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United Press Association —By Electric Tolograph—Oopyiigbt. ENGLISH COAL MINERS' WAGES. LONDON, November 23Lord Peel, chairman of th© Conciliation Board at Cardiff, gave his casting vote in favour of a 5 per cent, reduction in th© wages of coal miners in Monmouthshire and South Wales. DEATH OF M.P.-S. The deaths are announced of Messrs Charles Seal© Hayn© and Jolut Perm, members of tbe House of Commons. EUROPEAN TRAIN DISASTER. BERNE, November 23. Tile Berne-Lan-aim© express collided with a derailed engine at Paleaiaux. Five paKengers wvro killed, including MEss Bicketts, an English governess, and her two Russian pupils. Seven others were injured. STROMBOLI IN ERUPTION. ROME, November 23. Stromboli w in very active eruption, and a new crater has been formed. (Received November 24th, 10.13 p.m.) LORD ROBERTS CONVALESCENT. LONDON, November 24. Lord Roberts is convalescent. KING EMANUEL'S BOUNTY. King Emanuel donated a thousand pound* sterling to the Italian Hospital in Loudon. IHE COLOMBIAN QUARREL. NEW YORK, November 24. Tho Colombians hay© offered to make Panama the capital of Colombia, The people of Panama are not disposed to accept the ilattcring offer, foreseeing a return to the previous situation. IRONWORKS CLOSING DOWN. Manufacturers of bar iron eastward* of Pittsburg aro reducing their output 50 per cent, for an indefinite period. Ten thousand men are affected. DISASTROUS FLOOD IN INDIA. BOMBAY, November 24. Owing to floods in the Polur River breaching the immense irrigation tanks at Mysore, half tho town of Vaniyamvadi was ruined and 200 perished. The floods havo now subsided. IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME. (Received November 24th, 11-25 p.m.) LONDON, November 24. Lord Onslow, speaking at Woking, said the Government in February would submit a series of measures, not heroic, but of considerable practical utility. There were many interests suffering from grievances and injustices which the Government believed could be best relieved by short oneclause Bills.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11749, 25 November 1903, Page 8
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