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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1911, Page 5

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OBITUARY. LONDON, December 7.—Sir George L. Lewis, the famous lawyer is dead;

LOCK-OUT ENDED. LONDON, December 7. Metal workers ballot lacking the requisite majority in favour of continuing the strike, the lock-out has ended. FATAL EXPLOSION. ST. PETERSBURG, December 7. By an explosion in the testing room of the mint two were killed and forty injured. The whole place was destroyed. THE NE TEMERE DECREE. Received this day at 10.10 a m. LONDON, December 7.—The Wesleyans Committee of Privileges has protested against the promulgation of the Ne Temere Decree in British Dominions and has asked the Government to protect victims who.might' be deserted owing to the decree, inciting unworthy persons to repudiate their sacred obligations. IN BANKRUPTCY. LONDON. December 7. Horatio Bottom ley ha s filed a petition in bankruptcy in order to protect his assets against litigants, receiving orders which have been granted.

HELPING THE DOCTORS. LONDON, December 7. Doctors have subscribed £150,000 to compensate doctors for losses sustained through adhering to the policy of the Medical Association in connection with the Insurance. POSTAL STRIKE THREATENED. LONDON, December 7—There is much unrest among postal authorities at Mr Samuel's refusal of an inquiry into the wages conditions until 1913 when a Commission will be appointed after the BoaTd of Trade enquiry into the cost of living will have reported. The extremists urge a strike at Christmas. Later.—The Premier in the House of Commons hinted that he would favourably consider the earlier appointment of the Committee of Enquiry into the wages paid the postal employees. DAMAGES FOR LIBEL. LONDON, December' 7—Claude Hay has been awarded £2,500 damages against the Star and Morning Leader for libel in connection with the Hoxton election, alleging that he had visited schools for political reasons. THE BRITISH DOMINIONS. LONDON, December 7.—ln Committee on the Naval Prize Bill, Mr Atherley Jones moved .to omit clause twenty-eight. Mr Peto (Unionist member for Denvies) commented on the fact that Hayti and San Domingo were represented in International Court, while Australia and New Zealand were not deemed worthy of representation. The clause was an insult to the Dominions. LIBEL ACTION. LONDON, December 7.—Mr Allison, of the Sportsman, has appealed against Mr Justice Scrutton's order setting aside the writ served on the Independent cables for alleged libel appearing in the Sydney Sun on May 30th. The appeal was dismissed on the grounds that defendant was outside the jurisdiction of the Court and that the proper person had not served.

ESPIONAGE. BERLIN, September 7—The trial of Lieut. Schultz on a charge of espionage is proceeding in camera. MOROCCOAGAIN. MADRID, December 7.—The Foreign Minister and French and British Ambassadors atended the first conference on Moroccan question. The newspaper El Liberal expresses astonishment that Britain should intervene in a matter affecting France and Spain only. AN INNOCENT VICTIM. ROME, December 7. Morano Juisti was in 1866 charged with murder of Caltneisetta and sentenced to life imprisonment. Another lover named Silvestrin has just confessed on his death bed to the crime. Juish was immediately liberated. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. VIENNA, December 7.—lt is alleged that France's Ferdinand, Leader' of the War Party, is aiming at the ejection of Italy from the Triple Alliance. There is strong resentment at the Archduke's action resulting in Hoetzendorff's resignation.

TRAIN DESPATCHED. OTTAWA, December 7.—Telephone train despatchery, which was adopted in August by the Canadian Pacific Company, has been abandoned owing to its unsatisfactory working. The telegraphs will be reinstated. RICH GRAIN YIELD. MANITOBA, December 7. —The province's grain yield is 160,000,000 bushels, of which oats is 74,000 and barley 20,000,000. This is the most prosperous year for ten years. SMALL POX EPIDEMIC. LONDON, December 7.—There is a small pox epidemic in Quebec Province, half a, population of which is not vaccinated although compulsory vaccination is enacted. COMMONWEALTH'S NAVAL ADVISER. LONDON, December 7. Captain Howard Booth has taken up hi s duties of naval adviser to the Commonwealth and is selecting officers for the training College. They will probably sail in January.