BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 19 February 1914, Page 4

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

IPEH Wth.B-3 AbuOCIATTUN.—COCVIUGUT.J I'll!MT IN BALLROOM. UK.USbELS. Fob. 17.—The award ,- ■ prizv at a fancy dross ball, hold by tieBalloon Chili at Coiu'celles, led to a rio- . The ladies lied and (be nun fought with lists, glasses, and any ava iablo weapon, including revolvers, twenty woiv injured ,ami t~.T are in a critical condition. “ STRAUSS IX KNICKERS.” lilill l.l\, Feb. lb.—The musical v,(\(dd is enraptured by a syuipbiioiolta ccmposed by Enrich Korngold, a sixteen yen-old Viennese, and lie lias been hailed by critics as a “Richard Strauss in knickers.” K A IS UR’S CONG It AT I i I .ATIOXS. BERLIN, Keb. lb.—The Yosvicbo Zeiumg sacs that the- Kaiser cnncr.viit’ated Herr llalliii on the successful outcome of the Hambiirg-Aiiicrika and Non! Deutscher l.loyd negotiations. GERMAN COAL. LONDON, Feb. 17.—The London Gas Companies arc reported ao have pnrelia 1 ed million tone of German coal at 3s below Engl sh prices, ARMY MEAT CONTRACTS. LONDON. Feb. 17.—Hon. Thomas MacKenzie has suggested to the War Office the propriety of including New Zealand mutton in ‘the army contracts, especially in view of the faults recently found with the beef supplied to the armv. ACCIDENT TO BELGIAN KING. BRUSSELS, Feb. 17.—When the King of Belgium was riding in the fmist of Soignies his horse.fell and Ids arm was broken. TEACHERS’ STRIKE SETTLED. LONDON, Feb. 17.—The Hereford teachers’ strike has been settled, annual increments being granted. IMPRACTICAL AERONAUTICS. NEW YORK, Feh. 17.—The Aeronautical Society urges that the proposed round-the-world race bo abandoned, thinking it impracticable. It urgrsa trans-Continental trip instead. ' RESIGNATION DECLINED. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.—8y 7-1 ■aga nst 19 votes, the San Francisco Church refused to allow the Rev. Dr. Akod to resign. Dr. Akred has agreed to continue his pastorate. OLYMPIC SUBSIDY. BERLIN, Feh. 17.—The Reichstag by a large majority, voted the first instalment of the Olympic subsidy, which the Budget Committee rejected.