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Kaikoura Star, 6 November 1906, Page 3

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General Cable News. THE ST. HELENA GARRISON WITHDRAW?;. London, Nov. 2. The H> *' 's ga rri.-o i lias been wi ’dr;. . . iwiii St. il ' na. The Islanders a <: ilgini and declare that thev ‘ ruineti and defenceless. ARM KN 1A N R 1 SI N GS. Instead of continuing fntile armed ri-ings, the Armenians hl the Caucasus nightly kidnap tin ir opponents Courts of Vengeai:ce, consisting of miskcd villagers. are h id in the ' d-. •• d all condemned are hanged ;.<> trees, SCENE IN 'fl IE HOi’SE OF COM Ml )Ns. A stormy scene ucctiivi'.l in hie House of Commons yesterday, when the Gov Timnmt’s "Tradr Disputes Bill ” was under discusViscount I .idlrrc'gh thought that the Bill did not apply to Ireland, and a motion to this efh ct was lost by 239 to 4. Butcher, : ■ Conservative member for Gambridge University, then declared that the Bill facilitated boycotting ami intimidation, t he same as when under the Land League’s baneful tyranny the living were refused the necessaries of life and the dead were denied coflins. RUSSIAN SITUATION IMPROVING. St. Petersburg, Nov. 2. The Czar and his family have returned to Tsarskoe Selo palace, at Peterhof. Russian conscripts are responding with surprising i cgr.larity to the call for military service. This, with the mitigation of disorders, occasions a better feeling on the Bourses. TAMMANY. SENATOR HEARST EXPOSED’ New York, Nov. 2. The Evening Post exposes a com pact between Messrs Hearst and Murphy, the Tammany “Boss,” to give Tammany ten judgeships in the event of Hearst being elected Governor of New Y ork State. The Post also prints court records.showing that libel actions have been commenced against Hearst lOi damages aggregating one million pounds. [Hearst is editor and proprietor of the New York Herald, and was always thought to be antagonistic to Tammany.] BRAVE BOYS. Sydney, Nov. 2. The training ship Port Jackson, which arrived yesterday alter a protracted voyage, ex per tenced very rough weather. The officers speak in high praise of the bravery of the boys on one occasion when it was thought the vessel was foundering.