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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 January 1903, Page 4

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[FSB PHKSB ASSOCIATION—CO?YEiaHr.] Trial of Colonel Ljnch. * £ London, Jan 21. There is great interest jin the trial of Lynch on tno charge of high treason. The case opened to-day. The Court overruled the motion- of H. 1. Arory to quash the indictment on the ground tW. it disclosed no offeDce. Lynch pleaded not guiltv,'alleging that ho was a naturalised citizen of the Transvaal Repub'ie. Sleeping Sickness. Tne Daily Cnronicle states that Castellam, an Italian doctor, (in Uganda claims t 3 have discovered the microbe of the B cejing sickness. - The Munro Doctrine. Nbw York, Jan. 21. The Maritime Association of New York have petitioned Congress to doublo the n ivy in order to remove the suspicion that Amerioa is weakening in regard to fcae M nro Doctrire. The Macedonian Reforms. Sofia, Jan. 21. The Bulgarian Minister of Finance sti'e, that the position is very critical mleas Turkey accepts the Powers' programme in regard to the Macedonian reforms. Historian Fined. Berlin, Jan. 21. P.. fesjor Delbraeck, a German historian, va? fined £ls or thirty days imprisonrn nt for writing an article on the German policy at Goes. He denounced espionage. The Poor Entertainment. London, Jan 21 The Sunbeam Society, organised in South Australia, entertained 2500 poor children of London. English Bye-Election. The election to fill the vacancy in the West Deiby division of Liverpool caused by the death of Hegginbottom, resulted as follows: W. W. Rutharford (Conservative) 5445 Bichajd Holt (Liberal) 3251 Rutherford is Lord Mayor of Liverpool. The Venezuelan Trouble. Neav Yobk, Jan 21. Hay rcciived Bowen as the accredited representative of Venezuela at the Arbitration Tribunal. Bowen is authorised to offer the Venezuelan customs receipts as agua'aatre of fulfilment of Venezuela's obligations. Obituary. Nbw Yobk, Jan. 21. Julian Ralph, the New York correspondent of the Daily Mail. H. Louhet on Tour. Paris, Jan. 22. M. Lonbet is visiting Tunis, and the Italian warships go to ealute him. Sugar Convention. Vienna, Jan. 22. The Brussels Sugar Convention Bill has been read a third time in the Hungarian Lower House. - The Pacific Cable. Loddon,Jau 21 The Pacific Cable Board undertakes to supply the exact time of the despatch of cab'es. It is estimated to entail a cost of £2,500. Anti Trust Laws. In the Senate, Elkins introduced a bili to make the anti-trust laws applicable to railwavs. Emigration of Finns. St Petebsbubg, Jan 22 Pii&r to the Kussification of Finland, 3,400 Finns envgrated annually. Lasi year 22,265 left the country. Crown Prince of Germany. Berlin, Jaa 22.

Tho Crown Princa of Germany and Prince Eitbcl will visit Khartoum, Jerusalem, Constantino pi j and Athens and possibly Kiaochan via Siberia, starting in March. National Monuments Bomb, Jan 22.

lha Municipality of "Venice voted three hundred and fifty thousand towards, the million lire for restoring tbe monuments. The national estimates provided half a million for tbe reconstruction of thy Campanile. British Farmers for Canada. London, Jan 22. The Elder, Dempster Compan / convey tvo thousand British farmers and agricultural labourers to Canada, where they wili found eighteen townships ia the Northwest, each family receiving 160 acres of land and other privileges enabling them to constitute a special British settlement.