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Waikato Argus, Volume XV, Issue 6035, 4 August 1903, Page 3

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CHANGES AT WHITEHALL. London, August 1. Sir E. W. Hamilton, the present permanent Financial Secretary of the Treasury, and Sir G. H. Murray, Secretary to the Post-office, have been appointed joint perinfinent secretaries of the Treasury, Sir Francis Mo watt, permanent administrative Secretary, having retired. Mr H. Babington Smith, who was Private Secretary to Lord Elgin when Viceroy of India, and became President of the Council of Administration of the Ottoman Public Debt, will succeed Sir G. H. Murray at the Post-office.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. London, August 2. A serious accident occurred at a football match at Perth on Saturday afternoon. Perthshire was playing Forfarshire before a large attendance of the public in all carta of the ground. Without any warning one of the stands suddenly collapsed, throwing 500 to the ground, some of jthose on the upper tiers falling a distance of 30 feet. One man was killed outright, 50 were removed to the infirmary, while 100 others received less serious injuries.

WHITTAKEE WEIG3T. London, August 1. Mr Justice Buckley, in the course of a ruling, held that the alleged large sales of London Valley Goldfields and Moolart Valley Goldfields Companies by the London and Globe Finance Corporation to the British-American Corporation were invalid and not binding. Mr Justice Buckley commented on the fact that Mr Whittaker Wright was the managing director of both companies. RUSSIA AND THIBET. Berlin, August 1. The Cologne Gazette reports that on the pretext of being engaged in geological research, several hundred Cossacks entered Thibet, claiming that they possess the permission of China to march through the country. The Chinese Government denies this, and has warned its representative in Thibet to be vigilant.

HUNGARIAN SCANDAL. Buda Pesth, August 1. Count Fzapary, one of the richest Hungarian magnates, and Count Hedevary's intimate friend, adnits that he tried to bribe Papys Kossuth in order to end the persistent obstruction obtaining in the Chamber. He denies that Count Hedevary, the Premier, was in any way implicated in dishonest practices.

NEW ZEALAND MEAT. London, August 2. The scarcity of frozen lambs from La Plata has induced the importers of La Plata meat in Cardiff to purchase the cargo of meat by the Eangitata. The meat, which had pot been unloaded, was sold cheaply to the retailers, on condition that they also purchased the La Plata meat.

EIOTS IN PERSIA. Teiiekan, August 2. A critical situation exists in Pnrsia. Owing to agitation by the Mohammedan priests a tribe has revolted in the Shiraz district. Over 3200 Babis have been expelled from Ispahan owing to apprehension of further trouble.

CAPE GARRISON AND INDIA. London, August 2. Lord Curzon has forwarded to the Imperial Government a stronglyworded and emphatic protest against the burdening of India with a portion of the cost of maintaining the garrison at the Cape.

RUSbIA AND NORWAY. Paris, August 3. It is reported here that Russia is intriguing for lie seizure of an icofree port in northern Norway, and trying with that object to induce the discontented fishermen to appeal for Russian protection against Norwegian administrative action.

THE COTTON CORNER. New Yobk, August 1. A New Orleans cotton syndicate is holding 300,000 bales, purchased bv its members for 20,000.000 dollars'. The syndicate has complete control of the market.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST POLICEMEN. London, August 2. Some policemen have been arrested at Grangemouth, in Scotland, on charges of being implicated in systematic burglaries in that district.

INDIAN SUGAR DUTIES. Bombay, August 3. The Indian Government is discussing a Bill authorising the retention of the countervailing duties on sugar until March 31 next, and reserving discretion to maintain or reimpose differential duties against countries restoring bounties.

ANTHRAX IN THE WAIKATO.

(B? TELEGRAPH—PKESS ASSOCIATION) Wellington, Last Night. Mr J. A. Giledth, the Chief Government Veterinarian, left Wellinttcn on Saturday afternoon for Auckland, with the intention of investigation the cases of anthrax that have occurred in the northern province, and ol supervising the applicat on of vaccine to the cattle on infected areas. Advices received ly the veterinary section of ihe Department of Agriculture show that still other cases of anthrax are reported, this time at Mangawliera, Upper Waikato, the property belonging to the Assets Realisation Board. Cattle have died there after feeding on land that had teen manured with import'd botedust.

(Bt TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT) Cambridge, This Day. A serious rutbriak if anthiax is reported on a farm a couple oi miles out of Cambricge, and rive 01 th animals have died. Slides vvcie taken by the <fßceru of the Stock Department yesterday, and L the post mortem examinations made leave Lot doubt as to ibe nature of tho disease.

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