Special Telegraphic.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 1929, 20 March 1905, Page 4

Special Telegraphic.

Dunedin, March 20. The Australians closed their second innings at 393, and disposed of New Zealand for 141, thus winning by an innings and 358 runs. In connection with the police scandal one of the constables was suspended. Henry Osborne was placed under arrest on a charge of being in posses--1 sion of property believed to have been stolen. Commissioner Dinnie has arrived and intends to get at the bottom of the affair and dispense with all connected with the matter. At the Champion Athletic Sports H. G. Burk defeated Shrubb the English champion in the mile race. They kept together till 200 yds from home, when Burk shot out and won easily amidst great excitement in 4min 27 2-ssec. a N.Z. record. That Shrubb was not much out of form was shown by his winning the four miles handicap in 20min 39 l-ssec. Dulley the America, won the 100 yds, and in the 50yds dash repeated his Dunedin record. "Wheatly (Victoria) won the half mile flat. Jiaehlaji ( woa the nolo

jump for Otago with 9ft 6 J in. Canterbury won the banner 'for most points, appropriating the lifigh jump, mile walk, and 2"2oyds •:•'.' -mpionships. ~ The Land Commission reached Dunedin on Saturday. Sir J. G. Ward left in the SVimmera for Australia. Frank Schmuk, a recent arrival, was drowned near Gisborne while bathing. Arthur Cutfield, '23, was killed at Kai-iwi by being run over by an express train while endeavouring to recover a dog. His father is a bank manager at Wanganui. The Empire Hotel at Palmerston, was destroyed by fire this morning.

CABLE EWS. London, March 18

General Kuropatkin has been recalled by the Czar, and is succeeded in command by General Linevitch. The news was received in Harbin with despair. Crowds in Odessa protested against the recall, and raised cries of " Stop the war." Eighty guns were abandoned at Tieling, and the Japanese saved a third of the burning provisions and fodder. Over 10,000 Russians, including 1000 in the hospital, were captured at Mukden. The Japanese casualties were 55,000, Oku alone lost 20,000. He covered 90 miles in a fortnight, fighting the whole way. The Baltic Fleet has left Madagascar. The peasant hands are traversing the villages in Russia urging the labourers to join in the agitation for possession of the land in Southern Russia. The peasants stole ,£41,000 from the Roumanian mail bag. At a factory at Lodz, during the recent strike, the women and children gathered in the yard were locked in, and some drunken Cossacks were then permitted to trample on them, 14 being killed and 54 drowned. German papers say the Czar sits brooding and absent-minded for hours together. He scarcely eats anything. Turkish soldiers attacked a strong band of Bulgarians, killing 4L Three Turks were killed and eight wounded. There is animated and keen competition at the wool sales. Crossbreda ire hardening.

Dte colonial. Melbourne, March 18. Captain Seddon was welcomed on behalf of the Ministry by Mr Hogue, who remarked tiiat the visitor waa the son of a man who had won a prominent place in the Councils of the Empire. A plague case is reported.