TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 9 May 1901, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN United Press Association—-Per Electrio Telegraph— Copyright Received 9.9 a.m., May Bth.

A NIHILIST CONSPIRACY. LONDON, May 7. Nihilist documents have shown Pari* and London to be centres of conspiracy, and disclose the fact that workmen at Putiloff ironworks, near St. Petersburg, secretly made hundreds of daggers and numerous revolvers, which were concealed amongst goods and smuggled into St. Petersburg. Received 9.11 p.m., May Bth. CONTAMINATED MILK. The outbreak of scarlet fever in Bethnal Green and Shoreditch was caused by contaminated milk from Staffordshire. DIVORCE. Sir Reginald Beauchamp has been granted a divorce from his wife with £IO,OOO damages against the co-respondent, Mr Watt. POSTAL TRAINS. With a view to relieving express trains, post trains, composed entirely of postal vans, are being organised in France. Received 9.7 p.m., May Bth. OBITUARY. Mr J. M. Bruce, chairman of the firm of Paterson, Laing and Bruce, of Melbourne, aged 61 years. He died unexpectedly at Paris of liver complications and diabetes.

Received 9.9 p.m., May Bth. THE THREATENED STRIKE. Mr Thomas Burt, member for Morpeth, is ])residing at a conference of miners' representatives to discuss the proposed general strike against the coal tax. He counselled caution. The representatives of tho Welsh miners expressed reluctance to precipitate a crisis, and appeared anxious to await the result of the election to-day of

a member for Monmouth district in placo of Mr E. R. Harris, who was recently unseated. Received 1.4 a.m., May 9th. THE COAL TAX. The Miners' Conference desire to further consult the coal-owners beforo coming to a decision on the coal tax. NEW GERMAN DUTIES. In response to Mr Ritchie's request, the Australasian Agents-General are inquiring into the new German tariff, which provides an increase to a remarkable degrea

of the tax on precious stones; largely increases the duties on leather, fresh fruit and timber, and increases the duty on. manufactured woollen goods. THE MONMOUTH SEAT. Mr Lawrence, Unionist, was elected for Monmouth district, defeating Mr A. Spicer, Liberal, by 343 votes. STATISTICS. The British imports for April show an increase of £3,711,000, and exports decrease over £658,000, compared with the previous April. Eeceived 12.16 a.m., May 9th. THE SULTAN'S DBEAD OP ANARCHISTS. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 8. Owing to the Sultan's dread of Anarchists the Turkish Government have ordered the immediate abolition of the foreign post offices at Constantinople! with a view of examining the mails of the foreign Ambassadors, and die Kevasseß, or armed police, are to take the mails by force if necessary. The Porte threatens *o »top trains bringing European mails.