Special Telegraphic.

Cromwell Argus, 6 March 1905, Page 4

Special Telegraphic.

Dunedhc, March 6. Otago suffered a bud defeat from the Australian cricketers, losing by an innings and 173 runs. Otago made 55 and 7(3, Australians 304. The latter gave an exhibition of batting afterwards. The Railway and Criterion Hotels. Balclutha, were raided on Saturday. A quantity of liquor was found at the Criterion, but only a little at the Railway. The Fire Brigade men in town held a church parade yesterday, and held a procession to the gardens in the afternoon, where a concert was held by the bands, £6l being collected for the hospital. At the prize firing at Tbentham, Dewar (Oamaru), and Smaill (Kitangata are the only two Otago men among 20 highest aggregates for the belt. Norman McLeod, farmer, near Wanganui, committed suicide by hanging himself. He was living by 'himself. I The dredging returns so far total j Uo6o/,s oclwts, Electric 1 heading the list with 10(5 ounces. There was a good attendance at Forbury Park races. Twenty-seven I took makers were licensed and appeared to do good business. The Forbury Handicap was won by Stepen'feldt, Flying by Heirloom and Welter by Redstart.

Id ter colonial. Melbourne, March 5. At, the Victorian Races Kildean won the Hopeful Stakes, and Munilerah the St Ledger. The Newmarket Handicap resulted—Playaway 1, Lord Lellin's Daughter 2, ' Medallist o". Produce Stakes, Infanta; Essendon Stakes, Dividend. Sydney, March 4. The barque " Miranda " lias arrived from Rio with fever stricken crew ; fourteen suffered from berriberi, four died, one committed suicide. Reid, the Federal Premier, says : Australia is in grave peril from organisation, bent on overthrowing foundations upon which industrial system and prosperity are based. He would endeavor to prevent Australia going down in depths of socialistic chaos, and he intended to devote himself to a fair and square fight with this great organisation.

CABLE NEWS London, March 4. A great battle has been going on in Manchuria, in which the Russians had three hundred thousands and Japan three hundred and fifty thousand engaged. After fierce lighting along the whole front and terrible bombardment, in which the Japanese used 100 large mortars, the Russians abandoned all positions on Hunho to escape being .surrounded. Mukden is reported isolated and Russians retreating to Yieling. The casualties in Okus army alone numbered two thousand. The Czar in manifesto expresses confidence in the ultimate victory against Japanese, and describes the command of the Pacific as necessary. In the special rescript the heroism of soldiers is compared with blind pride insolence of evil minded revolutionaries. it is announced that the people's representatives will be called on to participate in framing legislation, while preserving immutability of fundamental laws. A Paris paper asserts that a tribe of five thousand, in Congo State, were massacred with connivance authorities. In several snap divisions in the House of Commons the Government majority was reduced to 25. At the, bye, election in Buteshire a, liberal was elected.