BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 24 August 1908, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Unitod Press Association—Copyright. J

LONDON, August 21. The Imperial Colonial Club has cpaned new premises in Piccadilly. The membership is 3000. Reuter reports that the Turkish Government has resolved to engage British officers to re-organise the navy. A French adviser will rehabilitate the finances. ' ■ ' .

The Manchester cotton spinners have decided to reduce wages five per cent., and will lock out the employees if the reduction is declined.

What is designated a true temparanco association has been started. It aims at a large scale of reform in public houses. Messrs Balfour and Austen Chamberlain support the new movement.

Mr Rolloston, the New Zealand. Tra'le Commissioner, sailed in the Athenic. He.visited the Chambers of Commerce and manufacturers in London and province, a?id was well received everywhere and afforded tho fullest information.

NEW YORK, August 21. Tho Lusitania's passage oocuuied 96 hours 18 minutes, esta,bli»hing~ a record.

OTTAWA, August 21. Ideal harvwytine; weather ha,s bsen experienced in South Manitoba ■ for threshing. The general quality of the crop is excellent.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21. lorest fires which are sweeping along the Yosemito Valley .threaten" the giant redwoods.

- (The big tre?s of the Yosemito Valley form one of the sights of America.) PORT DARWIN. August 21. Dutton, Aungery. and Allchurch hare arrived from Adelaide By motor car. Both men and machine'are-in'-excel-lent condition after the long and hazardous journey across Australia, •which was accomplishedisath cms set of tyres. They had some trying experiences amonf<- the sandhills.. Tho party had a second car. which was railed from Pine Creek. It, too, stood the journey excellently, though exposed for seven months to tropical sun and rain. -■.:' '

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 21. The new Turkish Government has promised to equitably settle the Persian frontier dispute.

LIMA, August. 21. August© Leguia, the lato: Premier, has been appointed President of .Peru/..