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Greymouth Evening Star, 31 January 1903, Page 4

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[I'EB PBESS ASSOCIATION. —COPTEIOHT.] Lord Cromer Yisits Gondokoro. Oaiho, Jan. 30. Lord Cromer, after visiting Gondokoro, returned to Khartoum. He is delighted with the evidence of the Soudan's progress, though still needing railways, papulation and more British officials. fee regards the Suakim-Berber railway as essential to render the Poudan selflupporiing. It would cost two and a half i millions. Mutiny in Mid-Atlantic. Lowdon, Jan 30. Four foreign sailors of the barque Veronica were charged at Liverpool with niutiny and murder of the captnia and six shipmates in mid-Atlantic in December •long with burning the vessel. The mutineers were rescued from a deseri iihnd on the Brazilian coast. The negro c x»'i revealed the crime. - Divorce , LoscoiT, Jan 30. Henry Normar, M.P. for Wdlveriatnpton South, divorced hJs wife on the: *M§jbsdof aduliery with Edward Arthurtte well kno am traveller and jjioontainer.

Sympathy with Lynch. The Irish Parliamentary party are very sympathetic over Lynch, and contributed JBIOO towards his defence fund. Many resolutions were carried at meetings and petitions are being signed throughout Ireland! asking for clemency. Concerning Royalty The King and Queen lunched with Lord Oamngton at his High Wycombe seat and planted a tree in commemoration of tho event. France and Russia. St Petersburg, .Tan 30. The Yellow-book shows that Prance in November suggested to Russia the concerted action of the Poweis in order to compel the Porte to reorganise the Macodonian administration. The Czar then sent) Count Lamsdorff, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to arranga an ontonte cordiale with Austria. Squadron Mobilising. It is roported at Odessa that tho Austrian squadron is mobilising at Pola, and the Russian fleet in tho Black Sea in order to simultaneously enforce the reform in the spring. Krupp's Estate. Berlin, Jan 30.

Krupp's widow proposes to convert the Essen Kcupp works into a company, the daughter retaining tho main interests. The Graceland Accident. New Yoek, Jan 30 The Graceland accident was due to the night operator neglecting to transmit an order to one express to go into a siding. Seized with Paralysis. Rome, Jan. 30. Signer Prinetti, Minister for Foreign Affairs, while awaiting an audience at tho Q.nirinal, was seized with partial paralysis. The King rendered immediate aid, and there is some prospect of recovery. German Commerce. Berlin, Jan.l3o. The leaders of German commerce are stupefied at the drastic increases in the new Austro-Hungarian and Russian tariffs Magnetic Observations. London, Jan 30. The Royal Society have appealed ta New Zealand to establish a permanent magnetic observatory somewhere where observations will not be affected by outside disturbances. Mr Chamberlain in Africa Capetown, Jan 30 The Chamberlains have arrived at Kimberley and were welcomed with great enthusiasm. Marries a Bogus Prince. London, Jan 30. The Daily Express states that Mabel, Countess of Russell, who obtained a divorce from th Earl in 1901, has married a bogus Prince calling himself Enthrobald Stuart de Modena. Upon the discovery of the fraud the imposter fled to New York. The Peasanhall Murder. For the Peascnhall murder Gardiner was released, a nolle prosequi having been entered.