THE LATEST. HORE AND FOREIGN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6698, 16 October 1905, Page 2

THE LATEST. HORE AND FOREIGN

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Eeooived Oct. 16, 8.30 a.m. A Strike Eaded. : ... , t , BgrijlN, Oct 15 The electro plate workers 1^ strike baa eadod owiug to tho hardware manufacturers'pressure. The Rules of War. L'JKDON, Oct 15 Sir Robert Reid, in a letter to the "Times," insists that it is to Britain'sl interests to make private property immune if torn capture at eoa unless ie is really contraband oc destined tor a beleagured fortress. A By a Election. A bye election for the Barkston - Aeh division of Yorkshire resulted in the return of Mr Andrews (Liberal), with "4376. Mr Lane-Fox (Tory) polled 4143 votea. A Proposed Conference. Lord Ripon, speaking at Liverpool, declared that the projected Colonial Conference was a scandalous attempt to use the colonial representatives for electioneering purposes. What would happen if the redoubtable Mr Seddon was found dancing on the stomachs of the Government on the j subject of Chinese labour? A Suicide. George James Wilson, an undergraduate afc Cambridge, and son of an Australian clergyman, committed suicide. He waa staying with his uncle. Finanoia], difficulties were the cause of the rash aot. Wilson left a letter asking the Coroner's jury to return a verdict of "felo de se," as he was perfectly fanej but the jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane.