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North Otago Times, 25 January 1906, Page 2

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HOME AND EOIIEIGN. (By Electric Telcgraphi-Copyrlght.) (Per Press Association.) Received Jan. 24, at 10 p.m. New York, Jan. 24. Mystery surrounds the Aquidaband disaster. Those saved arc unable to offer anv explanation. The New York Herald states that ttie explosion was caused by a short circuited electrical wire, Those on vessels lying near at hand heard a loud report. The Aquidaband seemed to be lorn asunder, and sank immediately without an outcry. Many aboard Were asleep. „,. ■ ..„'.'. Mr Rockfcllcr has given Chicago bniversitv three hundred thousand pounds. Received Jan. 24. at 11,10 p.m. Tokio, Jan. 31. I-lu'nrlreds areilying of cold and hunger in the fainino districts of Japan. St.Pctcrsburg, Jan. 24. Voters in all parts of Russia arc profoundly disinclined to register tor. the Duma owins to the Government's preventing an electoral campaign and tho prevalence of repressive measures. This indifference is specially marked at Moscow and Odessa. High bureaucratic circles arc freely discussing the definite postponement of the Puma. Loudon,-Jan, 24, Tho Times' St." Petersburg. correspoudcnt siysthc Czar intends to grant political amnesty to all exceut persons found in possession of explosives. Thore arc indications that neither Germany nor France Is able'to carry its own programme at the Algcciras conference without modification.

Received January 24, at 11.35 p.m.. London, Jaii'Uty 2-1. Michael Davitt, in a remarkable letter to Freeman's -Journal, rejoices in the approaching secularisation of the English Catholic schools, and declares that it was at tlB time the stupidity of the Irish bishops, at the instigation of Mr Redmond that assisted Mr Uall'iur to enact the Education Act of 1902, which was (ho chief cause of the triumphant radical majority. The Liberals uv.i'a pledged to secularise schools, hut wa r.ot pledged to Home Rule. Capetown, January 2d. It is reported at JohamicJiiurg that Lord Selbourne informed T.od Elgin that he would resign if the GjVW'.iiMit well 1 yielding to Mr Smut's re)>cw!'Uii.>nv and decided against equal ehtUftl districts in the Transvaal, with n view of giving the Boers a minority of preponderating influence in the Ohaoili-'-r. The Transvaal's mincrnis oMput lui 1905 was £22,688,675, incl 111'nuiftiinii.ds £92,278, The wages and salaries vfA 'amounted to £B,99S,VH, Including £5,660,493 pan} to. wnltiia. Constantinople, Jamu'y it. The Turkish troops annihU'.'J, ttit y Bulgarians attired in the nniforitt cf tte Bulcarlau armv near EgnpaWnka, dining a running Sgh't.. Twenty Turks were wounded.