BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14416, 11 April 1911, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Tel. —Copyright. THE KING A GOD-FATHER. LONDON, April 9. Lord Crewe's son has been christened in the Chapel lUiyal at St. James. Tho King and Lord Kiisobery, as sponsors, signed tho register. GIIEY'S BILLIARDS. The Billiards Control Club does not intend to introduce rules interfering' with Gray's stroke, whioh is considered fair. Received 10.10 p.m?, April 10th. DESTRUCTIVE COLD SNAP. LONDON, April 10. Last week's blizzard ruined the early Jersey potato crops. The loss is estimated at £IOO,OOO. RARE BOOKS. Fifty boohs selected under the late Mr Alfred Huth's will have been added to tho British Museum, equalling the cream of the Grenville collection, They include wonderful manuscripts', and rare French,-and German incunabula, also a spotless copy of Caxton's edition of the "dicta and sayings of the philosophers," and many other treasures. SETTLEMENT IN S. AFRICA. CAPETOWN, April D. The report of the Senate's committee on closer settlement advocates loans aggregating £500,000 to enable settlers to acquire farms, and urges that immediate steps be taken to secure desirablo oversea settlers, and that- railway expansion should be considered, conjointly with' land settlement. .. . JJ HOOSEVELT. WASHINGTON, April 9. Air Roosevelt, who i s touring in the West, in a speech, announced that he was not aspiring; to the candidature.; for the Presidency, and did not der're I public office. ' | FRENCH CHAMPAGNE. PARIS, April 9. Huge processions of Aube wine, growers have been demonstrating at Troyos. They demand re-inclusion, in the champagne district. There ' has been no disturbance. Received 10.18 p.m., April 100 th. THE S. AFRICAN CRICKETERS. DURBAN, April 10.Mr, Fitzgerald, manager of the South African cricket team, interviewed here, said the tour of Australia was a success,' socially and financially. The team had learned much that would prove valuable in 'the triangular contests. Trumper was the best bat in the world, while. Sherwell's wicket. keeping was a rovelaticn to the Australians. No one in Australia could touch him. Zuleb considered that the Australians, on their rn-esent form, must win the triangular tests. He added that fiordern was the greatest living googlio bowler. SOME - LARGE FAMILIES? THERE. .'■"-' PARIS,-April 10. A leagna of fathers anil mothers of large families intended to petition the Premier for a reduction of taxation ia eases similar to theirs, They met in Invalides.Square. 1?lie police; stop- 1 pad the procession, but the Premier received a deputation. . ' Sixty couples celebrated their golden weddings in Biieims yesterday. Received 12.25 a.m., April 11th. COURT NEWS. LONDON, April 10. The official sovereigns' visit to Edinburgh will take place in July from ihe 17th to the 21st. "■ Sir Luke Fildeshas been commanded to paint a State" portrait of the K : ng. ■/.'>■;,, :> ■'. THE SWIFTEST "WARSHIP. . The cruiser Indefatigable developed a speed of 20 knots and is the fastest warship afloat except...tho destroyers. TO BEAT JULES VERNE. - ;• BERLIN, AnriL 10. : It is announced that a eomoany. has been formed with a capital'of "two milhons. sterling, for the construction of Boerner's rigid airshins. Each is to Jiaro a capacity of 120.000 cubit metres, 775 feet in-length,''and with thirty to a hundred horse-nower ino tors The balloon wiU. be divided into thirty-e.ght compartments. Each aireh:p is to be manned bv 100 officers and crew, nnd be capable of earrving'