BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10092, 4 March 1911, Page 6

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 4, 8.5 a.m.) CANADA'S FIRST GARDEN CITY. VANCOUVER, March 3. The first garden city in Canada will be established in the vicinity of Vancouver. STRIKE DISORDERS. The troops were called out at Springhill, Nova Scotia, to suppress strike disorders. Tlie strike has lasted twenty months. The strikers wrecked houses and injured the mine manager. The latter has been arrested on a charge of inciting the riot. DISCOVERY OF TREASURE SHIP. LONDON, March 3. The " Daily Telegraph " reports that Captain Gardiner, of the salvage steamer Lyons, has discovered the treasure ship Lutine, buried for 112 years in the sand near Terscholling, in the North Sea, .A search for the £1,000,000 of treasure which the vessel contained is proceeding. THE PATERNO-TRIGONA ' TRAGEDY. A message from Rome states, in explanation of the recent tragedy, that Countess Giulia Trigona had resolved to cease relations with Baron Paterno and to devote herself to her three children. Baron Paterno resented the countess's decision. CENSUS TAKING. (Received March 4, 10.15 a.m.) The Registrar-General has suggested to the Board.of Education to arrange for special lessons in filling census schedules in the elementary* schools. POSTAGE STAMP PRINTING. Mr Hobhouse, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in the House of Commons debailed the arrangements which have been made for printing postage stamps at the Mint, thus saving £40,000 annually. : He also suggested that the colonies should utilise the Mint for stamps. THE HAREM SKIRT. A crowd of 20,000 persons in Liverpool mobbed a lady who was wearing the harem skirt. A PEERAGE. A peerage has been conferred on Sir Edward Tennant, brother of Mrs Asquith. OUTCOME OF AGRARIAN DISPUTE. As a result of an agrarian dispute, John Hynes, a farmer residing at East Clare, was shot/sustaining serious injury.