BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 30 May 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Asso ciation-By Telegraph-Copyright T ROPICAL AGRICULTURE. LONDON. May 27. J.ho Congress on Tropical Agriculture was a. great success. Special interest was shown in the discussion on numerous important papers, including British and colonial, especially that by Mr Guthrie, a Sydney agricultural export, on scientific wheat growing. Mr Dunstan, principal of the South-eastern Agricultural College. Kent, was elected president of tho International Association of Tropical Agriculture by acclamation. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY'S. Tho Toronto correspondent of tho "Times" telegraphs that Sir William Van Horn, chairman of directors of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company, will go to Australia to advise the Government on the construction of irn US-continental railways. FORCIBLY DEPORTED. The New York iroops forcibly deported, without legal trial, twenty-live Italian miners for intimidating officials of tho Durham Coal and Coke Company. Georgia, GERMAN POLITICS. Owing to the National Liberals voting against the Prussian franchise, as amended by the Upper House, tho Chamber lias withdrawn the measure.

EARTHQUAKE. An earthquake violently shook several towns and villages in Western Germany. Alsace, and Switzerland. Received 5 p.m.. May 29th. AN UNSAFE PIT. LONON. May 28. As a sequel to th,e Whitehaven colliery disaster. 991) workers in the pit adjoining the ill-fated eollierv have decided to cease work in a fortnight, alleging as a reason for this, the appearance of black damn.

CAPTAIN COOK MEMORIAL. j The British Empire League has started a movement to raise £3OOO to erect a monument in London to tlie memory of Captain Cook. Tlio treasurer cf the movement is Lord Brassey. THE RUBBER GAMBLE. The Straits Sott'ie: ■lent legislature have passed a Rubber Dealers Bill, prohibiting industrial bodies or corporations attempting to monoix/liso the outmi t on the market for cultivated rubber. t AMERICAN LEGISLATION. The "Times'" Washington corres}>ondent reports that the prospeets of President Taft's Railway Bill have improved. owing to the defeat of the most dangerous of the insurgents' amendments. and that the outlook for tlie Postal Savings Bank Bill is brighter. SPECULATORS HIT HARD. James Patten on the eve of his retirement was compelled to abandon a big deal in September wheat, losing £300,000. George Patten and Bartle:t Patten dropped £'200,000. SENTENCES ON RESERVISTS. I' srty-iivo mutinous reservists at >, lines have been sentenced to one month in the cells and one month's imprisonment, ths four ringleaders to be interned in a fortress pending trial. UNREST IN MOROCCO. Mulai Haiid is greatly alarmed owing to the Berber tribesmen proclaiming his brother Mulai Kebir, Sultan of Morocco. OBITUARY. Professor Koch, of heart disease, while undergoing a cure at Baden Baden. TOURNAMENT AT OLYMPIA. King George has approved of holding a naval and military tournament at 01ymr>ia from June 20th till July oth. WARNING TO WORKERS. Mr Cogiilan has issued a circular to the Press warning fitters and ironworkers that openings at present are scarce m Sydney, and unlikely to improve for some time. BOUND TO AUSTRALIA. The Orsova took 700 third-class passengers for Australia, manv being assisted, including about IO'O agri"ultural and <0 female domestics for West Australia, whom Mr Moore addressed prior to their departure. THE JAPANESE TARIFF. The Huddersfielu Chamber of Commerce has decided to urge the Government to strive to induce Japan to reduce the proposed tariff on woollen, worsted, and cotton goods, some of the duties equalling 400 per cent. THE SOUTH POLE. Capta in Scott, lecturing on his final journey from the winter station in McMnrdo Sound, said it was probable tnat after the first phase the advance may be made by men's unaided efforts. < It would only bo possile to beat Shaekj leton's record by taking a larger party i and sending back sections at intervals, i The achievement of reaching the pole was by no means a certainty. A NEW ALLAN LTNER. The Allan line is building a 22.000ton "27-knot steamer, accommodating 2300 passengers, to trade from Liverpool to Canada. GARIBALDI MONUMENT. Received 1.15 a.m., May 30th. The King and Queen of Italy and 100.000 delegates, including many Garibaldians who participated in the expedition of 1860, attended the unveiling of the monument Liberty at Palermo. TO RE HANGED. A secret, Court-martial found Herriohter guilty and sentenced him to be .hanged. SHORTAGE OF COTTON. A. scheme is on foot to establish warehouses in tho United States cotton belt capable of storing the world's demand *rrr one year, and thereby preventing the formation of corners. Leopold Hirsch. John Hayes I Hammond and D<m Sulby, are inter- [ ested iti the schema.,