The Penn's Grove record., 1911-06-09
FOREIGN.

er of the famous family Of cricketers,
died at his home in Gloucestershire,
| Eng, at the age of seventy. He play
ed cricket for more than sixty years.
The first big entertainment in years
at Blenheim castle, England, took
place when the Duke Of Marlborough
gave a ball. Ex-King Manual of Por-
tugal was among the guests.
The Portuguese government has or:
dered the reinstatement of the judges
recently penalized for acquitting the
former ministers under the France
administration.
The completion of the census shows
that Jamaica now has a population of
1872, 900, an increase of $4,000 in the
last twenty years.
The council of the Russian Empire
has adopted the proposal to fix a IL
mile limit for fishermen of the coast
of the province of Amur.
Mysterious movements of troops re-
vived s%ubsiding fears In Mexico. Gen.
Bernardo Reyes landed at Vera Cruz.
The conviction of General Reinbutt,
once the despot project of Moscow, for
extortion and abuse of power, has
startled the Russian city, as Reinbutt
had powerful protection during the
trial.
In the forthcoming French naval
manoeuvres off Toulon, dreadnought
battleships will be attacked by the
new offensive submarines, while aero
plane scouts will sail over the open
sea.
The French Government issued a
decree allowing wine from the Aube
district to be labeled champagne"
Professor E. C. Pickering of Har-
yard was decorated with the emblem
of the Prussian Order of Merit, the
first American thus honored since
Agassiz's death.
General Diaz, sailing from Mexico,
said the present Government must yet
resort to his methods if peace Is to be
re-established, and that If his country
at any time became involved in
trouble he would be willing to return.
Conneau won the aeroplane rae
from Nice to Rome. covering the $50
miles In eight hours.
A party of 100 English Mormon con-
verts bound for Salt Lake, of which
eighty were women, arrival at Mont
real.
The activities of ex-President
Castro of Venezuela, who is reported
to be preparing for an invasion, was
the subject of an official American
communication to the Portuguese
Government.
]. B. JoeTs Sunstar, the favorite,
easily won the Coronation Derby, in
the presence of the King and Queen
and an exceptional gathering, includ-
ing many Americans.
The valuable diamond lost in Lon
don from the turban of the mahara-
jah of Bikaner three days ago was
found by a boy in the street.
Sir Henry Seymour King, conser-
yatiye member Of Parliament from
Hull, was unseated for lavishly treat
ing his constituents.
Lieutenant Bague who left Nice by
aeroplane for Corsica, one hundred
miles distant, failed to arrive; torpedo
boats were SEN in search of him.
The Aero club Of France has de-
cided to dispense the proceeds Of the
Bennett aviation contest. The mutual
betting in 1910 totalled $74,9 0 .997,
from which j 800, 900 has been de-
Quoted for charitable institutions.
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign secre-
tary, said in the House of Commons
that the French commander-in-chief
in Morocco had been instructed not to
remain in Fee any longer than was
necessary.
United Italy dedicated in Rome a
colossal monument to the King Lii
berator, Victor Emmanuel II.
Fire which started early burned the
town of Silverton, British Columbia,
to the ground. With the exception of
a few outbuildings nothing was left
standing.
There we're 2,702 fewer American
visitors to London from Jan. ] to May
rs than for the corresponding time in
1916. Falling off is ascribed to x
horbitant prices demanded for accom-
mcdations.
Zeiss, a Berlin optician, has re-
ceived a telegram from Professor
Richter, a German engineer, captured
by bandits on Mount Olympus, asking
that a ransom be sent to his captors. !