Telegraphic.
Shanghai', Aug. 35.'' A bind of 1000 robbers defeated 500 Chinese regular troops on the West River, killing 250. -
1 London^ Aug. 15. t - Two Australians have offered £500«ach towards the expenses- < of a bowling, team visiting Eiig- '- land in 1900. A meeting is to be A held next week to discuss the offer.
• Aug. 16. The Daily Telegraph states'that <■ ' the Czar and Czarina will' visit • Queen Victoria in September. ■-'' ' . News from > St. Christopher' states that_3ooo are homeless. "At ' the instance of Mr Chamberlain? " a Mansion House fund • lists been ' opened to aid the sufferers there, at Montsepiatv-and 1 Nevis. ' • * Egypt has -been dec&re'cl' Stg '^ . I f ected with foot ' and mouth dief , ' ease. * Mrs Langtry has been uiarrietf - ri ; to Hugo Gerald Debathe, heir of i Sir Henry Percival Debathe': - ' <■ t The M.C.C. lias agreed s to sendH the next English team to Austral 4*4 * * ia under the auspices of the Melbourne CricketOlub. ' ■< l M. Maxse,, British Consul at Samoa, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and 'St George in recognition of his services.
Aug. 17. The Daily Telegraph states that 1 the Emperors of Russia, Austria*' and Germany meet at Skier- 4 nievice, in Russin Poland, in Oct-t ober,
Berlin, Aug. 16. The National Zeitung suggests that Samoa be . acquired by Germany, and that Germany elect a Governor.
LISBON, Aug' 16. Eleven deaths from.' the plague are reported from Oporto.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 16. , Ten thousand Russian troops ; are going to the Far East before February next. The Czar has issued a rescript j declaring that China's friendly attitude was the policy which has enabled Russia to attain her historic aim, securing outlets in the Yellow Sea, tiiu^ facilitating the worlds- trade. r He further declares that Tarlien-Wan would be made a, free, port.. Upon the completion of the railway the'njbe , it will 'be Open to all nations bo long <as the Russian 'lease-of the' port lasts/*' * ( The; rescript' is- jreisregarded^as Vtriu^ph of M/ 4 ?( ' "Witt, Minister of Finance's policy for the de^elopinientfo^lade.* 4:> :
THe TreaBu?er<'Statg&sfctes <;tb,e » Continued on fourtH;page, , •,% --
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 36, 19 August 1899, Page 1
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