BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 17 March 1910, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

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OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. LONDON, March 16.— Forty deaths daily are occurring in Batavia from cholera.

A SENSIBLE RESOLUTION. BERLIN, March 16.-The Reichstag has adopted Herr Ledebours resolution in favour of making the Impena Chancellor responsible to the stag. Such responsibility is to b - tended to all of the Kaiser s poht.cal acts and missions, and decking fc Chancellor’s rcspdosiblshonW he re .UW by a Bute majority for the resolution was ™ and included the cntoc left, the and a portion of the Centre.

German workers on strike. BERLIN, March 16.-Eigh tofth KrKrhat^Vfora Shelia ‘and to protest£ the windows of • j se vcral ed. Ten demonsti atoi s police were injured.

monopoly BILL THROWS out OTTAWA, March 16.—The CanacsrgSSSS to pass the bam calcujjill on the ground that lated to exploit e W * ter d g tat€S river lor the benefit of Lnitea o speculators

MEEICiN-CANADIAX KEOIPROCOTIAWA, Marth 16. , . Washington are still hope observers at W asm g* t o to Canada, the authont.es at Otta apprehend is"* stated if America maximul „, Canada pulp.

THE KING’S HEALTH. LONDON, March 16—Sir Eeid Ph vsician-in-0 rdi nar > > during his journey rom fever. Biarritz, but states.there m no His Majesty is taking e\ . 1 tion and is remaining indoors.

RAISING THE BATTLESHIP MAINE. WASHINGTON, March House Committee on Alfans Washington has approved of the - ported ttbca’mmiacr'to navigation.

THE RIVER SEINE. PARIS, March 15.-The river Seme has fallen 20 feet, and steamboats have resumed running.

foundry destroyed by EIREPERTH, March 16.—Silver Hornes foundry at Kalgonrlie was destroyed by fire. The damage amounts to £IO,OOO.

BULGARIAN ABDUCTION EPISODE.

SOFIA, March 15.—Stefaohoff, a Bulgarian abducted a Mussulman girl and"the Court has decided as she is a minor she must be returned to her parents. The populace of Rurtchuk suportpod Stefaohoff’s resistance to the decree and the police killed sixteen and wounded one hundred of them, main of them seriously. The Minister of the Interior is widely blamed and likewise the police and military at Rustch.uk over their zealousy in culpably executing the order of the Court in the face of public excitemeut. King hordinan ■was much upset over it.

THE NEW MAIL SERI ICE. OTTAWA, March 15.—The contract with the New Zealand Shipping Company provides a monthly sailing fro' ll Montreal in the summer and St. John in the winter calling at Halifax. The subsidy is £2OOO a month and the rates are not to exceed those from similai ports in the United States. The Government is advancing six million dollars to the Montreal Harbour Commission to provide additional port facilities.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. LONDON, March 15,

Denny’s launch a second Australian destroyer on April 9th. Sir G. Reid christens it.

Lady Dudley is approaching convalesenoe. Mr Rooseveldt met Mrs Rnoseveldt at Khartoum. The wool sales to-day had to bo postponed owing to fog. Silver is 25 11 -Bid.

SCOTT’S POLAR EXPEDITION. LONDON, March 15.—Capt. Scott’s tests of motor sledges in Norway gave successful results. Each pulled a load ot nineteen cwt. of snow.

MISSIONARY FOR NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, March 15.—The Archbishop of York has appointed Rev. A. D. Tapper, a canon. The Reverend gentleman intends to devote himself to mission work and sails on June 16 for New Zealand, where be will carry on a three months mission.

GENERAL FRENCH’S VISIT TO CANADA. OTTAWA, March 15.—1n the Canadian Commons, Sir F. Borden, Ministei of Defence, said General French’s visit was only semi-official and had no spec ial reference to mobilisation. He would however, he given every facility to in spect the militia.