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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 27 December 1901, Page 3

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Queen’s Pictures. London, Deo 25.

Seventy-five Academicians painted a series of pictures of uniform size as a Xmas present to the Queen.

Our Late Queen. The World states that the Xaiser attends a memorial service at Frogmore on the anniversary of Victoria’s death. Cricket Terms. A scheme will be submitted to the Board of Control to test matches, whereby Australians receive half the gross gate, the County owning the ground to receive fifty per cent, and the balance, including stands, after the expenses of the match, to be handed to the Board.

United States Treasury. New York, Dec 26.

L. M. Shaw, Governor of lowa, has succeeded Gage as Secretary of the Treasury.

Irish Affairs. London, Deo 26.

Ireland contradicts the statement of Wyndham League officials, declaring they have fourteen hundred branches in Ireland.

Two Nationalist members o! tbe House of Commons, named Tully and O’Dondell were sentenced to one and two months respectively for inciting Lord Defreyre's tenants not to pay rent.

The Railway Accident. The fusing of the motor ignited the carriages of the Liverpool underground electrical Railway.

Volunteer Efficiency. Roberts is insisting on a higher efficioienoy in the Volunteer branch of the service even at the risk of smaller numbers.

Grimsby Strike. Sir Edward Fry has given his award in reference to the strike of the Grimsby fishermen for an increase in wages. The award substantially favors the men. Chili and the Argentine. The executive issued an appeal for funds to regain the independence of Chili and Argentine, and signed a protocol with this view, and opened negotiations.

Acetylene Gets Italy hss adopted acetylene gas as tbe best lighthouse illuminant, it being visible to a greater distance than the electric one.

A Wholesale Murderer. Received this day at 8 50 a.m. London, December 26.

Briere, a farmer, was sentenced to death at Charters for mnrderiog five of his children.

German Burglars. A gang of burglars in London have received sentences varying from five to seven years penal servitude.

A New Cruiser.

The cruiser Good Hope the gift of Cape Colony to the Navy built on the Clyde, has arrived at Portsmouth. Fifteen Robbers Executed. PORTSMOUTH, Dec 26.

Fifteen members of arobber band were executed for murdering a German out of Pekin,

American-Irish Land League. Redmond has formed an Irish league in America similar to tho old Land League.