VALUABLE PICTURES DE– STROYED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 11 March 1907, Page 3

VALUABLE PICTURES DE– STROYED.

London, March 8 Sir William Millar's residence, Englemore Lodge, Ascot, was burned. Amongst other pictures destroyed were several fine Titians and Turners. ELECTION MONEY RETURNED. New York, March 8. George Parkfcns returned the New York Life Asaiiranee Company 5400 dollars contributed to the Republican j Committee during the 1904 campaign. Received 11, 1.2 a.m. New Y'oek, March 10. Perkins returned 51,000 dollars, not 5100 as cabled previously.

RESCUE OF CASTAWAYS. Ilobart, Me.u-:i 8. The Turakina brought eleven of the crew of the schooner Catherine, wreck-ed-at the C'rozet Island on December 4. When the Turakina touched at the Island en route from Capetown the men were found to be in a bad state of health owing to subsisting on penguins' and albatros-es' eggs and >e.i elephants and food placed on the is land by the British Government 27 years' ago. The latter was not very wholesome, but the men could u-e it. A bottle of whiskey washed a.-horc was kept for Christmas Day. On arrival at Hobart the men were provided with clothing and the ncce-saiy comfort".

CUSTOMS TAUII'T*. ! Berlin, 8. Germany proposes to extend minimum customs charges to Vnitcd States merchandise for a year, receiving concessions rejzardinjj; consular regulations, also a reutictiou in the duties on sparkling wines and brandies. Paris, March 8.

France threatens to oppose max - ] uium duties unless Auicr.cn concedes I Ail agreement between the United States and Germany us to the Unit was arrived at in February of -i-t year, under which Germany agreed t 'accord to the States niosUayoicd «ation treatment on the basis of the iu German tariff till June. lOOi.witht ho hope that, a regular treaty snwld lie concluded in the meantime.

GERMAN ML'I!OKU TIII.Uv. Berlin, March S. Mueller, an ex-teacher, who' w-as Sentenced to -Kiath at Rayrentli m November, for the murder ot Ikrtna AVuenschelmeyer. eleven year- old, pupil, whose body, after lying in !i----beilroom all night, wa.s Imneii in a wood next morning, is under<r.>mg lus trial for the murder of a widow nami Knders. When "••iteiiw wa« pronounced iu Novemb.'r the judge ai' Under*,' skull on t!i» tal.'e and summooted thd prison.' \ ft sw-av mi it that he was innocent. Mueller i.ioke 'down and confessed he was guilty, lie has now repudiated tlie eoufisson sayin" he made it hoping he would be Beiit to an asylmn. However, in making the repudiation lie revealed his

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