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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1903, Page 3

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[eER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] Cable Message Doubted. London, Jan 10. M Krukoff, the Russian Imperial Commissioner, doubts the accuracy of the cable message that express trains have commenced running in Siberia. When ho left the country in September last several bridges and other works remained to bo completed. The line will not be quite -ready till May. Conference of Railway Managers. The confer.nee of European railway managers will meet in Paris in May to decide upon the train service from Paris to the Far Eas 1 -. Skating. London, Jan 16, Skating is being carried on around London. Legalising Peaceful Picketing. Three committees’ representatives of the Trade Union organisations decided to call a national conference in support of the Bill for legalising peaceful picketing as an amendment of the law of conspiracy, forbidding actions for damages against Trade Unions, unless the offending members were acting with the direct sanefion of the Union rules.

General French Burnt Out. The official residence of Sir J. D. French General Officer commanding the First Army Corps at Aldershot, has Leon destroyed by fire. German Goods. Berlin, Jan. 1(5. The Reichstag is discussing a resolution urging Government to denounce the most favored nation arrangements unless German goods are accorded full reciprocity. A Palace Collapsing. Rome, Jan 16. The Doge’s palace at Venice threatens to collapse. Educational Conoession. Paris, Jan 16. Replying to an interpellation by Mr Combes, the Premier said that he would tolerate congregational institutions where the State did not provide primary schools. The Chamber try 313 to 212 approved of the Government’s attitude. Macedonian Politics. Constantinople, Jan 19. Fericl, President of the Macedonian Reformers Commission, replaced Said as Grand Vizier. He is supposed to be an hones*, humane and energetic man. The Nicaragua Canal. New York, Jan 16. Sooner than submit to Colombia’s exorbitant demands, the Washington authorities will adopt the Nicaragua Canal route. The fimerican Navy. Owing to President Roosevelt’s pressure the Naval Committee of both Houses recommend the construction of three 10,000 ton battleships and a cruiser of 1450 tons. Mr Balfour’s Illness. London, Jan 16. Mr Balfour’s improvement is well maintained. British Goal for America. Sixty British steamers are chartered to take coal to America, and many of them carry 10,000 tons each. Editor Shot. New York, Jan 16. Mr Tillmon, Lieutenant-Governor of South Carolina, shot Gonzales, a local editor, out of revenge for cri'icism. Boer Contingent For Somaliland. Capetown, Jan 16. The first part of the Boer Somaliland contingent sailed from Durban. It is engaged for six months at 5s a day, The majority are the releasedprisoners of war, Mr Chamberlain in Africa. Replying to a deputation, Mr Chamberlain regretted the animosity displayed i towards the National Scouts being coni tinned, and promised them good protection, Mr Chamberlain leaves Bloemfontein on February 9th. and visits Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, Graafreioet and Paanl, reaching Capetown on the 17th.

{ Sentenced for Duelling. Escerted this day at 9 17 , ' Bbelin,'JanJ6 At Karluguhe a student n&thed Euffi was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment in a fortress, for duelling and killing a _ fellow student, who was inoxperienoed in the use of pistols. A Munificent Gifc. A bankers widow named Oppenseimer Cohn, has left the Kaiser a hundred thousand sterling. Obituary. Bomb, Jan 10 1 The death is announced of Cardinal Parocchi, the Pope's right Iknd adviser. The War Tax London, Jan 16.

Though Mr Chamberlain has postponed an official announcement respecting the thirty million war tax, a meeting of heads of South African raining houses in London approved that tho.payment be made in three annual instalments. The meeting guaranteed ten niillions in ten minutes. A Significant Fact, So far no exchange of New Year greet* ings between the Czar and President Doitbet has been published, The Trouble in Morocco, A hundred thousand Bretons are now reduced to the last extremity, Tho Times correspondent is sheltering a hundred and fifty women and children in his house at Tangier. The Fnhia tribe endeavored to attack but were scattered by Tangier troops under the correspondent’sguidance. Several were killed and wounded. A i village was burnt. The Thames Frozen.

The Thames is frozen over at Marlow dii inch thick, french Tragedy. Paris', Jan ID Mademoiselle Borloz, belonging to a prominent family [at Yictiy, shot and nearly killed Abbe Jacquesic for not fulfilling his promise to relinquish his ecclesiastical calling, and marry her. Concerning South Africa. Capetown, Jan 16 The advance in tho Kaffir’s wages is due to Chamberlain’s strong criticisms. Chamberlain is sti 1 uncommittal in regard to the importation of alien labor.