British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 November 1913, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[Er.JiUTitic tem:orai'ii, cori'itiGiix. j [I'ER PItKSS ASSOCIATION. 1 (Received This Day, 8.10 a.m.) COMMITTEE 01' INQUIRY APPOINTED. London, November o. The .Board ol Trade is considering the appointment of a Departmental committee to enquire into tlie reeent series o:t' railway accidents. THE 111'SSI AN KIT UAL TRIAL. IvieJt", November «']. Among the several theological experts called to testify concernin»* the alleged ritual murders, only one, a Roman Catholic priest named Pnuiailis, upholds the views of the prosecution on its main poiuts, and his evidence has been repudiated by the Vatican'. Qu stions put to the theologians were manifestly incomprehensible to the .jury. The indications are that the prosecution, recognising the extreme weakness of its case against Beiliss, sticks to excite the jury s prejudices against the -lews, in order to secure a conviction. EI{IE])MAN'S ALLEGED CERE. Dr. Eriedman makes detailed statements regarding his consumption remedy. He says it consists of living, non-poisonous, harmless tortoise bacilli, injected in four strengths according to the phases of tuberculosis and scrofula into the muscles and veins. A great majority of the doctors hesitate to adhere to the alleged remedy, and await the experts conclusions. KILLED JiV A MOTOR. .Beriie, November o. (.'astagli, a Creek millionaire from Cairo, and his wife, «'ho were recently married, and Ihe hitler's sister, wen; motoring between Lausanne and Leysen, when the chauil'eur look a wrong turning, and lhe car was precipitated into a ravine thirty feet deep. sister-in-law was killed instantly. The others escaped with slight injuries. I'! 11E ON A STEAMER. Aden, November The lire on the steamship Sumatara has been extinguished. (Received This Day, U a.m.) IMMIGRANTS. Loudon, November •!. The British Associations November party of immigrants for Australia numbers oi wJioiu lot) will receive the Government* grant. " ANCLO-GEKMAN AGREEMENT. The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent says that an Anglo-Ger-man agreement is almost concluded, by which Germany secures a .tree hand iu. economic matters ill Angola, with a participation in the construction ol the L"bUu Bay to ivatanga railway, winch wjli be the quickest route from Europe through ike centre of Africa. Germany disclaims all rights under the Mozambique agicement subject to a condition that neither Tower disturbs the sovereignty of Portugal. THE ALBANIAN QUESTION. Paris, November ; J. French newspapers regard ihe Austro-Ilaliau action with regard to Albania as inadmissible without a European mandate, and consider that it shows a regrettable want of courtesy to the Lripie Entente. GREECE IS ASTONISHED. Athens, November ; J. The Greek Govern men t is astonished at the Porte s delay concerning the peace delegates decision, and demands a prompt reply A SPANISH EXECUTION. Madrid, November Captain Sanchez has been executed for the murder of Seiior .Jalon. (Details of the murder appeared in the cable of September 21.)