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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42766, 17 August 1905, Page 2

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London, yesterday. Admiral W i.snn Avith 11 battleships, 8 cruisers ari l 24 d ■stroyers have started for the Baltic Sea. When discussing the evacuation o£ Manchuria the Japanese yielded to M. de Witte’s demand, obligation to be mutual The Times says the conference may linger on, I J. *2?®“ persists in resis'ing as M. de Mute indicated, the cession ol Saghalien with an indemnity and the limitation ot naval forces in the Far East, and the yielding of Russian war ships interned at neutral por:s, peace is impossible. The above points have not yet been discussed by the conference which is taking the others in order. Madrid, 15 August. The dates of King Alfonso’s proposed visit to Berlin are found to be unsuitable. The Kaiser suggested a German watering>placp, but King Alfonso informed the German, ambassador that if he met the Kaiser it must be at the capital and not at a provincial tewn, he therefore postponed his visit sine die. The decision has given great satisfaction in Madrid. > There are one hundred thousand destitute labours in Andalusia. Great efforts are being made by public charity to cope with the distress. St Petersburg, August 15., The Governor ojf Warsaw ordered Sienkiewiez, the novelist’s detention in domicile for signing |a public protest against the Russification of Polish schools. London, August 16. A destroyer operating on the East cost of Saghalien attacked thmßus - sians holding the telegraph office at Raioro 13th and captured 18 besides arms and telegraph apparatus. Admiral Kacaoka reports that a detachment of his squadron attacked the Russian lazavette at Tartar straits on 13th, The enemy were hidden in a forest and suddenly attacked the marines whilst landing, one of whom was killed and four wounded. The enemy was finally dispersed.

St Petersburg August 16 Peasants in Courlandidistrictsacked 22 municipal buildings and destroyed documents and conscription lists. They took all money belongingjfco the state. Peasants in Lavonia have invaded many estates and killed three land owners.

Washington August 16. The Plenipotentiaries are unable to agree over Saghalien and have postponed the clause. They agreed, on the clause arranging China’s administration in Manchuria and another surrendering the Russian case of Liaotung and Elliot Islands.

London August 16. The correspondent with General Nogi states that the end of the riding season is imminent. The Japs are impatient to advance. There is no faith at the front in the conclusion of p 'ace and if arranged would be a deep disappointment throughout the Jap Army. It is improbably that any great military results will efisue this year. The senior officers generally, consider that military progress is not > .4 sufficient to justify the expectation that Russia will condede terms which are indispensoble to Japan. London, August 15 Game resumed in fine weather with good wicket and in the presence of 20,000. The Englishmen added 4') 1«> riia previous nighf’s total The innings svas closed for 430. Engltnd’s first, innings is concluded. Arnold 40, Rhodes 36, Lilloy 17. Brearley not out, 11. sundries 20. Total 420. Cotter to >k 7 wicket for 148, Laver 2 for 41, the Australians, as in previous tests, opened none too good ; Trumper and Rill being dismissed with only 41 on the sheet. Noble then joined Duff who was hitting out in great style and the pair remained together for an hour and 40 minutes, the board showing 159, when Noble was dismissed, and Armstrong assisted to take the total to 214 and made 23 runs later. Duff’s fine innings was brought to a close through being caught and bowled by Hirst. Duff’s innings was marked by powerful hitting but marred by three chances which he gave. Darling played a serviceable innings but none of the others appeared to relish. Brearley’s bowling. Score : Australia’s first innings, Trumper 4, Duff 146, Hill 18, Noble 25, Armstrong 18, Darling 57, Hopkins 1, McLeod 0, Kelley not out 5, Cotter 6, total 9 wickets for 322.

Kelly and Laver, the last batsmen, raised the total of Australians’ first innings to 363. when the former was run out. Scores : Kelly 42, Laver not out 15, sundries 31, total 363, Hirst took 3 for 86, Brearley 5 for 110, England began the second innings and when stumps were drawD, had lost one wicket [Arnold) for no runs. . London, August 15.

Devfrmx, for the murder of his wife and children was hanged to-day. Capetown, 15 August. Fourteen Chinese coolies on East Rand deserted and attacked a farm; the occupier used a revolver, killing three : the others decamped.