British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 March 1913, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[BT ILICTRIO TELEGRAPH—COPYBIGHIJ TPBR PBXI'J ABBQCIATIOM.] (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) ANOTHER AIR FATALITY. LONDON, March 5. Geoffrey, an English aviator, while nionoplaning at Stonehenge, fell from a height of five thousand feet. THE NEW ZEALAND DREADNOUGHT. CAPETOWN. March -5. Fifty members of Parliament, including Messrs Moltino, Smart, Phillips, Fitzpatrick, and a number of backveldters, travelled in the Dreadnought New Zealand to Simons' Bay. After provisioning, the New Zealand sailed for Durban. GERMAN FLEET FATALITY. BTRLIN, March 5. For several days the North Sea Fleet has been manoeuvring near Heligoland. The Kaiiier. on Monday, inspected the torpedoer boat 2187 (which was rammed by the Yorck) at Wilhelmshaven. Ho boarded a battleship to watch the mnnouevres, and returned shortly btfore the catastrophe happened. The torpedoer left Wilhelmshaven yesterday, to join in the manoeuvres. She was cut in halves at midnight and sank like a .stone. The ships immediately sent up flares of concentrated searchlights on to the scene to enable the undamaged Yorck to perform rescue work. Rixtv 6erven men were drowned, including tho commander and navigating <fficers. RATLWAYMEN'S TROUBLES. IvONB'ON, March 5. The Amalgamated Railwayman s executive has notified tho Midland Railway Company that they insist on their fellow servant Richardson's reinstatement, with tho understanding that any alteration in instractiouß must be given an employee in writing. NEW ZEALAND BUTTER. Complaints have been made of the poor condition of recent shipments of butter ancl cheese from certain New Zealand factories. Experts declare they are due to uncleantiness.

THE AIRSHIP BOGEY. Tho Admiralty is inquiring for ;imports from merchant ships an J fishermen, of the airship seen on the English coast on the night's of February 24 th and 28tl}. ODD ITEMS Oi'' .NEWS, The Pall Mall Gazette says Europe ia rocking with laughter over England's aircraft rules. Ella Stevenson has been eentenced to nino months' imprisonment for having placed phosphorus in a letter box at Richmond. RIO JANIERO, Mart?T 5. A fire on tho Turakina is burning fiorcely, and anxiety is felt for the safety of the ship. LONDON, March 5. Since October J. P. Martoii has purchased £10,G00'.s worth of "English, French and Gorman breeding ioreee and cattle, for South Africa.