HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11153, 20 December 1901, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

UniUd Prow Aesociation— By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. THE CHINESE INDEMNITY. (Received Deoember 19&, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, December 18. <Sir Robert Halt, Director of Chinese Imperial Maritime Ouetoras, -states that the reoeipta from native eustome for tbb payment of the Chinese indemnity are much below expectatione. HEAVY SNOWFALL IN ENGLAND. Fifteen feet of enow have fallen in aorae P*rte of Derbyshire, and the railway ie blocked. GERMANY AND VENEZUELA. (NEW YORK, December 16. The "New York Herald" states that Gernjany bse infoitmed the United States that wMe ehe je about to compel Venezuela to pay juat Qtcrjmn clajine, she do«* not intend to permanently occupy Venezuelan ports. GBRMAN'XANG'D'AGE IN PO&ISft , DISTBICTIS. BBRLM, Deoember 18. , ReHgioTiaHistinKyfcion in thte German language ihae been abandoned in die Wreschen proTxoCft of Piussia. It ia leaved this will encourage ineubozvUnation in otker Polish distsiot*. SUGAR BOUNTIEa OOKFERENGE. Beceived Deoomber 19tJx, 1t).45 p.m.) BRUSSELS, December 19. The International Sugar Bounties Con- | ieteace ia cdl\a&g. l&ete. Iti the principle of the gradual redaction of indirect J&Qnntiee established by the Jaws crt i various ooxuitriee to encourage production, ' but ooneiders the dbstaoles in the way ot carrying out the suggestion are serious. America and Roeeia are not represented at the Conference. CUBA AND THE AMERICAN TARIFF. WASHINGTON, Deoember 19. President Roosevelt is ararioua that Congress sfiottld make tariff concessions to Cuba, with, the .object of reviving the main industries of the Island.. GIFT BY THE "OIL-KING." Mr J. D. Rockefeller has given a quarter of a minion sterling to the Chicago University. • LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL, Lord Avebury (Sir John Lubboek) denounces the Works Department of the London County Council for losing £78,000 on contracts.