BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14236, 30 June 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Awociation-By Telegrapb-Copyrigh* PRESENT TO QUEEN MARY. LONDON, June 28. Sir R. Solomon, High Commissioner for South Africa, presented Queen Mary, on behalf of the Union, with a magnificent pendant and ring, the stones of which come from the Cullinan diamond. Thoy were originally intended for the Princess of Wales at the opening of tho Union Parliament.

SHORT OF CORDITE. Mr A. Chamberlain, Chairman of Kynooh's, alleges that the Government magazines are not sufficiently full of cordite for safety.

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. Elaborate rites were celebrated at Westminister Roman Catholic Cathedral to-day. Fourteen prelates took part in the consecration, and numerous services were held throughout the day.

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY. The King has accepted tho Patronship of the Royal Life-Saving Society. Lord Desborough is president.

WIRELESS TELEPHONY. Successful experiments have been conducted with a wireless telephone through the earth, between the Chislehurst Caves and the Crystal Palace. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. In connection with Captain Scott's expedition, Mr Bruce will go to Vladivostok and joins Mr 0. H. Mars in collecting dogs and ponies. They will reach Kobe on August 6th and proceed thence to New Zealand. Mr Day, with motor sledges, will leave England on August 4th. Mr Wyatt will go to New Zealand via New York, where he will secure three Eskimo dogs from Peary's Expedition.

THE FATE OF FINLAND. The Council of Empire has adopted the Finland Bill, which abolishes the local liberties of the Finns, including the control of education, freedom of the Press, and the right of public meeting. The Czar of Russia has issued a rescript from Viborg, emphasising tho fact that Finland's coming into the Empire's ownership at the beginning of last century est-iblished a solid guarantee of unity, mv-d the advisability of Finland becoming a Russian State.

GERMAN POLITICAL .CHANGES, j Uerr Von Schoen, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Baron Von Rheinbiiben, Prussian Minister of Finance, have resigned. I The "Frankfurter Zeitung " says that the German Chancellor, after the past twelve months' experience, especially in the Parliamentary field, desires more energetic colleagues. j

Received 9.45 p.m., Tune 29th. QUEENSLAND BANQUET. LONDON, June 29. There was a large and representative attendance at the Queensland annual banquet. Mr T. B. Robinson, AgentGeneral, in replying to the toast of success to Queensland, said it was impossible for Queensland to forget that she had received King Edward's last message. There, could be no greater evidence of his devotion to public duty. The present year was likely to bo a record ono as regards emigration to Queensland. During the past six months they had despatched 3515, already 700 were booked for July and 500 for August. The class and character of the emigrants was improving. Those who sailed during the present year remitted £2S,SOO sterling.

SEARCH FOR A STEAMER. The British cruisers Fox and Prosperine, and the troopship Dalhousie, are searching for the steamer Trieste, which sailed "very light." It is feared that she has broken her shaft.

THE KOREAN POLICE. The Korean police have been placed under Japanese control pending the reorganisation of tho force. THE PIRAEUS INCIDENT. Roumania lias accepted Greece's indemnity in connection with the Piraeus incident, the ringleaders of which were committed for trial at Athens. SUICIDE OF A "GRAFTER." In connection with the Ottawa " graft ' : scandals, Gouldtherite, the fugitive superintendent of the printing bureau, committed suiside by drowning at Detroit.

DEMURRAGE CLAIM. The Newport municipality paid to Houlders £IOOO as demurrage for delay in loading operations during the arbitration of the recent dispute. DROUGHT IX CANADA. The drought in Canada is threatening serious injury to the crops in the western provinces.