BRITISH & FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15119, 13 August 1913, Page 7

BRITISH & FOREIGN

is T EW MOTOR FUEL. CHEAPER THAN PETROL. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. Received 6.30 p.m., August 12th. LONDON, August 12. " Tests of Benzol have shown that it has considerably greater power thanpetrol, whilst it is fivepence per gallon cheaper. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. PARIS, August 11. Received 6.30 - p.m., August 12th. An expedition to Franz Josef Land has left Havre under the command of .lules Payer' A big programme of scientific work has been planned by means of motor boats and aeroplanes. HUMANITARIAN MOVEMENT. BELLING A CAT. BRUSSELS, August 11. An International Congress, under tho patronage of the Belgian Royalties to discuss the treatment of wounded soldiers, -will be held in Ghent, at the end of the month. , SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. , CAPETOWN, August 11. Tho Premier, Mr Botha, is certain of a. majority in the National Congress hi November. Should the Free State break away.from the wording of tho compact, he will probably arrange with the Labour party. LATE COLONEL CODf. IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL. Press Association—Bv~Tel.—Couvright. LONDON, August 11. One hundred thousnad persons witnessed Colonel Cody's funeral at Aldershot. Seven hundred troops representing'all, unite marched in procession, and evoj-y aviation organisation was represeted.' The Aerial League sent n.f wreath inscribed;: "In honour I of a bravjs man who v served his Empire well." _-. ■ • IMPROVED AEROPLANE. A new aeroplane, the invention of Lieutenant;Dunne, an ex-Army officer, made a successful cross-channel flight. Its leading feature is' automatic stability rendering side-slip impossible. The machine flew in its trials a considerable distance without manipulation of the controls.