Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 273, 2 July 1910, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

TOBACCO CONSUMPTION. London. The clearances from bond of tobacco for home. consumption for the year ending April 30th show a decrease of 9,124,6191bs (4090 tons), the decrease being largely due to the increased duties under the Budget and the resulting rise in retail prices. TROUBLE IN EGYPT. London. *~A brigade is held in readiness at Malta for reinforcing the British army in Egypt. - The "Pall Mall Gazette" states that owing to strained relations between the Moslems and Copts (the principal Christian sect), British troops will be stationed in various parts of the Egyptian provinces. DECLINE IN SECURITIES. London. The weakness which has been apparent on the New York Stock Exchange for some time has reached London, and there is a noticeable shrinkage in securities. Consols have been affected by the weakne is, and are now quotei at 82, a decline of 5s for the week. The scrip of the new West Australian loan has been affected, and is quoted at one-half per cent, discount. GERMANY'S ADMINISTRATION. Berlin. Herr von Schoen, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the German Imperial Administration, and Baron von Rheinbaben, Prussian Minister of Finance, have resigned. The. "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg, Chancellor of the Empire, and President of. the Prussian Ministry, after the past twelve months' experience, especially in the Parliamentary field, desires more energetic colleagues.

CULLINAN DIAMOND. London. Sir Richard Solomon (Agent-General for South Africa) presented Queen Mary, on behalf of the Union, with a magnificenf pendant and ring cut from the Cullinan diamond. They were originally intended for presentation to the Princess of Wales at the opening of the Union Parliament. (The Cullinan diamond was cut into, two large gems for the Crown and sceptre, and in the cutting three were a number of smaller pieces sliced off, from which the ring and pendant for Queen Mary were cut.) ZEPPELIN'S BAD LUCK. Berim. The airship Zeppeiln Vrj. v?as wrecked in Westphalia after an exciting 10 hours' cruise against a strong wind. There were 20 journalists aboard, in addition to Count Zeppelin and a crew of six. The car finally got jammed in a tree 30ft from the ground, and the occupants were rescued by ropes. GERMAN CATTLE. Berlin. A number of German prize cattle forwarded to the Buenos Aires exhibition were not allowed to land on account of tuberculosis, and were returned to Hamburg. German agricultural newspapers are chagrined, and insinuate that the exclusion was due to British intrigue, breeders fearing German competition if the stock were allowed to land. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, London." i LieUt.-Col. Seely (Under-Secretary J of State for the Colonies), speaking in the House of Commons, said the Dominions were invited in February, 1909, to indicate the subjects they desired to discuss at the Imlperial Conference in 1911, and were again telegraphically invited in March, 1910. Correspondence is proceeding on the subject.