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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 August 1901, Page 2

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| -——o:o—- - electric telegraph—copyright.] ’ (per press association.) i. mmw ■ Received this day at 9 5 a.m. , London, August 1, ¥ote to Lord Roberts. Balfour in a remarkably falioitous speech eulogised Roberts bold original strategy. Without his courage foresight and promptitude the country would have suffered much humiliation and lots of prestige. Bannerman admitted the country’i deep debt of gratitude to Roberts. Dillon and other Nationalists and La* brouchore and a few extreme Radicals assailed Roberts. ■ - The closure was ultimately applied and and the grant passed by 231 to 78. Binnerman, Harcourtand all the leading Oppositionists voted with the Government. Tho minority consisted of Nationalists and fourteen Radicals. There is a growing impression that Government will postpone the declaration of the bill owing to the number of amendments suggested requiringing consideration. Obituary. Mrs Brodriok, wife of the Secretary for War, from blood poisoning. The Boxers Again. Hong Kong, August. Tho Boxers have placarded Canton, 1 threatening a rebellion, owing to the imposition of tho house tax in connection with foreign indemnity, - i , Vi

IrrMt of an Anarchist. Bbrne, August 1, Qalliotb the anarchist emissary from Paterson New Jersey, chosen to kill the Czar {and who was the friend of Bresci, has been arrested in Switzerland. Another Travelling Crack. - t Paris, August 1. Gaston Stiegler, representative of the lie Matin, has started from Paris to go round the world in sixty-three days.