BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9210, 13 April 1908, Page 1

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

■ ♦ United Press Association— By Electrio 1 Telegraph—Copyright. LORD RAYLEIGH. LONDON, April 10. Lord Rayleigh will succeed the Duke tof Devonshire as Chancellor, of the UniIrersity of Cambridge. NORTON HILL DISASTER, ft© Norton Hill colliery explosion is Wttributed to the ignition of d/ust during the firing of a shot. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. ' Queen. Alexandra and the Dowager Empress of Russia paid a visit i/o the iFranco-British Exhibition yesterday. 'Queen Alexandra greatly admired the Colonial Avenue andt the, Canadian, JAustralian. and New Zealand buildings. THE CAPE TARIFF. ' CAPE TOWN, April 11. The^ Cape Tariff Commission, recomfcnended a, moderate increase in the duties for purposes of protection. A MISSION TO ROME. BERLIN, April 11. Prince Bulow has started for Rome tfco seek the Vatican's help in breaking idown the resistance of the Centre party {n connection with the PoSen question. . CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED. CALCUTTA, April 11. The ringleader in the party which attempted to destroy a train conveying Bir Andrew Eraser, Lieutenant-Gover-Inor of Bengal, and Ms wife has been Sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, ■^nd £v 0 accomplices have been sentencjed to five years' imprisonment each. JTh© ringleader confessed that he had been induced to make the attempt for twelve rupees, which had never been f>aid. , ; A RAID. | MOROCCO, April 11. ' A thousand followers of the Mullah raided the sultanate of Jassufali, near lAbbra, and killed one hundred men, Vromen and children. The Sultan's > forces pursued and killed ninety' raidtera. Forty rifles of French, make were fcagtured.