BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 12 March 1908, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

fUnited Press Association— Copyright) LONDOX, March 10. Mervyn H. Hughes, connected with H. P. Hughes and Sons, wool brokers, committed suicide in a train travelling to Lewes. His wife, when going to identify his body, also committed suicide. ' Obituary.—Sir Lepel Griffin, Indian scholar, aged 68. Against the advice of Mr.W. 'Runci'man, Financial Secretary to'the Treasury, the Scottish Grand Committee has adopted a Bill permitting, tobacco •growing in Scotland. It has now been decided that Kin^ Edward, after visiting- Harritz, 'will make a brief stay in Paris, and will accompany Queen Alexandra thence to Copenhagen. MADRID, March 10. Enormous sympathetic crowds welcomed King Alfonso at Barcelona. NEW YORK- March 10. T WasVm2,t.n State officers declare that Venezuela's discourtesy is so grave that it almost compels the United States to send an ultimatum. They also assert that President Roosevelt and Mr. Root consider it necessary to chastise President Castro. HONG KONG, March 10. A monster meeting in Caritoi), resenting the; release of the Tatsumaru, resolved to boycott Japanese [. manufactures. , ■ •■;,:. . . '~. ~. ;