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Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1591, 25 June 1903, Page 2

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CHINESE AFFAIRS. Pekin, June 23. M. Lessar, the Russian Minister, has converted Prince Ching into a warm advocate of Russia. Prince Ching admits that a satisfactory memorandum, embodying negotiations between himself and M. Lessar, regarding Manchuria and Niuchwang, has been signed and sent to St. Petersburg fur approval. London, June 23. The Daily Telegraph's Washington correspondent states that Count Casini, the Russian Ambassador, is disposed towards opening two Manchurian ports, if the Power will admit the supremacy of Russia's interests in Manchuria. Pekin, June 24. Prince Ching denies Bigning a secret agreement with regard to Manchuria. He admits sending a memorandum to the Russian Legation embodying the results of negotiations with M. Lessar, the Russian Minister at Pekin, respecting recent demands made by the French Ambassador. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. London, June 23. The Deceased Wife's Sister's Bill has passed through the Graud Committee after nine exciting sittings. In the House of Commons the Chanoellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. C. T. Ritchie, replying to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermau, said that only the first ten millions of the Transvaal War Contribution loan had been guaranteed. Sir M. H. Hicks-Beach suggested ear-marking certain Transvaal receipts, otherwise there would be some risk of losing the second and third contributions. Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question, admitted that there had recently been some valuable tiods of diamonds in the Transvaal. In the House of Commons Mr Chaplin's amendment to the Finance Bill favour of the retention of the corn duty was rejected by 416 to 32. LYNCH LAW IN AMERICA. New York, June 23. A negro recently assaulted and then murdered the. daughter of a clergyman at Wilmington, Delaware. He was arrested and committed for trial. Meanwhile he was placed in the workhouse. An enraged crcswd, believed to number 4000, gathered, and without a moment's hesitation, proceeded to storm the workhouse. An entrance was effected and the negro was seized. He was then taken out, tied to a stake, and burned to death. DISTILLED WATER FOR BOILERS. London, June 23. The Admiralty is making an interesting experiment with the ship Aquarius, which is fitted with p, powerful apparatus for distilling water, and is temporarily attached to the Channel Squadron. The object is to make this ship feed the water-tube boilers of the warships, and particularly those of torpedo-boat destroyers, with the object of preventing the impurities present in the water-coating of the boiler tubes —a fruitful cause of mishaps.

QUEENSLANDERS' DINNER. London, June 24. At the Queenslanders' annual dinner the guests included Sir Henry Norman. The Agent-General, Sir Horace Tozer, presided, and in the course of a speech said that Queensland entered the federation with the highest spirit, trusting that her neighbours in the South would consider her special requirements, which he trusted would not be blotted out by highhanded actions like those which had characterised the past. PACIFIC CABLE DELAYS. Ottawa, June 23. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian-Pacific Railway, states that falling trees have caused the recent delays in the working of the Pacific cables. The Canadian-Pacific Railway Company is now, however, laying a line across Vancouver Island, and this would prevent any such delay in the future. OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA. London, June 23. In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain stated that Captain Sword, with 130 of the West African Frontier Force, on May 16th unsuccessfully attacked the Sultan of Sokoto's walled town of Burz. The enemy's casualties numbered 300. Captain Sword is retiring to Bantshi, where 500 reinforcements, with artillery, are concentrating. A VENDETTA. Nkw Yokk, June 24. Owing to the Kentucky vendetta, mentioned in a cable on May 26, the Grand Jury was afraid to convict C. Jett for murdering two men named Cockrill and Markham. Jett's friends tried to releo.se him from gaol, fearing that a second trial was intended to be held in another county. SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR QUESTION. Capetown, June 23. Legislation is being prepared at Pretoria for binding Asiatics with indentures with mines exclusively, and enabling them to be repatriated at the end of the indentures. It is expected that the mines will be supplied with labour by the end of the year. MOAT FARM MURDER. London, June 23. Dougal has been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Camille Holland, the wealthy lady who disappeared for some year's, and whose body was recently disinterred at the Moat Farm. IMPERIAL TRADE. London, June 24. Mr H. J. Tennant, Liberal member for Berwickshire, disapproves of the Opposition attitude and thinks Messrs Chamberlain and Balfour take a wider view of the wants of the Empire. OBITUARY. London. June 24. Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, M.P. for Barnard Castle (Yorkshire) is dead at the age of 75.

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