BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7800, 3 September 1903, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

v United Pish Association— Bj- Electrio - •. ' Telegraph— Copyright. _ ;..".' , x.(Received ' .(Received September 3, 9 a.m.) •• -•■ THE POPE. ; ROME t September 3. \i '-The- Pope is dismissing many superfluous functionaries. He detests the surveillance of the Swiss Guards." ' • »* (Received September 3,JU> ajn.) > \ FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. ' LONDON, September % A steam* collier ran down a Yarmouth pleasure yacht', and three of the crew tod . three passenger* were drowned. Six i«t - sanred. '". ' ._,: ' '' MOTOR RAILWAY CARRiAGES. The Highland Railway is adopting motor carriages for the lighter traffic,, thereby 'effecting an enormous saving. (Received September 3,- 10.40 a.m.) . RITUALISM/ In pursuance of thfe decree of Mr, T. Hi Tristram-, commissary to the Archbishop- of. Canterbury,' confirmed by the High Court,/ authorising extreme measures unless the injunction was obeyed by. a given date, 9 • clean sweep was suddenly made of a cart- - load of confessional-boxes, crucifixes, statues and other illegal ornaments from the Church of the Annunciation, Brighton, by the successful petitioner and forty men. The supplications of the nuns and the protests of the clergymen were unavailing. THE VENEZUELAN CLAIMS. Italy has refused Germany's claim of preference over Britain as regards pay* ment of Venezuelan claims, and insist* that the two nations 'must stand on flft equality. The Swiss and Danish arbitrators having declined to act, the Czar has nominated Austrian and Portuguese in* , stead. •_:• (Received September 3, 10.31 a.m.) THE GERMAN* BUDGET. BERLIN, September 2. Germany's final deficit for 1902 consisted of twenty-two million marks on her ordinary revenue, and nine million 1 marks excess of expenditure over the estimates. .