Telegraphic.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 6, 10 June 1899, Page 3

Telegraphic.

Ten thousand Russians have e^iii-V'ated to Eastern. Sibaria during the loonth. The movement is growing. The British Petroleum Companion iv Trrms-Oaucasia have obtained similar rights to those (jecuivd by the Russian firms. Many Royalist officers stationed at Pans hxvc been transferred to tlu j pro\inces and only staunch "^publicans are entrusted with high commands. M. Beaurepairc accuses the "^rouch Government of inciting the nation to despise the Generals. He declarer the Government has commenced a reign of terror. Thousands of Filipinos pecking refuge in "Manila were refused admis?uou. the authorities fearing over-population. Sir Henry Binns, Premier of Natal, is dead. Dr Serin er, a native of Mauritius, who was walking round the world for a Avagcr of £5000, was found dead in bed at, Brisbane. The supposed cause of death was an overdose of chloral hydrate. An old Lvly named Su-san Wcivet 1 , of independent moans, wasl'oatrl m irdared in her owi hoit^e. 1 lor heid had been £.plit open, and the dwelling set on lire to cover the c'-imc. The neighbours extinguished tho fire. Rol)bei*y is bsiieved to be tho object. Advices received fi'om Pretoria flV'/te that tliree ste^ni^rs specially deigned for carrying live stock from Australia to South Africa are baing built in England. The Union O^napany advertise reward for the racovery of the Alameda'a gold. - ! Mr Luke Ro^s, chief refrigerating engineer of the steamer Star of Victoria, was misled during I fie voyag? home, ll is supposed that he £o,H overboard. The newspapers are strongly aclvo-'-ating the annexation ot Nfc>V Hebrides &y Francs.