MISCEELANEOUS.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12219, 16 April 1908, Page 4

MISCEELANEOUS.

St. Petersburg, April 14. The Duma read a first time a Hill granting 6,900,000 roubles annually for,umversal elementary education. I The mnrder of Governor Potockil in Gallic 1 a was the outcome of a racial feud between the Poles and t'r:o Rutheniar.s. Pekin, April 14. | Floods in the' Hankiang river! drowned 2000 Chinese, and destroyed 700 junks. Berlin, April 14. The famous old Garrison Church at Berlin has been burned down. Of many flags captured in the Franco Prussian war in 1870 hanging in the nave, only one was saved. London. April 15. Lord Dudley, the new Governor General of the Commonwealth leaves Vancouver by the Aorangi on August 14th. Tangier, April 15. The consul at Tangier warned the British subjects that the Imperial Government will refuse honcefortb to pay ransoms in the event of their being captured by brigands either in or outside the town. The British residents are very indignant. New York, April 15. The United States sends throo representatives to the Lisbon tolegraph conference. Venezuela is suing Onrner, ex receiver of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company for nn account of his administration of the property. Bail of 10.000 dollars is required