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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9408, 4 March 1899, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION )

RooeivocTMaroh 3, ab 9 a.m. Ijondon, Maroh 2 The ballot amongst, numbers o* tho Ldndon Pljistorai-a' Union resulted in favor of resisting tho masters. The Dominion Hnoe L^brixilor was wrocked on tho Hebrides Winds. The oitew'ftnd pi«8onji(or0, inolading .M. Agonolllo, tho Filipino agoob v>ho fled from Washington, sroro saved. - ,, Rome, Maroh 2. Tho'Popo passed «i good night, and ia recovering. Q^en Victoria and numeroua ochor royaltios, stateHincn, and prolatoa tolographed tboir sympathy to his Holi-

" ■ •' aoooivod Match , 3. at 9 20 a.m. London, Match 2. Tho Hoaeo of Commons tus voted L80,000 co cover oxpensos in connection with the labe Jabilotj oelobMtions. Lord E)Bebery has boon elocfc 'd president of tho Eighty Olub. Arrangoraenta have boon tnado foe tho Auatrali^n Elovoti to practice on Lord's ground. The Nablon-il Riflo Association \im ro« ocindod tho recent decision to alter tho Bias of bullo'-eyes. Bbhlin, March 2. < la bho U'lohsfag Horr Von Balovr sbatod that bho German sobjeo s in Cuba claimed 4 300,000 marks as compensation fordtmtgoato thoir properties during tho il»to rr*t.

I Hoooivod March 3, at 9.30 a.m. London, March 2 Ab fcho Kempton P^rk meotiog the Maroh Handicap SceoplooInHO resolted as followo: Sweot' Ohar'otfce^ 1; Irish Thistle, 2 ; Levanter (ox -Now Zaaland), 3 Lavantor jumped wolland promised facuro nucooss.

Roooivod March 3, at 11.10 a.m. London, March 2. The Gulf Uno has arrangod to run « monthly etoimor botwoon Manchester and Australia ; two exora steamers for finer classes of goods will be despatched during tho eoaaon. Manchester freights will bo roduood to tvn equality with Liverpool froiqhts. Tho l'lraon Bays that tho Govornmont of Ohina is only shamming, and that it is necessary for tho Powora to administer tho country in tho interests of civilian* cion.

Eoooivod March 3, at 11.60 a.m. London, March 2. At the Parliamentary election. Sir E. Sasaon, Conservative, was oleotod for Hytho, in eucoqssion- to Llontonaot-Gon-oral Sir J. B Edw»rcl8, resigned.

Koooivod March 3, ab 10.5b p.m. London, M^voh 3. Sir Edward OUrk advises fcho New Gainoa syndicate that they are entitled to recover from Now Guinea or Qaoanaland all tho expenses since Novombor, 1807, Mia conveyance of 40,000 acres of land or the restoration of L1000 dnposited with the Colonial Office. H-) expressed tho opinion that tho several governments concorned wore polity ot serious broaches of faith. Obituary llav. Arthur Boyd, tho wellknown litorateur. A Bill inbrodaoed by Mr Kobson, member for S >uth Shiolds, providing for the raising of tho sohool age of half-timers to fcwolvo years, was road a socond time by 317 to G9. Mr Gorati Bapportod tho measure, In tho Houio of Commons Mr Brodriok stated tlnb Gre^b Britain regarded tho Niuohanp; Loan as a binding ongagO'< menb with Ohlna, New Yokk, March 3. Tho latest bulletins about Mr Kipling are more comforting, fcbhough the patient is weaker. Rome, March 3. Dr Mazzoni states that thePopo it now oonvaloBOout, and miy live ano'Jior dc» cade, and ia enjoying his food, this Btatemenb was nwlo fchoro has been a slightly disquieting rise in the pablont'a temporalure. Bkiilin, March 3. Negotiations for the sabblomoot of bho Samoan queation aro now procoedtnp; bobwoon tho powers interested. No proposals for a partition of the group will bo made.

Kocolrod March 3, at midnight Berlin, March (i, Her Von Balow states that; Germany la assisting the Germans a\i Talochan to form a joint stock oompany, with a capital of 50 million marks, to work its oonceaBioo. T ho work or. constructing a railway from Kiaoohoa to Hoangho Is also progressing. Prinoo Honry has boon appointed commmdor of fcho Gorman oraisor squadron. London, MircU 3. Tfibatou to the services of tho Iafco Lord Huraohel in strengthening tho bonds between the English spoakinfi; races woro made in tho House of Lords, tho American Sanato, and at a meeting of tho Now York Oh^mher of Commerce. Washinoton, March 8. Llentonanb Hobson has been promoted j for oxrraordinary heroism in blocking Santiago harbor by sinking tho Morrimao. .• Kcooiyod M«>oh 4, at 12.20 a.m. Washington, March 3. Five regiments, bes de» artillery, will roinforoo Gonoral Otis at M&nila. Oaiuo, Mar oh 3. Tho Khalifa, with a largo following, and four guns, is within half & day's march of tho Nilo. British operations against him will oomtnonoo in April. ' London, March 8. Tho Morning Pent states that tho Mnsoab incident has been arrangedLord Salisbury is convinced that there was no intention on the parb of Pranoo to establish a naval base, therefore ho agroed to the coBsion of coal fiheds. Tho death of the Ilov. Mr Bovd was duo to poison takon by misuaks for modioino. In tho Ilonso of Oommons Mr Wynd-> ham, UnderSoocotary for War, askod for Gf toon batteries of fluid and bhroo batteries of gaprtoon artillery ; also tho formation of bhroo oolonial regiment*, Ho prop my to devoto L421j000 for modorn guns for tho military «b moroantih ports. Mr Balfoar, in reply to Sir H OimpbeilBannerraan, said the estim^tos depended on tho military and naval policy of other oountrios and Great Britain's Imperial responsibility. 1 Burton, tho, only remaining member of bho Irish dynamlbarda, itnptlajnod iu 1833, has boon reloaded.