BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

West Coast Times, 26 June 1912, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

i.PEB PKESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] HORSE SHOW. LONDON, Juno 25.—At the horse show, the King presented Mr. Kdwards with ;i Gold Cup. The Russian officers were congratulated for the jumping. It was a magnificent performance. France got second and England third.

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP, LONDON, Juno 25.—Arnst and Barry have paid their second deposits tor the sculling championship of the world which takes place on the Thames on July 26th. COLLAPSE OF A WHARF, NEW YORK, June 24.—An excursion wharf at West Shore, Grand Island, collapsed, and a hundred persons were precipitated into the water. Five bodies have been recovered, while eighteen are missing and no hope is entertained of their safety. The wharf was situated twelve miles above Niagara Falls, and the swift current carried oil the struggling mass of hnmaniiv. Those clinging to the timber of the broken wharf saw others carried Iri iii their sight, hut they were unable to aid (bem.

THE BUDGET SURPLUS, LONDON, June 24—Tho Rt. Hon, David Lloyd George, in the Commons announced that a million of tho budget surplus would be devoted to the Navy supplementary estimates, hall* a million to the development of Uganda, Hilisli East Africa, and live millions la the reduction of (lie debt.

REPORT ON INDIA. LONDON, June ‘2l.- The Pal! Mall (lanetto says that Field Marshall Nicholson’s Commission in India, means a substantial reversal of Lord Kitchener's policy, and the British garrison will be greatly reduced. There is much disapproval of the Cov-o.-nment’s refusal fo allow Marshall Nicholson's report fo be laid before Parliament.

IN DRENCHING RAIN. LONDON, June 21.-Three thousand Ifelfasters, in (roniing rain, v. ilnessed the club drill competition. Twenty-one of the anti-Horne Rule Clubs were represented.

ANARCH IST.S ARRESTKD. VIENNA, dune 21.—Three supposed anarchists acre arrested at Iglav dering the visit of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.

THE INTEGRITY OF BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, Juno 21.-The King, in a speech at tho military fete cxpiesscd hope that Hie country would nalise the .supremo obligation of neutrality and make sacrifices in tho event of international complications compelling Belgium to defend its inviolability.

SLUMP J.V WAIIHS. LONDON, Juno IM,—Waihi shares are 35s to 37s 6d; Junctions 21s Cd t.) 22s Gd.

1!1(; HATCH OF STOWAWAYS. LONDON, Juno 24.—The White, Star steamer Teutonic, took twentytliroe stowaways to Quebec, hut had to bring them hack aval'll t« Liverpool. The officers then handed them over lo the police.