HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10450, 14 September 1899, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Preie Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright! BOWLING. LONDON, September 12. The Australian bowling team played a team representing England, at Middleton Park, one of Lord Jersey's country seats. The Australians wan by nine points. SWIMMING. Lane, the Australian, at Blackpool, swam 30Oyds~in Stain 4? see,-establishing a record for the distance. THE LYNCHING OF ITALIANS. WASHINGTON, September 12. In July last an Italian shot an American doctor at Tallulas, in Louisiana. The friends of the doctor thereupon lynched the Italian and five of his friends. The American Government now, as on act of courtesy, offer Italy 5000 dollars in respect of each of the lynched men. 5 REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA. CARACAS, September 12. A revolution lias occurred in Venezuela. The forces under General Castro, the revolutionary leader, defeated the Government troops, capturing 2000. BRITISH WARSHIP IN THE BLACK SEA. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 12. The British sloop Melita visited' Odessa, in the Black Sea, and the officers were cordially entertained. The Russian officers drank the Queen's ihealth with en? thusiann. The Melita visits Sevastopol. She will be the first British warship to visit there since the Crimean War. VITRIOL THROWN OVER BRITISH TOURISTS. PARIS, September 13. A French woman threw vitriol over four English, tourists at Boulogne.