BRITISH & FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 3 April 1919, Page 7

BRITISH & FOREIGN

LONG LIST OF PEACE HONOURS Received 1.10 a.m., April 3rd. LONDON, April 2. Peace honours will be published on June 3, containing twenty-five thousand names. HOUSING NEEDS. LONDON, March 31. The King and Queen'will shortly attend a conference! of local authorities in London to discuss housing development. A BiSLEY MATCH. FOR DOMINION SOLDIERS. ... The "Daily Express states that it has received a suggestion that the Dominion soldiers now in Britain should be invited to compete for a special trophy at Bisley, to be won outright, the trophy to he a token of appreciation of services in war conditions, and to bo similar to the King's Prize.

ARTS AND: CRAFTS INSTITUTE. The Board of Trade has established an Institute of Industrial Art to stimulate and improve British design and craftmanship in manufacture. The scheme includes a permanent exhibition of the best current works and a purchase fund for the acquisition by the State of outstanding examples. THE DAVIS CUP. Tl, t rr SY . April 2. liie Lawn Tennis Association ac-1 cepted South Australia's entry for the Davis Cup. ' It decided (that it is unable to xedraw, unless other entrants agree. ■ Norman Brookes will sail for England on to uphold his title to the world's singles championship. JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1. A Bill has-beeu introduced to prevent Japanese buying agricultural land in California.' A resolution was proposed asking the Peace Conference' not to admit the principle of unrestricted immigration. MADAME MELBA. Received 9.30 p.m., April 2nd- . LONDON; March 26. Madame Melba has concluded arrangements for opera and concert seasons. She breaks the rule for a, number of years by opening the season at Covent Garden on May sth, and subsequently gives a concert at Albert Hall, and later is associated with Henry Wood's orchestras in a classical concert in Queen's Hall. Owing to shipping difficulties Madame Melba -was compelled to forgo concert engagements in .America of a value of. £IO.OOO