Telegraphic

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 93, 9 January 1900, Page 1

Telegraphic

London, Jan. 4. The steamer Borghese foundered off Gape Fmisterre. Twenty-two of the crew were drowned and nine saved. Mr Francis Schnadhorst, formerly chief organiser of the Liberal party, aged 60, is dead. The Antwerp wool salea will ba held on the 9th and I.oth inst. Five thousand bales have been catalogued, but only 20 bales of Australian.

i Jan. 5. Eight hundred bodies were raoovered in the ruins of the Tiflia earthquake.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 5. The Russian troops at Askabad, the capital of the Russsian TransCapian territory, and elsewhere along the Perso- Afghan frontiers are being reinforced. Lord Curzon reports that no rain has fallen in the famine districts of India, and the prospects are worse, Two and three-quarter millions are being fed.

Jan. 7. It is semi-oSicially announced from Listion that the Anglo- German has recognised the integrity of the Portugese colonies. Britain and Germany offered, if guaranteed from that country's colonial customs, any loan for the purpsse of of reorganising Portugal's finances ; but Portugal replied that a loan was not needed.

Hong- Kong, Jan. 5. The Chinese rebels, locally known as " boxers," after raiding and killing numbers of natives and Christians, murdered the Rev. Mr Brooks, of "the Church Missionary Society at Pingyin, Shantung province.

Sydney, Jan. 5. ? It is stated that the Nineveh's by the Moaua was pressmgly desirous not to be detained at Sydney till the next American steamer sailed. He communicated wuh the American Consul and asked the latter to interview the president of the Board of Health. The man, by further persistent efforts, succeeded in getting, placed aboard the Moana, though he was not allowed to come to Sydney. Great secrecy is maintained in regard to the whole business. It is further stated that another of the Nineveh's passenger was allowed to leave quarantine before ~the regulation period had expired. 11. M.5. Torch has sailed for Samoa. The Premier's attention has been called to the placing of the Nineveh's passenger aboard the Moana. The matter is being investigated.

Jan. 5. The Torch's officers report thafc fhe Samoan arrangement is popular with the Germans and the Mataafan party, and unpopular with the English residents.

Jan. 7. Dr. Rorigier states that Kanakas possess greater resisteat powers to the plague than Indians. Enquiries prove that the Union Steamship Company know nothing about the Moana stopping at tha Heads. The matter is the more serious -by the fact that the passenger travelled steerage on the Nineveh, where the small -pox broke out, and also was unvaccinated. Melbourne, Jan. 6. Delayed reports show that a severe storm swept the country districts on Wednesday, doing great d image to crops and property. Many buildings were blown down ox' unroofed. '.The wind was so strong that waggons and horses wore overturned, y