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■y Telegraph. — Pren Association.— Copyright, CHINA'S ARMY. (Received March 26, 0 a.m.) BERLIN, 25th March. General Ying Chang, the new Chinese War Minister, interviewed in Berlin, stated that he contemplates introducing universal military service in China. [By a law of military reorganisation promulgated in 1905, the Chinese army is to be national, and no longer to be composed of heterogeneous forces under prbvincial viceroys.] MR ROOSEVELT AND MR KEIR HARDIE. LONDON, 25th March. Ex-President Roosevelt had a long interview with Mr. Keir Hardie, the well-known Labour leader. OF GENERAL INTEREST TO AUSTRALIA. LONDON, 24th March. Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia) had an informal meeting with the Agents-General, at which it was agreed, in order to advance the interests of Australia, to hold a series of meetings, and fully to co-operate on all matters of general interest to Australia. CHILD TAKEN AWAY BY AN EAGLE. LONDON, 24th March. A hunter in the Eartern Alps dincovered an eagle's nest containing the skeleton of a child aged three years. PROFESSOR GOLDWIN SMITH. OTTAWA, 24th March. Professor Goldwin Smith, who recently met with an accident, is recovering, and is likely soon to be able to leave his room. AVIATION SCHOOL AT CHALONS. PARIS, 24th March. There are 500 pupils in the aviation school at Chalonx. VALUABLE ESTATE. LONDON, 24th Much. The estate of Sir A. Hickman, oxE resident of tho Iron Trade Association, as been sworn at JB 1,000,000. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. SYDNEY, 25th March. The annual conference of the Commercial Travellers' Association has opened. Messrs F. H. King and C. S. Owen represent New Zealand. SOMALILAND. LONDON, 24th March. A Bluebook shows that the withdrawal of British troops from the Somaliland coast is due to the advice of Generals Wingate and Manning, because the friendly natives are now sufficiently well armed to be able to defend themselves. The withdrawal does not imply abandonment of the country. A WELSH PHILANTHROPIST. LONDON, 24th March. The personalty of Mr. John Cory, the well-known Welsh ohilanthropist, has been proved at £726,356. He bequeathed over £100,000 to charitiea, including £20,000 to the Salvation" Army and £40,000 to various missionary 60cieties; also £10,000 to his employees. [Mr. Cory was chairman of tho Board of Directors of Gory Bros, and Co., Ltd., colliery proprietors, and vicechairman of Barry Docks and Railway (of which he was one of the promoters). For many years before his death he had been extensively associated with numerous forms of educational, charitable, and evangelistic enterprise.] MR. HENNIKER HEATON AND A NEWSPAPER. LONDON, 24th March. During the hearing* of a side issue in the Court of Appeal it was shown that an action by Mr. Henniker Heaton, M \ P .:\ sßainßts B ainßt Mr- Goldney and the publishers of the Kentish Gazette arose from Mr. Goldney's letter accusing Mr. Heaton of former attempts to obtain a larpe snm of money from him is the price of his retirement from the unitsentation of Canterbury.