HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. BRITISH BY-ELECTION. (Received January '22nd, 9-24 a.m.) LONDON, January 21. ' The election to fill the vacancy in the West Derby division of Liverpool, caused by the death of Mr S. W. Higginbottom, resulted in the election of Mt W. W. Rutherford, a Conservative, who polled 5465 votes. Mr Richard Holt, a Liberal, polled 3251 votes. Mr Rutherford is Lord Mayor of Liverpool. [The late member was a Coneecrv*tive, and was returned unopposed in 1900. The Conservative majority in 1895 wae 2954 i Oβ against 2204 on i*oe present occasion.] THE SUNBEAM SOCIETY. The Sunbeam Society, organised by the South Australian newspaper, the "Regieber," entertained 2500 poor children in London. BRITISH NAVAL CRUISE. The troopship Tyne, with twelve torpedodestroyera, has left Malta and Corfu for a three weeks' cruise. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. A new bailer at Tupper's in Bileton, exploded. Two men were killed, and thirteen ecalded severely, come fatally. ESPIONAGE IN GERMANY. BKRLIN, January 21. Profesoor Delbrueck, the German ihiutorian, was fined £15, or thirty days' imprisonment, for writing oil article on Germany's policy in Poeen in which he denounced espionage. BACKING UP THE MONROE DOCTRINE. NEW YORE, January 21. The Maritime Association of.New York ' ha* petitioned Congress to double the Navy, in order to remove the suspicion that America is weakening in regard to the Monroe Doctrine. TIME OF DESPATCH OF CABLES. (Received January 22nd, 4.54 p.m.) LONDON, January 21. As the result of complaints on the subject, the Pacifio Cable Board undertakes to supply the exact time of the despatch °& cables. It ia estdmaflbd this will entaU a cost of £2500. ANTI-TRUST LEGISIjATION. (Received January 22nd, 10.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, Januarj 22. In the Senate Mr Elkina introduced a Bfl! to make the anti-trust laws applicable to railways. GERMAN PRINGJiiS' TOUR. BERLIN, January 22. The Crown Prince of Germany and Prince Eitel (the Kateer , * second eon) visit Khartoum, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Athene, and possibly Kiao-ohao, via Siberia, starting ia Mwdh. PRESIDENT LOUBET IN JUNIS. PARIS, January 22. President toubet is visiting Tunis, i Italian worships go to ertlute him. ABOLITION OF SUB-PREFECTS. The Premier promised to support the abolition of the enb-prefecte, thus effecting a saving of two million francs. [For administrative purposes France is divided into 86 departaumt*. Each department has representatives of ail the Ministers, and. ia placed under & Prefect, nominated! by Government,, and having wide and undefined functions. He is assisted by a Prefectorial Council, whose advice he may take without being bound to follow it. The Prefect k a representative of tibe Executive, and has under hie contra! all officials of the department. There is a Sub-Prefect in every anondiesement, except in those containing the capitals of departments and nhe department of the SaLce. The unit of load Government is the commune, of which {here are 36,175; then comes the canton, ol: which there- are 2899, each, on an average, composed l of twelve communes. - The district, or »r----rondisseme&t, follows. There are 362 of these in France. Each hius a Council, with as many members as there axe cantons : n the arroirdiseement, the l>ody being under the control of ihe Sub-Prefect. A varying number of arrondissemente form c, department.] SUGAR CONTENTION BILL. VIENNA, January 22. The Brussels Sugar Convention Bin hea been read a third tone in the Hungarian Lower House. THE STONES OF VENICE. ROME, January 22. The municipality of Venice has voted 350,000 lire (£14,000) towards the miiiion lire for restoring the ancient monumente. Tlie national eetimatee {provided half a million lire (£20,000) for the reconstruction of the Campanile. RUSSIFICATION OF FINLAND. (Received January 23rd, 12.54 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, January 22. Prior to tie Roseifkation of Finland, 3400 Finns emigrated amraally. Last year 22,2b5 left the country.