Miscellaneous

Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10661, 9 March 1903, Page 4

Miscellaneous

■London,. March 6. I A great fire is raging at Rotherhithe's malster's premises. Two' hundred firemen are engaged fighting j the flames. 1 A small British military mission is 'establishing posts between I_ake Chad and SbkovtbV hotiil'ifig rhuch hitherto iitiflsited country. There is much indignation at the Aden- authorities not punishing the Russian spy who was recently caugbtv English newspapers are reproducing stories of the Arltunga gold rush. A speech extremely f rierldljr towards England Ms befeii delivered by M. .Paul. Calthboh, the French. Am- j bassador in London, at the Associated i Chamber of Commence dinner. The speech has been reproduced in the' 3Paris papers, evoking a striking dis' play of cordiality to Britain, even a suggestion of an eairly entente cordiale. . . > ;.4 . . It is expected that Kiiig Edward will meet Prfesideiat Loubet at Paris wheii proceeding to the Riviera in April, next. A by-election to fill the vacancy for Dublin University in the House of Commons, caused by the retirement of Professor Lecky, has resulted in t the return of Mr Campbell, Solicitor-General for Ireland, by a small majority over Mr A. W. Samuels, K. C. Both candidates are Unionists. . 2 The result of the recent gale is that under-ground telegraphy is being extended to the midland counties, Scotland, afcd the east coast. , „ ■ i. . • i P&RiSj M„fch 8. M, a Legai.de, the French Minister to Abyssinia, is returning on leave of absence. He has asked to be. transferred elsewhere. Berlin, March 6, It is officially announced in Berlin thai; the Kaiser's letter to Admiral Hoi 1 man, explaining his attitude towards "higher - criticism " was written entirely from the Kaiser's own mind. The Kaiser presented copies of his Bible criticisms to all chaplains in the German fleet. Washington, March 6. The Senate has commenced an extraordinary session to consider. the Panama canal and the Cuban reciprocity treaties. President Roosevelt's prompt renomination of Dr prum, tha^negro Collector of Customs at Charleston, is understood . as intended for the Senate tb decide the principle whether -Colo* -Will b&r selection for federal office. A blizzard destroyed great numbers of cattle in Texas and Ariozha.