HOME AND FOREIGN.

North Otago Times, 5 August 1903, Page 4

HOME AND FOREIGN.

! AN EXPECmsD DUEL. With reference to tho announcement that a dud had been arrangod between Prince Radziwill, of the Russian Emliltssy in London, and Comnt Sizzo-Noris, the "Mail" is requested to state that it wag not- Count lSizzo-Noris who received tho blow which wag truck, Tho incidont out of whioh the duel arouso was as follows; The two geutlomtm couoorned were awaiting their turn to "oome in" at a card table in a London club. Prineo Rudziwill claimed precedence of Count Sizao-Norin, but tho othor players agreed that it was tho Count's turn, As tho Prineo persisted, Count Sizzo-Noris at length rose a'nd offered to give way to him, but Prineo Radziwill declared that it was impossible for him to accept a favour from olio who was not a gentleman, Count Sizze-Noris thereupon boxed the Prince's eai-3. Tho latter left the room, and shortly afterwards sent his seconds to tho Count with a challenge, whioli was at onco accepted, THE KISHINEFF MASSACRE. Borlin, May 24.-1110 "Berlinor Tagoblatt" publishes a, letter from a German dootor who visited the hospital at Kishiuofl after the massacre. Tho dootor states that ho (saw a marriod woman, aged cigheou, who had' beeu ehookingiy injured. In hor arms lay a oue-year-old ohild whoso eyes had been burnt out with a red-hot iron, and it was in attempting to save tho child that sho was maltreated, while hor husband was compolled to look on. Tho writer, also saw an old woman whose' forehead had beon split open. She was unablo to lie down, as her back had bon lacerated by tho knout, film.'told the dootor that somo children sho sought to protect were murdered before hor oyos, and sho was then stripped and tfloggod, ' Whilo the dootor was in tho hospital a little girl, six years of ago, diod of the wounds sho had reooivod, and an old man'was ako dying of his wounds. Among othor cases which camo under the notice of tho doctor were those, of s, wan whoso legs had boon sawn off, of a youth with his cheat out open, and a ohild all of whoso tooth had been pulled out. He states that a Gorman named Stoni was among tho massacred.—Rcu. tor. MARTIAL LAW IN CROATIA, Vjonm, May 24.—The disturbed condition of Croatia continues. Tho national deputies on arrivng in Vienna yesterday were refused an audience by the Emperor, but the obnoxious Governor. Croatia was received by his Majesty. An exciting scene ocourred last evening before tho Governor's hotel. Somo Croatian 6tudonts made a hostile demonstration, and tho flolico wore forced to charge with drawn swords. Martial law has boon extended to several more distriotg of Croatia. Further confUote occurred yesterday,. sovoral peasants being killed and numbers wounded. Popular demonstrations continue in Dalmatia. In Spalato the military wore Ojillod out, A pathetio inoidont ocourred yesterday a) Podsused < railway station,, near Agroui, Spinp pfents fittaofed the Hungarian ftl) d German but on tho arrival of a strong force of gendarmes all flod except one. Thia man on being challenged answered, '! ani a Croat," and tearing open his ehirt, added, "Shoot, cowards, if you darel" Immediately n shot rang out naid ho foil dead with a ballot in liis heart, Tho Creations in America have cabled their sympathy and offers of funds, In reoont years over 200,000 emigrants have left tho provinoe. The gaol in Agrnm is so crowded that numbers of prlsouom aj'o fbreed tpsledp in tho oourty^ B ™ °P en a ' r ' • CHECK TO Singapore, May 24,—Coincident with Mr Chamberlain's Birmingham 'specoh, ' the (tovornnurat of tho Fedorated Mala)/ Statca has imposed a prohibitive duty on tie export of tin oro unless smelted within th 6 colony. This step is designed to check tho Amerioan attempt to "Morgani6©" the tin trade of tho Straits Settlements. Tho American system was to purchase ore m the Malay States and import it duty free into the United States, reexporting the smelted article ThoMjiGmeis understood to bo bflokod by"the Standard Oil Company, tho Stool Trust and the American Tinplato Company,' The" Straits producers of % plate were handicapped by the American duty of 3d per lb, whioh was equiiva> lent to a bonus to their American ooin L petilors, Tiiis system was killing local competition, and bid fail' to enable tlio Amoriosas to impose unfair' terms oJ, the miners and seouro eventuality tho com? snand of the world's supply, of which tjia Straits produce throe-fourths, The frm unanimously approves tho Goveniinent'eaotion. •*•'■ RIOTING IN A RUSSIAN PRISON. In a quarrel among the inmates of tho jail at Simpheropol eight prisoners were so severely handled, that they had to bo conveyed to the infirmary. Tho mfisoi) staff, assisted by the police and magistrates, succeeded in quieting the prisoners, but on the following day disturbances broko out afresh, and became so ferious that Count Murayieff, Governor if til? Province of Taui-ida, coiisidered it necessary Jo send to tho prison two companies of infantry, which occupied all the gates, corridors and oven tho cells, wliile the Governor proceeded to hold a judicial inquiry, The prisoners complain of excessive severity and of privations, ■ THE ROMANCE OF A FORTUNE. Helen Martha Bedford (32), widow, giving an address in Paris, was charged pii remand at Bow street with wilfully giving to Mr Cowie, registrar, of births in Tottenham Court road, London, a false inforiiiation concerning the birth of a female child. Mr Muir and Mr Love-ester prosecuted, and Mr Marshall Bali defended. Mr Muir,.in opening the case, said the defendant.was charged •Undor statuto which was remarkafle, ■ kasmuoll as the Magistrate might deal with it as a, summary offence 'with a maxjinuiivpunishmeiit of £lO fine, or. lie .•might send it .'for trial, wW it..could, fe'dealt with; by a, maximum"..pii'nish-' Ifient.of seven- years' penal servitude;Counsel'.'stated that dereuda'nt.M: the, wife of .Mr\Gunning Bedford, ■of-'Now' Bedford's ..death". t)io : 'iiicbnio;bf 'the: «k ; 'duari'.;estate:was.:ieft:tff'hig::lawful issue,: ■ .if:any,:;\;lf,: however,' he; lawful'. issue; .;tlien : .;there; was;a ; gift ovpr : to"' another;iuomber.ofvthoifamily.;- 'mo estate was said to be ■worth'from'£6o,OOQjo #Qj),OQO. cAfew' d.oys after the) ■ For Childretfa Hacking Oougb; at Jght take Woods' Great Peppermint;. isaHUU'-nAUHir.::-.-

loath Of Sir lledfdftl, defoiidaiit called upon her husband's 'Solicitors in Paris with a bady, and represented, that it. was-hor child. Inquiries showed that she had registered the birth of a baby in London, and that she had procured tho child from a young woman With tho object of passing it off as her own. Counsel added it was quito obvious this was not a oarefully thought out scheme of fraud, and that it must have been known it would fail. He therefore askcd the Magistrate to deal with the case, as the relatives did not wish to punish Mrs Bedford. | Mr Marshall Hall, for the defence, said in those circumstances defendant would plead guilty, .though, ho said, no fraud had been nitcndeiUu her park Mr Bedford himself had been very anxious to adopt a child, and Mrs Bedford foil in with this view, She had no criminal intent whatever, and was anxious to retain the child, Sir Albert Do Rutzen defendant £lO,

MASQUERADING IN MALE ATTIIUi.

Masquerading in male attire has not yet lost its charm for certain members of the feminine sex. St. Roilox district (says the "Glasgow Herald") boasts of a young lady who adopted the garb of her father, and who wore it under oiroums-tances of a peculiar nature for , a few days, ' • Ou Victoria Day when bonfires wcro being kindled in the vicinity of her homo sho donned a few light articles of her ordinary attiro and went to tho door ostensibly to see "the fun." As tho hours past and the young woman, i—she is seventeeu years of age—tlhl not return, tho mother bocamo anxious. In the morning tho woman visited St. Roilox Police Office, and declared that her daughter must havo fallen, or had been pushed into tho adjoining canal, uio fact tliat she had left her walknig-uiit clothing at home precluding the idea that she hadgono away with "a young man" as suggested by the officer' at tho bar. So cortain of foul play was the mother that she had a man engaged to search tho likeliest part of the canal, but his labours were without result.

, Another woman at this stage appeared upon the seeuo, and furnished the solution. When the fires wcro burning merrily, sho said, the young woman, who for long had ccrished the notion of working in. a coal pit, had made off in the direction of Bollshill, having cut off her beautiful hair, cbangod her atx hire in an empty honso by tho way, At Bellshill her efforts to secure work were unavailing, and sho was reluctantly compelled to return home, She was received with opon arms,

A PARIS MURDER, In London, Paul Jules Martin (21), a Frenoli subjeot, who was rocontly arrested in Glasgow, was brought up, charged with the 111111461' of Mme, Bertha Debneime. at a flat in Paris, The following statement, made by accused since last hearing, was handed in:— "I had no intention to take tho life of Mme. Debrionno. She had belonging to mo a watoh and ring, handed to her as security tho same evening, whioh Were of a certain value. She would not return the things, and there was a disoussiou. I attempted to retake them, and tliero was a fight, in tho course of which she tried to call out. I got frightened. I romombor taking her hy the throat to stifle her cries, and, I have no doubt, pressed hard. I went away, thinking that sho was only in a :aint. I reservo to explain all in Paris. I am now half mad. I can't,heliovo I that it is myself who has committed such a tiling. God may pardon me, becauso I am very uuhappy.—(Signed), IP. J. Martin.'" Tho prisoner was remanded.

A SHIPWRECKED CREW'S TEU- ' RJBLE SUFFERINGS, .

Four members of tho crew of the German trawlor Friedrich Albert, of Geestoinnndo, which in January last was wrecked oij the south point of Iceland, havo been landed at Lcith from tho steamer Cores, which has arrived tliero from Iceland. The nearest house to tho scene of the wreck was 11 days' journey distant, and during that time the crew, consisting of 12 men, were exposed to terrible privations. Four of the crew left Iceland for home some time ago. Throe, however, died at Iceland, and the {our who havo arrived at Lcitli wei'o so severely frost-bitten that their feet had to bo ainputofcd. The twelfth man, who is still at Iceland, had both his' legs taken off bolow the knees, and has become insane. Arrangements have been made by'the German Consul at Lcith to have tho four survivors sent home, The mate of the Ceres said that Iceland is now clear of ice, and that fino weather prevailed at tho time 4 their leaving.

THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,

Mr Balfour's remarks in the House of Commons recently respecting tho cost iif tho present Antarctic expedition havo aroused the 'auger of the Royal Geographical Society. Though Mr Balfour promised that tho Government would coivtributo towards tlio despatch of another ship in order to relieve the Discovory, ho mud that his faith in tho furtherance of scientific research with tho aid of public money had been shaken, because tho two learned societies (the •Royal and the Royal Geographical) responsible for this expedition had not revealed all the information tTioy possessed rebooting the probable cost of .tho enterprise, Sir Clements Markham, the secretary of tho Geographical Society, has hotly repudiated this "petulant outburst." Ho claims,that the 'figures put before the Premier' were within a few pounds of tho actual cost, and. quotes figures to prove the same. At the present luoiiieiit |l.io funds in hand amount to £7OOO, ''which, will moot all expenses to October, and.£Booo more is wanted, It is alleged, -however, against the promoters of this, expedition that if tho expenditure from tho beginning ho 4 boon conducted in a businesslike' way no appeal wotoul now have beM 'necessary to "despatch' tho Morning a second time as a roller ship, The "Daily Mujl" takes ftp the case against tho organisers of the expedition, and points to such largo items, of expenditure upon the Discovery as :£i6,•850 for building and pared with £14,500 for fWon's. ; Fram; -and £3BBO for the Morning. Afiiinl'of £4:000 was sot down for "wages"'.'beforo tho sailing of tho Dkcpybry,:'£2ooo; for travelling expenses and £oo'f.ora::iibrary. The oomniissariat was;- tumour years' needs, though the expeditioii was only organised in other respects.for two years, Tliero were partridges,'.pheasants, entrees, poultry,'' 15,0001b: '. of hbnoy, aiid 10,000 bottles: of-champagne,. whisky, brandy -aud'-wiuos. 'The. want .of--:,business-like -.'■maiiagement,: it is jurgodj was shown in", the -first 'instance by M.quarrelling'io'tweon the joint .committee.'of the' Royal and', the Royal '.Goographiea!,sooieties'a's to who should :iiave supreiiie. control, ono.inoident of which-dispute.wag:,.tho resignation of Profo&sor;' nnanc.es have been-shaijtered.' 1 . gays your l contemporftiifc- baleen, go business HI win* of plejuuM ftii oij