The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1899.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11888, 11 May 1899, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1899.

The survivors pt the wreck of the ship Loch Sloy sulfere'd terrible hardships before they reached the Cape Borda lighthouse. . The Australians, in their first innings in the match with; the South of England team, have scored 357 .runs for the loss of eight wickets. The Russian Government i has warned the Porte that twenty thousand- Armenian refugees, now in' the Caucasus provinces, mus. 1 ; return to Anatolia, The Bishop of Equatorial Africa has been committed for trial on a charge of criminal

libel, in making statements reflecting on the morality and sobriety of Europeans on the west coast of Africa. The London wool sales had to be postponed on Tuesday, owing to a dense fog.. At a special meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday, a long letter from the House Surgeon complaining of his treatment by the chairman, Mr C. M. Gray, was read. Mr Gray and Dr Fox having been heard, the Board carried a motion asking the chairman to resign his position. Mr Gray complied. _ A thousand Finns of military age are emigrating to escape the conscription. Lord Curzon's relations with -the Ameer of Afghanistan are extremely. corcUaL _ It is reported that the United States authorities have abandoned hope of ejecting an agreement with Canada on the matters an dispute between the two countries. The Government of New South Wales has appointed a Board to inquire intp the unbe opened to. traders in September.