BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 9 December 1908, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(United Pres3 Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, December 7. Lord Roberts' relief fund has reached £33,000, enabling relief to be given in 806 cases.

The "Daily Mail" reports that a surprise test of speed in the mobilisation of tho territorial army was executed in Essex yesterday, with complete success. King Edward is recovering from a cold, but is still suffering from a slight attack of rheumatism. / NEW YORK, December 7. Myers, who was recently arrested at Pittsbnrg, has caused the arrest of his prosecutor, Piddison, a Wall Street broker, alleging the renting of stock certificates so as to enable borrowers to obtain loans. Tho women's suffrage movement is assuming large proportions in the United States, many of the wealthiest society leaders of New York supporting the agitation. Dr. Akid asserted at a pro-suffragist meeting in New York that if women were denied votes they would resort to daggers and dynamite. ■Bitter opposition is developing against the movement. Mr. Roosevelt declares that personally ho is lukewarm on the matter, believing that the majority of women are also lukewarm. Messrs Taft and Hughes are willing to grant the suffrage when the women want it. SINGAPORE, December 7. Admiral Sperry's fleet has arrived at Singapore. BERLIN, December 7. Herr Sydow, Secretary of the German •Treasury, stated in the Reichstag that the deficit for 1907 Tvpuld.be £6,900,000, and th© estimated deficit for the current, year £5,360,000. ST. PETERSBURG, December 7. Detectives arrested the whole of the 'Social Democratic committee of the Moscow district. The Budget Committee of the Douma has sanctioned a foreign loan of 45 millions sterling, whereof 30 millions will bo devoted to the redemption of 5 per cent. Treasury-, bonds.

CONSTANTINOPLE, December 7. A Turkish regiment mutinied at Kiuprulu, and retired to their barracks, which tho loyal.troops surrounded. During the fight which followed, an officer and 6 other loyalists" were killed, and an officer and 10 men wounded before the mutineers surrendered.