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« British and Foreign Telegrams. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. CRUIEL GERM(AN OFFICERS. Re,ceived December 17, .10.4Q.10.4Q p.m. Berlin, December 17. Lieut. Schilling was sentefntcec? to -15 months impiisionmetit on 618 charges ' of maltreatment ,of German siokliers, and Sergeant Trinzdiy was sentewe^i to five years in 1520 cases. The latter habitually s&uqli tihe mom. with a stick, spat on their faces, ancl tortured them in every way. Count* Limbiurgjd^m, in the Reichstag*, stated the sergeants were unable to lick the men into sh!ape, especially i%e Socialists, with blows. MOROCCO. Received December 18, 8.29 a.m. London,.. December 17. The Sailtan- of Morocco hesitates- to accept a Frenct banker's loan of fifty million clollars, fearimg- guarantees will be demanded., RUSSIAN RULE. Received December 18, 8.50 a.m. St Petersburg, Decejcnber 17. The President of .the Oftafa Ashige Qourt has been assasimateH at Millelant. The Socialist gr.otijp at Bialys-jok, Russia- Polan3, sehtenjia M^. Me'-Jlen-ko; chief of police, to cleatft for l-eat- j ingi members of -ohe Jewish Bunsi an: l j Social Democrats for attending meeti'po- in forests. Tvvo r.t?»m«'r-5 <~sreeutpcl the sentemtce ancl then disappeared. Socialists also lulled, two £j>ies at PinsJt. A BIG EIXPLO.SION. Paris, December 17. While an Italian vessel was lying 1 at Marseilles 700 barrels of toetcoletftn expl'ojiied, killing! six of the crew. The report was heard for miles. Twefttytnree coal laiclen. tru«k)s sta_3ing on ti&e quay were burneß. SOUTH AFRICAf-A GLOOMY PREDICTION. New Yoiflr, December 17. Mr AjnHrew Carnegie, at New York, predicts that England will lose South Africa.- He SeSlares the Du'tcK are increasing while tie' British are^not, anH. the latter are unable to make the Kaiffirs worfc. There are thohisaads of unemployed artisans in Cape Town. IRISH VOLUINTIESEiRS. . ReceiveH December 18, 8.37 a.m: LbnHon, December 17. A rdnort, which is generally afceepitsd; is current Hhsit the Ri^tit Hon H. 0. Arnold Foster, intends to *aia? 25 I !
volunteer battalions in Ireland. AUSTRALIA'S GOjVERNORGEJNpEBAL., The Nortlicotes' haH a great sendoff frosmi Vic]boria station, oil tfee occasion pf their departure for Ahisiralia. There iwas a HisttingjuisheH gatfcermg. All the Agen-fes-tGeineral took part in the farewelling. TEGEBET. Repeived December 18, 8.5O r a.m'. ' , Bombay > December 17. A M.opgol in Russian employ, brioV her of the Thibetan B;ritl£lhist high priest, visited Lhassa .twice. ColjOnel Youi%husSbarid's miss-ion intends to ilisloover the results of iikese yisits witib. a view to as,certingi Britain's prior claims.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12440, 18 December 1903, Page 5
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