BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14275, 16 August 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

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FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE LONDON, August. 14. Active preparations are on foot for the Festiyal of Empire pageant in 1911 on an enlarged scale befitting the Coronation year. It is proposed to erect models of the Dominions' Parliament Buddings wherein colonial exhibits will be shown.

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. An employee of the London Railwav Company was arrested at a Liverpool board.,iglnnK-e. as hi , lavish SlJUlldin „ aroused the detectives' suspicions The Mini oi iOlK) vols discovered in his pockets, and it has since been ascertained that he cashed a cheque for £IOOO on I-nday, and then decamped.

TO HER LOVER'S MEMORY. Sir Reginald McLeod's daughter, vho was engaged to Lieut. Boycf Alexander, who was murdered hv natives in the Wadai district, Central Africa has started for Lake Tchad, to erect a headstone over her lover's grave.

A RESIGNATION. There are comments in London and India on the resignation hv Satvendra P. Smha, of his legal membership as one of the Viceroy's Executive Council. He intends to return to the Calcutta Bar.

CHOLERA IN RUSSIA During the week 5219 cases of cholera were reported in Russia with 5330 deaths, whereof 577 occurred in the Government of Simbirsk. 991 at Simferopol m the Crimea, 942 in Tumbor, 1001 m Kharikor, and 1542 in Samar

A QUEEN'S DEBTS. The High Court of Portugal has decided that Queen Maria Pia is liable for a dressmaker's lawsuit claim of £4OOO I lie Lower Court held that she was privileged.

SPAIN AND VATICAN Senor Canalejas, in an interview, said that a. majority of both Chambers «-ns distinctly anti-clerical. "We shall, he said, "establish a preponderance oi evil power. The Vatican's attitude has rallied the Liberals of everv shado to the Government, The status quo has now ended." The Premier domed that the British Royal Familv JmJ inspired the Government to MadrKl! f<!MSO JU,S h,,Pr, ' ed,r '^"''^

DISSATISFIED CAI!DIN\LS LONDON, August 15 A communication from Madrid savs that there is grave dissatisfaction among the leading cardinals, including the ex-papal nuncios of Spain, owing to Cardinal Merry del V.il not consulting the congregation on extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs. As in Rope Leo's tune, every decision regarding Spain is j due to Cardinal Merry del Val. The ■Spanish Cardinal Nivestytutis. who -,s a hfelong monk and unfamiliar with democratic ideals, made a, remonstrance to the Pope against the destruction of i ope Leo's work in establishing relations with the Powers, except Britain and America. The remonstrance was abandoned as useless, Pope Pius being invariably in agreement with Cardinal Merry del Val in foreign affairs. VIOLENT COLLISION, Three hundred Czechs, who are visiting the sports exhibition at Vienna, I came into violent collision with German demonstrators. Many police were injured, and nine arrests were made.

Received 10.25 p.m., August 15th TRADE AND SHIPPING. A deputation of shipping companies .•omplained to the Earl of Crewe of the Shipping Bill. Sir James Mackay said that its provisions were contrary to British law and an intolerable interference. The actual trade of Singapore was insignificant, but the transhipment trade was abnormal. Government interference had been transferred to Dutch ports. The Earl of Crewe said that it would be serious for the Imperial Government to interfere, and he advised the conference to remedy producers' real grievances.