THE LATEST. HOME AND FOREIGN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6455, 27 December 1904, Page 3

THE LATEST. HOME AND FOREIGN

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itoceived Dae 27, at 8.52 a.m. The Syveton Mystery. Paris, Dec. C 6 Madame S'yveton declares her husband omhezu'ed £.4,000 belonging to the Patrie Fia-ocaise League, of which he was treasurer. She refunded the money. Experts assert it is impossible for Syveton to have suicided in the way his wife declares un'esa a narcolio was administered, which his wife denies. The Reform Agitation in Russia. St. Petersburg, Dec 26 The secret police seized at Kiel! a private printing press and 3,000 copies of a seditious proclamation addressed to the leading officials of Kieff, Podolia, and A rolhyuia, st offing at the promised reforms and urging the people to carry on a relentless , war against the bureaucracy. At a stormy sitting of the Agricultural Society in Moscow despite the chairman's opposition, a statement was read signed by 28 members sympathising with the Zemstvoa' programme. A member of the Koshoma branch of the Society announced that the bitter had passed similar resolutions. The Moscow junior bar endorsed ibp Moscow municipality rtfotm resolutions. Somaliland and Britain.

London, Dec. 26 The Italian mission after interviewing the Mullah of Somalilaml informed Britain of his proposals. Received Dec. 27, 8.30 a.m. Disturbances in Russian Poland. St. Petersburg. Dec. 2(5 After a celebration at midnight the press woriers paraded tho towu at TJadom, in Russian Poland, cirrying a rod flag and sinking. On tho patrols arriving ih-^y were received with shot?, and the commander of the infantry ragiraent was killed, also one worker. Britain and Weilmwsi. London, Dec. 2(3 Mr Bennet Burleigh states the retention by Britain of the Chinese port of Weihaiwei has beenarracgnd.