BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 1682, 2 June 1919, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

N.Z. FOOTBALL TEAM, By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received 11.5 p.m., June Ist. LONDON, Slay 20. Sir Tbloma s Mackenzie entertained the New Zealand footballers prior to their departure for South Africa. PRESS CORRESPONDENTS AT PATJLT. Sir Joseph Ward, in a speech, deprecated tilii9 Press correspondents in New Zealand cabling to the Br'tisli Press exaggerated Stones of drought and trifling or bogus earthquakes, tending to injure the Dominion's prospects. HIGH PRICES FOR. BLOOD STOCK. The prices of blood stock have risen < noimously. Furore hn.s been sold for 6000gns, Control for 4500. Damar for 2200. Mr Cox Iteft bloodstock of an estimated value of a [hundred 'thousand to lias brother. It is believed that if Gay Crusader wero offered for sale he would realise 40,0OQgns. TROOP TRAIN DERAILED. MANY CASUALTIES. A Bitish troop train was derailed at Oharleroi through a. signalling error. Seven were killed, twenty-four seriously injured, nnd many more suffered slight hurts. It is unknown whether there were any Australasian casualties. SINN FEIN MP. IMPRISONED FOR STCDTTION. LONDON, May 30. Mr Beasley. Sinn Fein Member of the Housa of Commons for East Kerry, was sentenced to two years for seditious speeches. _ When arrested ho had in his possession notes upon methods of cutting railways and putting locomotives out of action.

MUNICH Y M.C.A. MISTAKE,

AMSTERDAM, May 19. Ignoring the state of seige tho Young Men's Christian Association at Munich held their usual meeting and were arrested. Government troop 9 entered the prison, and believing thetn to be Spartacists fired, killing twenty.