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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42760, 12 August 1905, Page 2

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St Petersburg, August 10. The Chief gaol at Odessa, although designed for only 600, contains 1400 prisoners, . including lawyers, professors, doctors, journalists, 400 hooligans, thieves, murderers, herded together in a large hall at Kherson awaiting transport to Siberia, and includes an Odessa judge convicted of bribery. Owing to the extension of strikes and sacking of the market, fighting with the police has revived, and shipping is at a complete standstill. Admiral Kataonk has been despatched with a squadron to Kamschatka and Okotok. The Japanese have refloated the Yariag. London, August 10. One hundred French officers lunched at the- Guild Hall with 600 other guests. The entire route was much beflagged and great enthusiasm displayed in the crowded streets. Berlin, August 10.

Owing to a meat famine, there have been 26 public meetings in Berlin demanding a freezer and the importation of cattle. Hongkong, August 10. A telegram from Kaifungfu states that the Imperial Chinese corps revolted and joined an anti-Christian mob of rebels of 2000, and captured S uichiangties. Washington, Yesterday,

The plenipotentiaries agreed to make all formal communicati ns in writing. General Komura handed M. de Witte the peace conditions. The conference was adjourned to enable the Eussians to examine and prepare a reply. M. de Witte transmitted a cypher to St Petersburg, adding his own comments on the terms and his views as to the best course of action.

Features of the Japanese terms are the secession of Saghalien, and the reimbursement of the expenses of the war. No sum is named, but the word “reimbursement” is used throughout instead of “indemnity.” Melbourne, yesterday.

Mr Deakin announced that he would deliver the budget on the 22nd. The public service reclassification, scheme table provides promotion for zeal and efficiency in place of the old system of seniority. St Petersburg Yesterday.

The new-elected mayor of Odessa, Piofessor Yaroschenko, has liberated the exiled Olonets.

Berlin, Yesterday. Germany has released the Cingalese guards taken prisoners in the recent Cameroons frontier incident. The Kaiser in an address in connection with the army manoeuvres at Gresen, appealed to the Poles to hibit thier loyalty and appreciation of good Government and added tha* at the last interview, Pops Leo XIII clasped both his hands and blessed him, though a protestant, with the promise in the name of all German catholics that they would be faithful subjects to their Empernr. Sydney, Yesterday. The Government d clined Willis’ offer to return under his own bond,

On arrival of the Moana, the police arrested Wm. Henry Cowan, charged with the misappropriation of £65, the property of ths New Zealand Govern* meet.

Recently the Railway Commissioner declined the request of the Employees Association to allow a reporter to take full notes of their proceedings contending that the notes now taken were sufficient. To-day a deputation of labour members asked the Commissioner to reconsider bis decision. Oliver replied that the Commissioners were doing all they could in the interests of the employees. The action of the labour deputation amounted to political interference and at no lime in the history of railways was their greater need than now to take exception to political interference, which the Commissioner could not tolerate. London, yesterday. In the House of Commons the Appropriation Bill was read for the third time. The Lords passed the Unemployed Naval Works and Appropriation Bills. Lord Lansdowne announced the powers fully intend to secure the Porte’s compliance with the terms of the Note cabled May Bth, as regards Macedonia, 1

London, August IQ I The weather was fine when the Australians began the matebj against Middlesex at Lord’s to-day, but heavy rain set in later ou, causing play to be abondoned for the day. The Australians battered first, Truraper, Hill and Hopkins being out with only 8 on the board. Armstrong and Nobie oarried the score to 119 when the former was caught for 55 and Darling assisted Noble to bring up 133 and when play ceased the spore was 4 wickets for 135. Noble nqt out 56, Darliug not out 10. Sydney August 11, Jt has already cost the Commonwealth over £I3.QQO for reports on the proposed Federal capital bite and paltry visits to sites. The Attorney General aunopneed that steps aye being taken for the introduction of an Amendment qf the Riquor Rill providing for local option and the restriction of illicit trading, regulating of dubs, of Sunday trading, and money com*' pensation, the latter to be deoided by a vote of the people. Rerw August 11. Jndian native papers received by the last mail urge a boycott of Australian goods owing to the difficulty plaoed in the way of the wife of an Indian landing in Wostralin, which they olaim is a deliberate insult to the Indian Ofllcors who issued the passpoit.