Summary of News

Southland Times, Issue 19472, 28 November 1904, Page 2

Summary of News

.' '» 7 ' ' Russia has confiscated a .British steamer which was! captured some months ago. The ownera of the ship have vainly contended that Korea is not Japanese country. „ .' The French brothers who repelled theii workjraen, on strike, while attacking their factory, have been sent to gaol and ordered to pay compensation to the dependents of the workmen who were shot. The Sugar Convention is not working well. The committee who enquired into the case of Adolph Beck passes severe strictures on the Home office and the Recorder before whom the man was tried. If, they say,, the latter had used ordinary discretion he would havet found that .he had the wrong . man in the dock. By the bursting of a steamplpe in the stokehold of the Orizaba five Lascars were fatally scalded. Jews are scurrying- out of Russia to avoid military service. A Russian warship is said to have passed the. Dardanelles with submarines aboard. The naime given is that ot the ship destroyed at Chemulpo in the first . engagement of the war. An attempt fs being made to belittle Nogi's achievements «it Port Arthur. Doubts* are entertained about Kouropatkim's ability to move much during the winter. Fuel is scarce, and without it water cannot be got. The Chunchuses'* are giving the Russians trouble' "byrr blowing up tho way.The news from the seat of war is not of much . moment. Each side cla-ims same little advantages, The Servian, regicides are unoasy ; they .have secured* the arrest of a soldier who Sought to shield Queen Droga from their murderous jage.