EUROPE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 11, 14 March 1908, Page 9

EUROPE.

King Edward has arrived at Biarritz, on the Bay of Biscay. Dr. Kamerlingh-Ohnes, of Leyden, has informed Professor Dewar that he has converted helium into a solid. At lawn tennis, Simond and Ritchie defeated Wilding (New Zealand) and Myers for the Riviera championship. The Czar has pardoned 15 men condemned at Odessa for having participated in anti-Jewish pogroms (organised massacres) at Tiraspol. An arrested train thief has been identified as the assailant of Miss Low, who was murdered ami robbed on the Turin Express in January, 1907. Thirty thousand pounds’ worth of bank notes and bonds for shares were stolen from Herr Meyerstein, a resident of Giessen, while his train was in Cologne stat ion. A placard exhibited at Barcelona threatens an outrage when King Alfonso visits the town with the Spanish Premier, in accordance with the arrangement recently decided upon.

The Kaiser has sent £lOOO for distribution among the detachment of the Cape Mounted Police who killed the chief Morenga on his escape from German South-west Africa to British territory. Tin' Kaiser was present at the launching of Germany’s first Dreadnought, which was christened the Rassan. Extreme secreecy was observed at the ceremony and no foreign attaches or correspondents were present. France has notified the Powers that she will increase General D’Aniade s force to 10.000. and that she is firmly resolved to fulfil her pledges to Morocco. It is announced that the Berlin and Stettin ship canal, which is to cost .€2,250,000 will be completed in 1912. Reuter’s correspondent at Marseilles reports that a fire broke out on the P. and O. Company’s steamer Mongolia shortly before her arrival at that ort. The fire was extinguished with difficulty after doing considerable damage. There were 400 passengers aboard at th* time.