The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY; MAY 12, 1899.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11889, 12 May 1899, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. FRIDAY; MAY 12, 1899.

The cricket match, Australia y: South of Englarid, was drawn. The Australians tor qilired 94 runs to win, arid when play ceased h--.fl Sflored 7 for the loss Of one wicket. Lord Kitchener Will allow Britopeans to acquire land in the Soudan. ■ The Americans are distributing the stores of rice captiired at the Philippines amongst a thousand starving. Filipino , troops. Five thousand additional Transvaal Uitlanders Have signed the petition to the Queen since it was aniibtine fed that Uitlanders were largely signing a Conriter petition expressing confidence in the . Boer Government. The Transvaal Yolksfaad has held a senes of Secret sittings. . . , ~ , ; . BfeSifleiit Krilger « gWmg farms to indigerit BocrS oh the ground that the Republic niiist provide for its defenders. . , . In connection with the proceedings against the Beys Westall and Ran, the Archbishops snubbed Mr John Keiisit, the well-known anti-ritualist, by refusing to protest against HiS ptoceedinga. , . , THri u Daily News ” states, that, a inajonty of the Court of, CriiMtiori favbhrs a revision of the Drcyfiis Sentence. , All classes of wool were firmer at the London sale pit Wednesday, which was the best of , the Series. , ~ ..i# The BuSsiari newspapers are surprisingly Hostile iri their comments oh the _ AngloRussian rigteehierit with regtoa to Wma. Mariy of the Khalifa’s followers have surrendered tq the BritisK authorities.^' It is probable that a steamer Will; he sent from Sydney in search of the Perthshire.