HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14886, 28 January 1914, Page 9

HOME AND FOREIGN.

» (By Cable,—Prew Association.—Copyright) AN ATLANTIC HATE WAR. LONDON, January 26. The Cunard and White Star Lines have announced reductions of four dollars in east-bound rates, and two and a half dollars in west-bound rates to meet the Hamburg-America Company's reductions. The Hamburg-America Line has been excluded from the Atlantic Shipping "Combine. TROUBLE BREWING. BERLIN, January 26. The Public Prosecutor's Department at Zabern has declined to proceed with the military authorities' summonses against twelve civilians. DESTRUCTIVE AVALANCHE. NEW YORK, January 27. Salt Lake C:ty reports that an avalanche wrecked four houses near Storrs, killing r.hree miners and wounding three other ir/mates. The inhabitants of the town, fearing a further avalanche, fled. VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. (By C*ble.—Preee Association.—Copyright.) (Roceived January 27th, 9.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 27. Victoria, in their second innings, have lost eisiht wickets for 269 (Ryder 20, Baring 71, Park 47, Armstrong 31. Carroll 30, Matthews, not out, 22). MEMORIAL TO KING EDWARD. PARIS, January 27. An equestrian statue of King Edward has been unveiled in the Rue Edouard. The figure, which is in bronze, was executed by Landowski, and represents the King in tho uniform of a field-marshal. It is significant of the affectionate memory in which ho is held by Parisians that the top-hatted throng from tho English colony was outnumbered by French people of all classes.