Great Britain.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXV, Issue 4454, 19 January 1910, Page 2

Great Britain.

London, Jan. 16. The fortune of Dr Ludwig Mond, the German chemist and scientist, who died in December last, has been sworn at £1,000,000. Frampton, the sculptor, has completed the Seddon memorial. A panel is being cast in bronze for the crypt of St, Paul's, adjoining Sir George Grey's bust. In football, England scored a goal, a penalty goal, and a try to Wales's two tries. Sir Ernest Shackleton denies the report that he has formulated another Antarctic expedition. He declared he would do nothing to embarrass Capt. Scott's expedition. The Kaiser attended Sir Ernest's lecture delivered at Dorburgh Villa, Gruewald. Lord Roberts, through the Headmasters' Association, advised English youths emigrating to Canada to leave arrogance and superiority at home,

Jan. 17

There has been a great incursion of Jews to Palestine since the new constitution became operative in Turkey. The Jewish population of Jerusalem has increased by many thousands. Tens of thousands are settled at Jaffa, Tiberias, Safed and Mount Carmel, and thousands are flocking from Persia and Russia. Jewish capitalists are buying land in the Jordan valley, which was recently the property of the exSultan Abdul Plamid. Lord Derwent’s residence at Scarborough was burned. Many thousands of pounds worth of damage was done, but a quantity of paintings and valuable furniture was saved. A tidal wave struck the steamer Lusitania in mid-Atlantic. Two thousand tons of water were shipped, and the wheelroom and charthouse damaged and the lifeboats dislodged. Eminent specialists on nervous diseases are consulting regarding the Czarina’s condition.