HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10864, 14 January 1901, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Ptoss Association —By Eloctrie Telograph—Copyright. THE DUKE OF YORK TO VISIT CEYLON. (Received January 13th, 5.20 p.m.) LONDON, January 12. The Duke of York visits Colombo in the course of his trip to the Australasian Colonies. PLAGUE IN TURKEY. (Received January 12th, 9 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. ■ A serious outbreak of plague is reported at Alaritsa in European Turkey. TRAINS SNOW-BOUND IN ENGLAND. (Received January 12th, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. Eleven trains on the South-Western Railway system in England are snow-bound. ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON. (Received January 12th, 10.36 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. Bishop Creighton, who had a relapse after undergoing a second operation, is sinking. THE BEER-POISONING CASES. (Received January 12th, 9 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. Alessrs Bostoek and Company, the wellknown Liverpool firm of sugar refiners, are claiming heavy damages from Air Nicholson, managing director of the Hunslet Chemical Works, for supplying arsenicated sulphuric acid, thereby causing the recent beer-poison-ing. AVERTING HAILSTORAIS. LONDON, January 11. Air Clement Wragge, tbe Queensland meteorologist, who is visiting Europe, is greatly impressed with the Hyrian system of averting hailstorms by means of cannon. He believes the adoption of thi3 method would save Queensland many thousands of pounds a year.

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