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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11589, 21 May 1903, Page 5

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United Press Association—By Electrio Tele -rra ph—Copyright. THE TRANSVAAL LOAN. LONDON, May 19. The Right Hon. C. T. Ritchie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that an analysis of tiie tenders for the Transvaal loan revealed that the applications included one hundred and forty-five at £1,000,000 each, eighty-nine at £1,003,000 and upwards, five at £5.000,000 each, five at £10,000,000 each, and four at £20,000,000 and upwards. CHILDREN ON THE STAGE. The theatrical profession is strongly agitating against the clause in the Employment of Children Bill prohibiting the appearance on tho stage of children under the ago of fourteen. .STREET BETTING. Lord Davey'a Bill, based on the Commission's report on the suppression of Ftreeb betting, was rejected by 48 votes to 39. THE BRITISH ARMY. The. official return of the Army peace establishment shows that the units of the first three army corps are complete, and the volunteer brigades of the fourth corps havo been adequately stiffened with regulars. THE LADO ENCLAVE. * BRUSSELS, May 19. King Leopold claims the greater part of Wadelai as compensation for the Lado Nile territory. [Full particulars of the negotiations between Great Britain and Belgium on the subject of the Congo boundary appeared in cur issue of Saturday last.] THE BULGARIAN CABINET. SOFIA, May 19. A Stambuloffist- Cabinet has been formed, with General Petroff as Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Pethof as Minister of the Interior. The advent of Fetrofl; is regarded as favourable to peace. A FATAL BULL FIGHT. MADRID, May 19. The amphitheatre collapsed during a bull fight at Algec-irae, and the bulls gored the spectators. In tho panic which followed twelve were killed and fifty injured. RUSbi_N DOMINION IN MANCHURIA WASHINGTON, May 19. China assures America and Japan that it is impossible to open to foreign trade Mukden, Harbiti nnd a _mn.ll port at the mouth of the Yalu river, owing to Russian opposition. SUICIDE OF ARTHUR SHREWSBURY. (Received May 20th, .11.17 p.m.) LONDON, May 20. Arthur Shrewsbury, tha cricketer, who has been suffering from an internal complaint, committed .suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. MURDER OF A RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. (Received May 2Lsb, 1 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, May 20. Bogdanovitch, Governor of Ufa, while walking in the town park, was shot dead by two miscreants'.