BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 311, 22 September 1908, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Mr W. Singer, a Pittsburg steel magnate, divided £3,500,000 among his children on. the occasion of his golden wedding. The Pope celebrated at St. Peter’s the jubilee of the celebration of his first Mass. Many cardinals and bishops were present, and there was a congregation of 3,000 persons. In the match • for the chess championship of the world between E. Lasker and Tarrasch — the winner of eight games to secure the championship—Lasker has now won six, Tarrasch has won one, and three have been drawn.

It is authoritatively stated that the British Government is confident that the Transvaal is doing its best to meet in a fair, considerate manner, the situation over the legislation of the voluntary registration of Asiatics.

The severity of the manoeuvres in Alsace-Lorraine killed 21 German soldiers and disabled 250.

Dr Stein, the explorer, has discovered in a refuse heap at Karashar, in Eastern Turkestan, paintings and sculpture, and a large collection of Indian, Chinese and Thibetan writings of the eight century.

Mr Alfred Mason, Liberal member of Parliament for Coventry, will introduce in the House of Commons an Unemployed Bill, unless the Government does so immediately on the re-assembling of Parliament.

The Kaiser, in a friendly message, expressed a hope that the Inter-Parliamentary Conference which is sitting in Berlin would continue to work for the maintenance of peace. The British Government has granted £3OO towards the expenses of the Inter Parliamentary Union.

There has been a tragic sequel to the murder of Mrs Luard at Sevenoaks. Major-General Luard, after spending the night at Barham Court, as the guest of Colonel Warde, M.P., thew himself under a train. He left letters declaring that he was unable longer to bear the awful accusation that he had killed his wife. Several newspapers had hinted this suspicion, owing to absence of clues to the murderer of Mrs Luard.