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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 January 1903, Page 4

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[per PRESS association.—copyright.] Balfour Con Yale scent. London, Jan 21. The Hon Mr Balfour is convalescent. Bishop Webber Better. Bishop Webber is stronger and he is resting better, . Editor Shot. Nbw York, Jan 21. Gonzalgs, a local editor, has succumbed to tho wounds inflicted by Tillman, LieutGovernor of South Carolina. Duke and Duohess of Orleans. London, Jan 21. The King snd Queen received the Duke and Duchess of Orleans at Buckingham Palace. Macedonian Reforms. Vienna, Jan 20 Austria is sending a fleet to the Adriatic and the Levant tc impress upon Turkey tho necessity of Macedonian reforms. Wireless Telegraphy. Nbw York, Jan 21. King Edward sent a Marconigraph to President Roosevelt reciprocating his greeting and wishing America every possible prosperity. The Bubonic Plague. Capetown, January 21. Niue Kaffirs, three Indians and one European are suffering from plague ai Durban. The Labor Problem. Many leading men of tho Rand advocate the introduction of cheap Italian and Spanish labour to raise the proportion of whites. The Venezuelan Trouble. London, January 20. The Daily Express states that the Panther’s object was to capture the Venezuelan gunboat Miranda, which was concealed at Maracaibo. During an hour’s conflict one hundred and twenty shots were exchanged between the fortress and the Panther. The fortress was little damaged, but the Panther suffered considerably. New York. Jan 20. American opinion is strongly condemnatory of the arrogance of tho German commander on the eve of arbitration.