Miscellaneous.

Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10623, 23 January 1903, Page 3

Miscellaneous.

London, January 21. The Sunbeam Society, organised by the "South' Australian Eegister,' ( entertained 2500 pfttfr children ir London. « The election to fill ;the vadSfifig it the House of Commons for the West Derby Division of Liverpool, caused by the death cf Mr S. W. Higginbottom (Conservative), resulted in the return of Mr W. Kutherford (Conservative) by 5455 votes. Mr Eichard Holt (Liberal) received ■> 3251 votes. Mr Rutherford is Lord Mayor of Liverpool. „, The troopship Tyne and twelve torpedo destroyers hare lef* Malta and Corfu on a three weeks' cftnse\ The new boilers at Tupper's ironworks, Bilston, exploded, when two persons #ere killed and thirteen were scalded, several fatally. The "Daily Chrnoicle" states that; Signor Castellani, an Italian doctor in Uganda, claims to have dise6ver©a the microbe of the ' ' sleeping sicfcness." ' The Bulgarian" Minister of Finance states that the position is very critical unless Turkey accepts the Powers 1 programme of Macedonian reform. The Maritime Association of New York has petitioned Congress for a double navy,- in crrd6r 'to remove the suspicion that America is weakening in regard to the*Monroe doctrine. The wool sales have been postponed owing tojfog. • ¥®m*. At the tallow sales 1225 casks were offered and 625 were sold. Mutton, line, realised 36s 3d; medium, 32s 6d; aeef, fine, 35s 9d; medium, Is 6d. The American visible supply of wheat is estimated at 81,054,800 bushels.Sydney, January 22. The mail train for Melbourne was I delayed owing to the great*he&t. At Barnawartha it was ill degrees in the shade, causing the rails to buckle. _ , , Sir Edmund Barton, the Federal Premier, has been advised that the plague is prevalent at Mauritius. For the week ended December 4th there had been 18 cases, 12 proving fatal. , „ • Macdonald has challenged Major Taylor for a series of bicyle races for a prize of £100, Taylor goes to Melboune to meet Robl, the world's champion pace-follower, for three paced races; Adelaide, January 22. Mr J. W. Loughlin has been appointed Honorary Commission to visit New Zealand to inquire, into the agricultual and dairy industries, and Mr G.|Riddock Commissioner to inquire into irrigation and the dairying industry of Britain and America. Melbourne, January 22. The voting for the Senatorial election in tha House was: Mr Robert Reid (Freetrader), 68; Sir Alexander Peacock (Protectionist), 51; Mr S. Barker (Secretary Trades_Hall), 12. Hobart, January 21. Sailed, at 4 p.m. yesterday— s.s. Whakatane, for New Zealand.