BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12638, 27 October 1905, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association.—Copyright.

Received October 25, 7.55 a.m. LONDON, October 25. The Agents-General have prepared a joint report on emigration and on the best methods of advertising the Commonwealth.

Renter's correspondent at Lahore asserts that tihe ruling native chiefs and tho nobility and gentry of India are making increased demands that a prince of the British Royal House should rule the country, with the advice of Ministers, th© Governor-General being Prime Minister, and the leading chiefs being Councillors.

TOKIO, October 25. It O3 now stated that Admiral Togo never cast anchor from the time of the Russian .sortie on August 10th until the Sevastopol was disabled in December. The interned Russian warships Diana, Czarevitch, Aurora, and Jemtdhug have sailed" 'homewards.

NEW YORK, October 25

Mr Randolf, consulting engineer for the Panama Oanal, expects the work to be completed in 1915. 124,000 workers are required. An adoption of the eight-hour system will increase the cost one-fourth. Thirty million dollaa-s worth of French machinery has been found to ba worthless.

LONDON, October 25. As the result of the opening of the new street, Kingsway, and the visit of the Parisian municipal delegates, Mr E. A. Cornwall, chairman of the London County Council has b&en knighted. In his annual statement, Sir E. A. Cornwall, chairman of the London County Council, showed that tihe debt of the London County Council now amounted to £44,620,266, including 11^ millions taken over from the late School Board, also 5£ millions in respect of remunerative purposes not involving any burden of rates. The annual municipal expenditure of London is 19^ millions, which is fourfold that of Denmark.

Sir Edward Clarke and Sir Robert Reid have given the opinion that the tmdo uuion rule with regard to the payment of members who sit in the House of Commons is a legal one. A test action is being prepared and will be gone on with, unless Mr Stuart Sim, Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, who ruled otherwise, reverses his recent d-eoieion.