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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 January 1903, Page 2

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f>EB PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTBWHT.J The Venezuelan Trouble. London, Jan 28. Eight Hon Mr Balfour in a speech stated that Germany and Britain had agreed upon a pint action for Venezuela in July last. It is announced tla 1 ; blockading powers consider the offer of thirty per cent of the customs collected at Puerto Cabello snd La Guaira are sufficient to justify the raising of the blockade. If none of the blockading powers are in'erested they do not participate in the receipts therefrom. Warlike Preparations. Vienna, Jan 28. Servia has contracted with an Austrian firm for forty-five million cartridges and other warlike material. Sir W. J Steward. London, Jan 28 Willi »m Juke Steward of New Zealand has been gazettsd as a Knight. Kockfelier's Munificence.

New Yoke, JaE 28. Mr J. D. BocM eiler has announced his intention to spend seven million dollars in erecting a research hospital at Chicago with the object of discovering the serum cure for consumption. Coronation Durbar. Calcutta, Jan 28. Sixty thousand natives feasted at Calcutta, in connection with the coronation celebrations. A Changed Fosition. Capetown, Jan. 28. The Afrikander newspaper "Onsland" commenting on "Colonel Lynch'a sentence, refers to t'ae National Scouts fighting for the Britain's pay against tneir own people. What in one place is punished with death, is in the other glorified and rewarded.

Threatened Chinese Rising. Hongkong, Jan. 28. Several Kivangsi rebels were arrested at Hongkong. Secret code documents were found in their possession, showing a projected simultaneous rising in Hongkong and Canton. Chinese Presents. London, Jan. 28. The frequence and the extent of the Dowager's presents to the Foreign Ministers at Peking causes embarrassment since they are unable to receprocate or refuse. •Yarsity Boat Race. The Oxford and Cambridge boat race is fixed for Aprd 2nd. Ex-President of the Reichstag. Balleßtrem, ex-President of the Reichhas been made a member of the TJpper House of Prussia. Wireless Telegraphy. Rome, Jan 28. The Italian Cabinet has adopted a Bill for the construction _of the Marconi station in connection with the scheme of transmission of ethergrams between Italy and South America. Chamharlaini in Sonth Africa. Capetown, Jan 29 The Africandi newspapers praise Chamberlain's speech at Litchtenburg and. Yentersdorp as a wise healing and courageous utterances. Train ..Collision—loo Killed. New Yoek, Jan 29 The Baltimora-Ohio express travelling at a speed of 65 miles an hour, col ided with a local train at Graceland, New Jersey. A hundred passengers of the latter were killed and injured. The wreckage ignited and the majority of the injured were incindrated. Many pinned to the debris begged to be killed.

English and Italian Ships. London 1 , Jan 28 Arrangements are being made for the Mediterranean fleet and sixty eight Italian war ships to assemble at Naples on Kings Edward and Emanuel reviewing. Education in Ireland. The Royal Commission of university education in Ireland rejects the proposed Catholic Denominational University at St Stephens. Archbishop or Bishops will be granted a new college with atmosphere. The commission suggests an increased grant to Belfast Queen's College with a view to developing.