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Temuka Leader, Issue 5099, 7 June 1904, Page 1

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HOME AND FOREIGN. LONDON. May 31. ■ Owing to the competition between Rockfollar'g Anglo-American Oil Compuny and Rothschild’s and Marcus Gamuol’s companies, Russian kcrosebo •Samuel’s companies, Russian kerosene wholesale at per gallon The brigand Raianli threatens to murder Messrs Percticari.s and Varley unless ransomed. Mr Hay is inclined to ask French and British intervention Ho has requested France to try and secure the release of Mr Pcrdicaris* The German Australian Company’s steamer Varzin, bound to Australia, has returned to Hamburg, having been in collision with another steamer during a fog. The Varzin had her stern plates stove in. The closing of the Glasgow publichouses on Saturday at 10 p.m., instead of 11, reduced the police arrests by nearly half. Mr W. S. Bruce reports that the Scottish Antarctic expedition discovered at the south-eastern extremity of Weddell -Sea a barrier of ice, forming part of the Antarctic Continent. The expedition reached 7-1 degrees south latitude and 73 degrees west longitude. Soundings showed that the South Atlantic Ocean is relatively shallow in places where specially deep water is expected. The Daily Express states that the Government will disregard the Roya 7 Commission's recommendations with regard to conscription, and thoroughly reorganise the auxiliary forces. June 1. Mr Laucc, the New South Wales Commercial Agent, in a paper road before the Australasian Chamber of Com mcrco on the development of the refrigerator produce trade in Australia, suggested the formation of a butter committee in London for the purpose of regulating prices. Britain and Russia have amicably settled the claims arising out of the seizure of Canadian vessels in the Behring seal fisheries. Compensation was paid in respect of two out of six vessels seized. Sir Phillip Watts, Director of Naval Construction to the British Admiralty is now designing smaller battleshijis armed with heavier guns. M. Dclcasso, is preparing a joint representation to the Porto with a view of preventing further massacres. Count von Bulow, the Goilman Chancellor, is still standing aloof from the proposal. The Rod Star and the American arc the only lines retaliating on the German “cutting” of steerage rates. The Royal Commission on Tuberculosis, after exhaustive experiments on 200 bovine animals, reports that the disease communicated to bovine animals by material of human origin, in its broad and general features and finer histological details, is identical with the disease communicated to bovine anftnals by material of bovine origin. It would be most unwise to legislate under the belief that human and bovine tubercle bacilli specifically differ or that the disease caused by the one is who' 1 ff.-.rent from the disease Caused by the other. June 2. The Moroccan bandit Raisuli, demands £IO,OOO for the release of : Messrs Poddicaris and Varley. Seven American warships are at f l nngiers. A recrudescence of bubonic plague ha,s occurred at Durban. The railway from the Cape to Cairo has reached the Victoria Falls. The race for the Derby resulted as follows: —St. Amant I, John o’ Gaunt 2, St. Denis 3. The Standard alleges that 1300 political arrests have been made at Kioff, Podolla, and Volhynia, during the past ten weeks, Dinizulu’s emissaries state that he is co-operating with the missionaries of the American Ethiopian Church in try ing to incite the natives of South Africa to a general revolt. John Sullivan, aged 40, a seaman on the s.s. Waiwera, was remanded at Thames Police Court, on a charge of murdering Denis Rowthan, aged 17, a deck boy, between Monte Video and Tcncriffo, on May 18th. It is alleged the* ho il.’utk the .lad two terrible blows on tho head. June 3. The Right Hon. A. Lyttelton states that Viscount Milner's views on colonial naval contributions arc personal,’ and that the question of an Imperial Council has not reached tho stage when it was possible to say whether it waa practicable. Surveys with a view of delimiting tho Anglo-German frontier on Eastern Nigeria and around Lake Tchad show that Britain is entitled to important additional territory from Yolo to Kuka. Kuka is the ancient capital of JBomu. Raisuli, the Moroccan brigand, demands the governorship of his district, and an indemnity of £14,000 for.the Government’s recent attack on his village. The Sultan’s Foreign Minister has appealed to the tribes to avert invasion by capturing Raisuli The attitude of the Moors is excessively arrogant. Germany claims the right to occupy the commercial port of Morocco as a coal depot. The race for the Coronation Cup resulted as follows ;—Ziufandel 1, Sceptre 2, Rocksand 8. Colonel Gordon, orrosted at Belle Isle on a charge of espionage, has been released with apologies. Mr John Hay has announced that America is prepared to. negotiate arbi tration treaties with Britain and Fran«i The creditors of the Marquis of Anglesey insist on an assignment of his estate. His liabilities amount to

£541,000, including jewellery and bills amounting to £213,000. Tho Marquis is abroad, ill. His life is insured for a quarter of a million. Owing to a consignment of Australian butter tainted with the flavor of apples, wholesale agents consider it imperative that butter should not bo shipped in apple vessels. Apparently the same cold air circulates in the butter and apple chambers. Lord Percy, replying to a question, said that Britain was not prepared in view of the increased range of projectiles, to recognise any extension of the three-mile territorial limit. The race for the Oaks resulted os follows Pretty Polly I, Bitters 2, Fiancee 3. PARoS, May 31. M. Atthlin, a Councillor of the Court of Cassation, suspecting that Czernuchi’s evidence at the Dreyfus trial at Rennes was concocted by the War Office, visited the office last Friday and caught an officer Dentriche in the act of erasing from tho books entries for payment to suborn witnesses. Dentriselve was arrested, and declared that he wished to bring the books into harmony with the evidence. General Andre, Minister of War, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, ■said ho regretted giving his sanction to tho recent soldiers’ walking trial from Paris to St. Cloud, which was organised by tho Martin newspaper. The shade temperature was 80dcg. The only refreshments were iced drinks. Eighty men were taken ill, mostly from heat and over-exertion. Some in their delirium from sunstroke and exhaustion persisted in their attempts Jo walk, but were forcibly prevented. Thirty-five arc in the hospital. June 4. Tho French Navy estimates for 1905 show an increase af 5,900,000 francs. BERLIN, May 31. At the Pan-German Congress at Lnbeck it was resolved that Germany's political economy interests compelled her to acquire Atlantic territory on tlie coast of Morocco. The Congress protested against France and Britain settling Morocco’s future without consulting Germany. Lieutenant Hampt has boon sen toneled at Berlin to nine months’ detention in a fortress for 51 cases of maltreatment of soldiers. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3. A Bulgarian band captured a Turkish convoy at Ktimanoro. In the sub sequent fight 30 raiders were killed ; the Turkish casualties wore 31. CAPETOWN, May 31. Sir Gordon Sprigg, cx-T’rnmier of Cape Colony, will sail for Australia shortly. Jims 2. Mrs Marais was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment, and her daughter, Eileen Phillips, was ordered to find security in the sum of £100, ( or otherwise to serve a year’s imprisonment, for throwing vitriol in tho taco of Piet Maraias. a millionaire, and Mrs Marais’ father-in-law, in a Capetown Hotel. Tho older accused, Eileen Phillips' mother, look the responsibility of inciting her daughter to throw the vitriol* NEW YORK, Juno 3. Mr Leigh Hunt, an American cotton expert, is negotiating with Galveston to export to Soudan 12,000 negroes to cultivate cotton. New York is greatly interested over tlie blackmailing of Mr John Platt, an aged millionaire, by n negress named Hannah Elias, who terrorised him for eight years, and obtained £137,000 from him. Mr Platt is suing for its recovery. OTTAWA, June 1. The Hon. Clifford Scftou, Minister of the Interior, speaking in the Dominion House of Commons, warned companies that the anti-pauper law will bo rigidly enforced, and companies will have to re.patri.ato Continental emigrants unable to support themselves. Canada, however, wants farmers and farm laborers. AUSTRALIAN CABLES. SYDNEY*, Juno 1. Mr Lance, New South Wales Commercial Agent in London, writing to Ms Department, says : —“Tho colony will have to be content with an interior place in tho frozen meat market if we treat the trade merely as ft moans of disposing of our intermittent surplus flocks. To ensure success we must go in for more careful crossbreeding, similar to that of New Zealand. That colony has achieved an entirely enviable reputation upon the London market.” Commenting on the figures showing New Zealand’s output last year, he says there is a feeling that New Zealand flocks are being strained. Another death from spotted fever is reported from Albury,, June 4. A man named Walker and a woman named Pouncaby wore found dead shot through the head, in a room in Castlereagh street. The man was holding a revolver in his hand, but a note in the woman’s writing indicated that she intended to kill Walker. Telegrams in tho man's pocket were sent by the woman, making an appointment. It is bol oved that after killing the man the woman shot herself, placing the revolver in Walker’s hand before she died. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. MELBOURNE, June 2. McLellan has been, discharged, there being no doubt that his wife purchased strychnine, and was responsible for the death of herself and her child. McLellan was arrested on May 28th, on a charge of murdering his wife and child. He informed the police that he found them cloud on returning home after a couple of day® absence. The inquest disclosed that they had been poisoned. The Marine Court awarded £6330 to tho owners of the Fortunate I'igaio as damage in the Coogee collision. The Court also ordered the owners of the Coogee to pay £1250 additional as salvage to the plaintiffs. The secretary to the Post Office, commenting on the Oceanic Company s desire to bo relieved of the mails, points out that the company is compelled to carry the mails as long as it trades to Australian ports. Clearance could be refused to any vessel declining to carry mails. June 3. The result of the referendum on the question of religious instruction in schools will not be known for a lew days. The position of the parties In the House appears to be —Ministerial, 38 ; Labor, 18 ; Opposition, 32.

Tho Methodist CdnPeWindb carried the Rev. Carrutliera’ amendment dealing with the supernumerary funds by 87 votes to 79 votes.

A deputation of ministers of the Ireabyterian denomination waited ou the Minister of External Affairs and urged that Australasia should be represented in connection with the proposed Anglo-French Commission to settle land disputes in the Now Hebrides. Further, that native Interests should be properly guarded. The Minister said the Federal Government would not hesitate to make ropreseutat ions to ensure justice to tho natives If Australia could not be represented on the Commission the Government had determibed that it would be advisable to appoint counsel to support tho claims of any Australians before the Commission. The Government were considering the improvement of connections between the New' Hebrides and Australia by an increased mall service. , .While the'■steamer Wokool, outward bound for the Cape, was between tho Heads and Cape Otway, a fire waa discovered in No. 1 hold. The vessel returned to Hobsou's Bay, and tlie brigade extinguished the lire. Tho extent of live damage is unknown, but the vessel had 7000 carcases of mutton on boat'd. The Methodist Conference considered tho report of the Commissioners who' were sent to Fiji to inquire into the missions there. The report recommended that a large educational town be established on the eito already secured. Dr Brown, tho general secretary to the mission, suggested that in order to extend the work a native minister and a native chief of high rank be deputed to tour Australasia and endeavor to raise £IO,OOO. June 4. The Imperial Government has .made strong representations to the Federal Government to modify tho duties on ships’ stores, bat without effect. BRISBANE, Juno 5. The plague patient is dead. SUVA, June 4. Mr E. F. Tlnmi, C. 8., G.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor and Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, has been appointed * Governor of Fiji; and the appointment has been confirmed in London..