BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 May 1906, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(ur ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT ] [PSS PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. ■ V NE\V- YORK;, May 23.—A boiler explosion; occurred in the New York glucose works,- and killed eight per- ’ sons and injured fifty. d f j THE FRISCO DISASTER.’ NEW YORK, May 23.—Tho commercial banks of San Francisco have re-opened. There liavo been no heavy withdrawals. THREE LEPERS CURED. LONDON, May 23.—Reuter’s New Orleans correspondent reports that tho Board of Control of tho Louisana Leper Homo announce that three lepers have been discharged from tho Homo absolutely cured. CANADIAN POLITICS. OTTAWA, May 23.—The Canadian finances for the expired portion of the year show a surplus of £1,572,000. I Hon. Air Fcilding (Minister of Finance) anticipates that the current year wil lend with a surplus of £2,500,000; A revision of tho tariff will bo submitted next session. The Dominion House is considering a Bill ensuring more stringent restrictions for the deportation of undesirable immigrants. ABYSSINIAN TROUBLES. LONDON. May 23.-An Abyssinian chief slew Mariam and released forty prisoners whom Mariam had captured during his raids in Soudan. • THE SENATE SCANDAL. NEW YORK. May 23.—Tho Senators of New York indignantly deny Goulden’s allegations, and declare that they only receive a salary of £209 and a railway pass.

RIG THEATRICAL DRAW, NEW YORK, May 23.—Kubelik’s 107 concerts in America realised £40,000. ARMY CORRUPTION. LONDON, -May 23—Before the War Stores Commission of Inquiry, Colonel 0. E. Hamnett, of the. Army Service Corps, admitted receiving £2OO front James Morgan, an army contraclov, and added in explanation that lie was temporarily demoralised by the South African life.