28 May 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Asßociaticn-By Telegraph-Copyright SCULLING CHAMPJONSHII' J.U.\.UO.\, May L'(>. Barry's fund amounts to £]()3f>. It is now closed. Ho will sail on June •25th. FOR THE CORONATION. Six hundred Canadians will be selected from various regiments throughout the Dominion to go to England at lving George's coronation. THE VACCINE TREATMENT. Baron Sayo and Selo presiding at the Association for tho Abolition of Vivisection, expressed profound contrition that moments of pain should have been given to Queen Alexandra by their leaflet on vaccine. A new rule would be adopted to prevent a recurrence of such a possibility. AUSTRALIAN WAR-SHIPS. The keel of an Australian armoured cruiser will bo laid on June 23rd. Sir G. H. Reid is arranging for a ceremony on the occasion. The .steam and gun trials of the l'arraimttta will be completed on June 18th. TRACTION ENGINE TRIALS. Successful trials have been made by the War Office at Aldershot of a traction engine of the caterpillar typo. Itdrew a load of eight tons and a "Long Tom" gun along the road, and across loose sand, a four foot ditch", and a hog. BURGLARS' SUCCESSFUL RAID. Burglars ransacked Lawrence's jewellers shop at Cheapside and stole several thousand pounds' worth of diamond rings and brooches. AIR ROOSEVELT. Mr Roosevelt had a. great reception from the undergraduates at Cambridge, where the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him. Owing to the mourning for the King only Mr Roosevelt, the public orator." and tho vice-chancellor were robed. NEW YORK SUGAR FRAUDS. Oliver S;iitzer testified that his confession in connection with the sugar frauds had been delayed until now, as lie did not wish to involve one of the Havemeyers, now dead. NAVAL MANOEUVRES. During the first part of tb« French naval manoeuvres the submarines entrusted with the defence of Corsica had a remarkable success. They pursued six battleships for three hours and were considered to have torpedoed four.

A STATE TRIAL. The impeachement of M. Christcnsow, ex-Minister of Commerce, and M. Berg in connection with the Alberti frauds has begun in the State tribunal at Copenhagen. AUSTRALASIAN BANQUET. At the Australasian banquet 300 guests -were present, including Lord Goschen, Mr Moore, Premier of Western Australia, Mr Kirkpatrick, AgentGeneral for South Australia, Mr McCail Agent-General for Tasmania, Admiral R.awson, ex-Governor of New South Wales, Sir C. H. Rason, Agent-Gene-ral for Western Australia, Sir G. PI. Jenkins, Dr Cockburn. Captain Collins, the Commonwealth representative, Sir Montague Nelson, Messrs Finn, Hare, M. L. Moss, Moison, and a representative gathering of bankers, shipowners and merchants. Sir G. Reid presided. Lord Kitchener met with an enthusiastic reception. AN EARTHQUAKE. An earthquake violently shook several towns and villages in Western Germany, Alsaao and Switzerland. GERMAN FINANCE. There are persistent rumours that Germany's finance reform of 1909 is a failure, and that new taxation must be devised. According to tho "Tageblatt" the shortage is twelve and a half millions sterling.

NICARAGUA. United States naval officers on the Nicaraguan coast have been instructed to protect American vessels from the Nicaraguan Government's attempts to search them and to land' torces if necessary to protect Ameri-' can property in the State. A Depart-j mental official remarked that Cumman-i der Gillinor can fire first and explain I afterwards. I A MINERS' QUARREL. Italian miners are intimidating the officials of the Durham Coal and Coke Company, Georgia. ANTLBETTING LAW. Contrary to expectations Senator Hughes won a decisive victory in the final passage, by both Houses, of Bills prohibiting oral betting at races and, making the directors of racecourses criminally responsible for the gambling thereon. TROPICAL AGRICULTURE. The Congress on Tropical Agriculture is a great success. Special interestwas shown in the discussion of mime- j rous important papers, including Bri- j tlsli and Colonial, especially that by Mr Guthrie, the Sydney agricultural! expert, on scientific wheat growing. | Mr Dunstan, Principal of the Southeastern Agricultural College, Kent, i was elected President of the Interna- ' tional Association of Tropical Agricul- j ture, by acclamation. j