British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 May 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

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[?ER FKESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day, 8.5 a.m.) Berlin, May 4

Two destroyers searched a ship under repair. .She was suspected of espionage oil Fehmarn Island. There was a Russian name on her bows and a Dutch narue astern. Both had been painted over, and it .transpired that the vessel was the gun-running Fanny, and she was subsequently released. St. Petersburg, May 4. The trial has been opened at Krasnoyosk, Siberia, of Haletzky, who denies murdering twelve girls found buried in the forest in the summer of 1913. They apparently had been killed by blows on the head. Haletzky ottered a servant girl a post in a rich man's country house, and attacked her in the forest. The girl temporarily blinded him and escaped, and informed the police. In the chess tournament, Bern, stein, making a brilliant sacrifice-, beat Dr. Lasker in the eighth round. Capablanca now leads, Alekhin is second and Dr. Larker third. (Received This Day, 8.50 a.m.) London, May 4. Captain Davis is unable to join Sir Ernest Shackleton owing to expectations of a permanent appointment in the Commonwealth service. The Mountjoy, after landing the arms, went to Hamburg. Six members of the crew returned to Leith. The men belong to various parts of the-T T ]ster, and state that-when engaged they did not know the vessel was engaged in gun-running. They wore debarred from communicating with their families, and thoy threatened to mutiny unless tliey were allowed to send money to their wives. The guns and ammunition were valued at between £90,000 and £100,000. There were no marks to indicate the makers of the bayonets or ammunition. The Mountjoy knocked about the Irish sea for fourteen days waiting for signals from the land. The newspapers regret the Rev. Silvester Home's sudden death at Toronto, and pay tributes to his strenuous life's work. (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) London, May 4. The Budget estimated the revenue at JC20i), 055,000 and the expenditure at £#05,985,000. Another £4,000,000 is required to assist the local authorities. It is proposed to raise £9,000,000 by an additional tax on incomes of over £1000, ranging from 10 J to Is 4d up to £3000 while the supertax limit has been lowered to £3000. Re-adjustments will yield £5,250,000, and the super-tax £2,500,000. The death duties will be increased on estates of over £00,000, yielding £000,000. The capital invested abroad will be taxed, and will yield £250,000. The balance of the deficit will be taken from the sinking fund. (Received This Day, 11.25 a.m.) Washington, May 4. Mexican refugees report that Zapatistas crucified the Bishop of Chalapa when he refused the rebels the church funds. Soldiers nailed him to the cross and left him to a die a lingering death. The tense situation in Mexico City is giving the mediators much concern ,and it is believed that an outbreak may occur*at any moment. It is reported that the intention ol Huerta to resign is not credited at the capital. The mediators are now endeavouring to induce Carranza to modify his attitude towards Huerta.