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BRITISH & FOREIGN.

.*» Press Aaeociation-By Telegraph-Copyright OBITUARY. LOxVDON, June 29. Doctor Goe, ex-Bihsop of Melbourne, died suddenly to-day from heart failure. LAKE COMO MURDERER. According to Renter, Italy ia asking for Charlton's extradition. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales has returned to the Naval College at Dartmouth. EMPIRE LECTURES. Tile Colonial Institute has arranged for a series of Empire lectures by qualified men touring the towns and villages of the United Kingdom. It also proposes to form local centres. AUSTRALAIN'S APPOINTMENT. Mr George Boyle, of Sydney, has baen appointed Professor of the Piano at Peabody Conservatorium, Baltimore. NATIONAL SERVICE LEAGUE. The National Service Legue opened 21 new branches in 1909 and doubled its membership, Which is now 61,919. It bas an incomo of £20,719. IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE. Radowisky, a Russian anarchist, has been sentenced at Buenos Ayres to imprisonmeii for life for a bomb outrage List December. CHINA AND TIBET. The Tibetans are resenting Chinese sovereignty, and object to the deposition of the Dalai Lama, who is still at B^irjeeling. FATAL BOMB EXPLOSION A bomb found in a doorway at Barcelona exploded during its removal in a bomb carriage, killing two persons and injuring five. EXPLORERS' QUARREL. The Berlin Court has decided to proceed in the case of Francke v. Peary, and summon Dr Cook as witness. Francke is suing Peary for £IOOO compensation for property taken by the latter.

GERMAN JEALOUSY. A number of German prize cattle forwarded to the Buenos Ayres Exhibition were not allowed to laud on account of tuberculosis, and were returned to Hamburg. The German agricultural newspapers are chagrined, and insinuate that their exclusion was due to British intrigue, fearing competition.

EXCESSIVE FREIGHTS. The Inter-State Commerce Commission sitting here has decided that several important Western rail .ray freight rates are unreasonable and excessive, and have prescribed a reduction-of 20 to 30 per cent.

SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAID. Advices have been received of a brilliant French raid in the hinterland of Shawai, in orfler to stop the Sheik Malainin going to Fez to stir up antiEuropean feeling. Tho French had thirteen killed and seventy-one wounded. The natives were repulsed and left many dead. The French have sent reinforcements of artillery.

AN AUSTRIAN SPY. Baron Ungern-Sternberg, an Austrian newspaper correspondent, who was arrested this week in St. Petersburg, is accused of communicating to Austria a report of a secret sitting of the Duma relating to the redistribution of the army. His note-book contained entries of small sums received from various members of the Aus-tro-Hungarian Embassy, where he was employed as a translator.

EGYPT. Sir Eklon Gorst is on his annual leave in England. It is reported that he is anxious to retire from Egypt when a responsible post is available.

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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14237, 1 July 1910, Page 5

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BRITISH & FOREIGN. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14237, 1 July 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14237, 1 July 1910, Page 5