British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 June 1913, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[BT ILICTRIO XILIORAPH—COPIIIfiMT] | FIR FBiaa AMQCIATIOII •} (Received .This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 3. Arrived— I Tokomaru, from Welling" ton; departed, Suffolk, from Liverpool; Tainui, a tug, from Glasgow, for Auckland. , ROUGH'S BOATHOUSE BURNED. The Suffragettes have burnt Fred Rough's famous Oxford boatlionse. (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) BRITISH FINANCE. LONDON, June .3. The Hon. Mr Lloyd George, : n speaking on tho second rending of the Financial ißill, intimated that he strongly favoured the appointment of a departmental committee, consisting of business men and somo commoners, to inquire into the existing system of Income Tax assessment, with a view to-removing anomalies. Tho Westminster Gazette agrees with several speakers to the bill, that it is high time to revise and simplify the assessment, inasmuch at some pay'two much and otfcers too little. Picturesque celebrations in honour of the King's birthdav included the trooping of colours /'at the Horseguards barracks, dressing <of the warships, firing of salutes, and the maneuvering of airships and aeroplanes. CHESTERTON LTBEL CASE. At the trial of Cecil Chesterton, several company directors testified to Godfrey Isaac's integrity ami business capacity. A MAN'S IMA'GININGS. The late Sir Curtis Bennett dreaded the suffragettes. He told his solicitor that while walking by the seaside last week one or two women seized him and endeavoured to throw him over the cliffs. They both fled. THE ARMY'S CODE OF HONOUR

Colouey Seely, M.P.. in reply to a question in the House of Commons, stated that Lieutenant Stewart, who recently was released m Germany, will retain his commission in the Annv. INDIAN BOUNTY! The Hon. E. S. Montague, replying to Colonel Yatc, declared that the Secretary of State would not be justified in asking the Council ol India for larger grants for Lieutenant Rower's mother'and sisters.