BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 8 September 1908, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDOx\ T, September 6. King Edward has returned to London.

Dr. W. S. Bruce, addressing the Brittsn Association at Dublin, narrated the discoveries made by the Scottish Antarctic expedition, and claimed that they pointed to the existence in pre-historic times of a continent twice the size of Europe.

The British Olympian Association's accounts show a surplus, which will be ased as a nucleus for a future fund to assist Brigtish athletes to attend. Olympic games.

Sir Sydenham Clarke," telegraphing to Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Ind?'an who was elected to the Imperial Parliament, and congratulated him on attaining his 83rd birthday, expressed the hope that he would be spared to see the dispersion of the clouds threatening Ihe progress of the people of India. Naoroji replied that, he hoped timely and necessary reforms would cause a change for the better, and restore faith in British justice.

NEW YORK, September 6. Public indignation is expressed at the luxuries and Treasures allowed Harry Thaw. He occupies a suite of 13 cells in the Matteawan prison, which are fitted like a house and business office, and receives food from hotels. The resfc of the prison is overcrowded.

LISBON, Sept. 6. A decree has been issued fixing Manuel's allowance at £200 daily, and the Dnke of Oporto's at £32.000 annually. The Royal residences at Belem. Caxias and Quelax are transferred to the State for national purposes. ST. P.ETERSBIURG, September 6. The Russian Holy Synod has pronounced Count Leo »Tolstoi a backslider, ordered true believers to refrail i from participating in the celebration of his 80th birthday, and directed the priests to refute hist writings. ROME, September 6. A motor car containing two daughters of the • Marquis Revedin ran over and killed the child of an engineer named Galori, near Genoa. In a mad rage, the father shot the younger girl and the chaffeur with a* revolver. The driverless car was dashed to pieces,, and the elder girl was so injuredin its fall that sho is not expected to survive.