BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14283, 25 August 1910, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Atsociatioti-By Telegraph-Copyright SEDITIOUS DACOITY. LONDON, August 123. A Bengali Agent at Dacca gave evidence, that ho penetrated the inner council of a secret society, and explained how Daeoit operations were planned and arms collected. Me also stated that some Europeans at Marainganj were selling arms to natives. JAPAN AND KOIiKA. A St. Petersburg correspondent reports that Japan has informed Russiaof the impending annexation of Korea, adding that the Korean Government has entered into a treaty providing for the annexation. RUSSIAN'S INDIGNANT. A storm of indignation has burst out in the Russian Press. After the Duma, at a secret sitting granted tho Artillery Department, two and a half inil-1-ons sterling for artillery, on the understanding that the guns and material would bo made in Russia, the order was given to Krnpps. It is rttni'ouivd that tile Grand Duke Sergius Inspector-General of Ordnance, is responsible for this. \YKST CANADIAN CROPS. The Winnepeg "Free Pr< ss " expert estimates (he western crops of wheat at Kl2i. oats. 108, barley 7J. million bushels. CIIURC-II UNION. LONDON. August, 24. Tho Ciunulian Methodists Union Committee by 44 votes to G, favoured union with tho Presbyterians and Congregationalists. It is expected that the Conference now sitting will adopt the proposal. ENGLISHMAN ARRESTED. An Englishman named Brandon has been arrested at Borkum, Germany, for photographing the fortifications at- the mou th of the Weser. JEWEL THIEVES. In connection with the theft of Mrs Bacon's jewels at St. Moritz. in Switzerland, her French maid, and the supposed husband, have been arrested. The jewels were found in the maid's possession BLUE FUNNEL LIXER. Lady I'eid launched the new liner Aeneas, which with her two sister ships inaugurate the Blue Funnel service between Australia and Fishguard in Wales. Sho tal'.es 300 saloon pa-seu-gers to Australia. A GRAVE CHARGE. It is reported from Franklin. Pennsylvania, that Mr Jos. C. Gilby, exCongressman, withdrew as a candidate for Congress because it transpired that he had expended 42,-500 dollars to secure nomination. He was thereupon arrested on a charge of conspiracy to debauch voters and released on his own recognisances to appear before the Court at Warren, Pennsylvania on 28th. Four other politicians in the district are also implicated. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Mr Wyatt, manager of Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition, has sailed for the colonies. SPEAKING IMPERIALLY. Sir G. Reid. speaking at Dublin, said he had noticed during his long residence in Australia a very marked, rapid, and evor-increasintr strength of what is called tile Imperial sentiment. The feelings of Australia, were never so sincerely and intensely loyal as to-day. However anxiously some statesmen should endeavour to discover some new method of drawing the daughter nations closer, and thus show that the harmony, strength and unity which to-day were the glory of the Empire, and would equally distinguish its future, the greatest responsibility rested with those who were endeavouring to alter tlio relations ol' those nations. Tho English people should cease to look jealously at cite gr.juih -„-t the daughter nations, but should uni'.e with the latter still closer in a strong bond of Imperial union. Received 11.1/3 p.m., August 24th. . ARCTIC EXi'LOPvA HON. Captain Aiiuinds. il, aboard the Frani, discovered a volcano and hut springs in Wood Hay The beach was covered w.fh lava. Ihe Zeppelin expedition has taken possession of a tract of land at King's Bay, naming it Xeppelinahafen. I Jhe steamer Kongherakl. bringing the above news, was recently within ten degrees of tho North Pole. BOLD ATTEMPT AT PIRACY. ; | NEW YORK, August 24. ; Frencny West, alias Thomas, and a companion named George, deserters iiom the warship Pensacoia. embarked at Buekman. Seattle, and planned to rob and beach, the vessel. The passengers describe an amazing scene of piracy and murder. There was a livelv exchange of shots after the captain's death, between Brennan, first mate, and West, who when Quartermaster YYilson joined in the shooting was unable to load fast enough and jumped overhoard.