BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10680, 29 January 1913, Page 6

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association-—By Electrics Telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 29, 10 a.m.) COLLAPSE OF A HOUSE. LONDON, January 28. A Paris message says that a house containing several families collapsed, burying most of the inmates. Four bodies were recovered. RESISTING THE LAW. A St Petersburg m'essago says that ivrenty-threo officials of tho Supreme ' Court at Viborg wero sentenced to sixteen months' imprisonment and were disqualified for ton years from holding office for resisting the law equalising the status of tho Finns and tho Russians in Finland. The President of tho Court was acquitted. A RECONCILIATION. The Berlin newspapers- announce the reconciliation of the Kaiser and the Crown Prince. •' THE HIGH 'COMMISSIONER. ~ King George has invited tho Hon T. i-Mackonzie to accompany him on a visit of inspection to the battleship New Zealand, to travel in the Royal train, and to lunch on board the Admiralty yacht Enchantress. TO BE EXECUTED. -All endeavours to secure tho commutation of sentence for Williams, who shot Inspector Walls, have .failed, and he • will bo hanged to-morrow. ' . AVIATOR HONOURED. The Correspondence Schools have presented Colonel Seoly with an aeroplane. At the lunch following Sir | Joseph Ward, the Hon Sir J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, • and a number of Australians were present. • THE WOOL INDUSTRY. Mr C. E. W. Bean read a paper be■fore the Society of Arts on the wool industry in the British dominions. The . Hon W. P. Reeves presided, and tho Hon T. Mackenzie and the Hon J. G. Jenkins also spoke. . COLONEL CODY. ■'.'■•■.' Colonel .Cody is forming a company •with a capital of £120,000 to exploit his aeroplanes. INCREASED OPIUM CROP. .PEKIN, January 28. .Reports from numerous districts showthat there is a very great increase in the opium crops.