Telegraphic

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 103, 1 February 1900, Page 4

Telegraphic

London, Jan. 28. • The abdication of the Emperor of China imperils the open-door policy. The imperial tutor is an anti-foreigner. The body of the late Duke of Teck was buried at Windsor.

Jan. 28. The balanoG-sheefc of the National [Mortgage and Agency Company of INew Zealand shows a proab of £15,791. A dividend of 5 per cent and a bonus of 6d per share have been declared, and the fuhi- of £4127 has been carried forward.

I Pabis, Jan. 29. j General Merrier has been elected a member of the French Senate. St. Petersburg, Jan. 29. A Nihilist plot has been discovered at St. Petersburg. 150 arrests have been made. Russian newspapers predict' a gradual partition ot China. Some prophesy a Russo-Japanese Alliance.

Cairo, Jan. 29. Osman Digna has been imprisoned for lite at Rosetta.

Sydney, Jan. 29. The death is announced of the widow of the Key. Thomas Forsaith; aged eighty-eight.

Jan. 30. A hard north-easter blew yesterday, when the .Rainbow hotly pressed White Wings throughout. l'he second race will be held 10-aay. The wind is southerly and fresh. The breeze was moderate and was falling lighter as the afternoon wore on. "White Wings hung on m fine style during the first round, but the Aucklander showed superiority in light weather, and won with 7rain. 50secs. to spare. Mr Barton has been appointed to represent New South Wales on the federal Delegation in England. It is believed that no amendment to the Bill will be agreed to by the delegates. It is understood that Lord Beauchamp retires when ths GovernorGeneral is appointed.

Hobart, Jan. 29. The Governor has been stricken with partial paralysis in the right side. (Viscount Gormanston, Governor of Tasmania, is sixty-three years of age. ' He has been Governor of the .Leeward itlanda and ol jjnDi&h Guiana.)

Melbourne, Jan. 29. The worst bush fires for fiftyyears havo devastated the Waruambool district. The whole country between" Dunkeld and Morlake is black°ned nuns. A million acres of grass and six woolsheds were destroyed. Twenty thousand sheep and hundreds oi cattle perished. The damage is estimated at a hundred thousand pounds. The inhabitants fought the flames heroically. Rain ultimately stopped the fire. There were many narrow escapes. One man is missing.

Jan. 30. Later accounts estimate the damage by bush fires at £200,000. Thuksd/Vy Island, Jau. 26. It is expected that the Airlie will be floated off on Wednesday.