BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14453, 27 May 1911, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

OIL FOR THE NAVY. Press Association—By Tel,—Copyright. LONDON, May 2.3. Tho Admiralty has contracted i.t Glasgow for ton million gallons of oil annually. Mr .1. 1). Henry, interviewed on his arrival here, said Unit New Zealand oil deserved support. There were unquestionably irurserous promising ■ virgin territories, the latest drilling in Taruuaki had proved tho existence of an extuaaivo field. CENSUS RETURNS. It is offiaialjy str,tcd that the census just taken gives England and Wales a population of 36,-D75,000, an jncrease of 10.91 per cent, on the 32,327,343 of 1!J10. TUii London re-turns arc as follows:—Administrative County of London, 4,536,26", n decrease of 13,306; Greater London ?,202,9(i3, an increase of 671.5G1. DAILY MAIL COP. The Imrbfst scores so far for the "Daily Mail" Cup are—Australian Rifles Repinwni (Sydney) and Ibis Rifle Club (London), 81G each; Young (New South Wales), 813; Orange (New South Wales), 809. THE KING'S GOOD WISHES. The King, in a message thanking tho Imperial Conference for its assurances of loynjty, slated that ha was keenly interested in its deliberations, and trusted that tho Prime Ministers would convey to their peoples, his Majesty's deep regard for their welfare and prosperity. EAGLE ATTACKS AEROPLANE. PARIS, May 25. During the Paris-Madrid aeronl-a.no race, an eagle attacked an aviator, named Gilbert, who fired two revolver shots at it. /