TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11689, 24 February 1902, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.45 a.m., February 22r.d. HORRIBLE MURDERS. XKW YORK, February 21. Eight girls have been murdered in Sun Francisco. They were butchered in a similar manner to that of the victims of "Jack the Ripper" in London. EARTHQUAKE. ST. PETERSBURG. February 21. Five thousand people perished in the earthquake at Shemakha. UNRULY STUDENTS. Owing to 800 students claiming larger reforms than General Wannossky, Minister of Instruction, offeied, the St. Petersburg University is closed. COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES. LONDON, February 21. Three hundred counterfeit five-pc un<7 notes, in perfect iihitation, have been received at the Bank of England. Many aro in circulation. THE ICING. His Majesty the King is visiting Lord Burton at Rongenmore. Staffordshire.

THE LIBERAL I'ARTY. Lord Rcseberv:, in a letter to the " limes." says:—'"Sir H. Campbell-lianneraian at Leicester anathematised my declaration in favour of a 'clean sheet' and Home Rule. Our views oil v;ar methods- are not less discordant. I remain, therefore, outside his political tabernacle, but not, I think, in solitude." Lord Rosebery recognised Sir H. Campbell-lSannennaii'.s honest, well • intended devotion to the Liberal Party. The " Times " says that the rupture between Lord Rosebery and Sir H. Campbell-Ban-lierinan is complete. 'Lord Rosebery must untiringly pursue the policy of reconstruction of his party. Received 5.2 p.m., February 23rd. February 22.

Lord Rosebery's decision to remain outside Sir H. Campbell-Bannennan's political tabernacle staggered the Liberals, amongst whom there is a great conflict of views. The extreme Radicals and Nationalists' are jubilant. The formef declared that Lord Rosebery had quitted the party; the Roseberykes that, they have quitted the Bannennanites.

When Sir H. Campbell-Bamiern'um entered the House of Criminous the Opposition did not attempt to cheer. The " Times " comments on the significance of this, and adds that the Liberal Imperialists steadily .support Lord Rosebery. Received 1.6 a.m., February 24th.

THE LIVERPOOL BANK CASES, LONDON, February 23.

Ivelly and Stiles were sentenced to two years'," and Goudie and Burge to ten years' imprisonment. Justice Bighant in sentencing the prisoners said Hi at Burge had cheated and terrified Goudie whom the robbery had benefited little. Kelly Bad restored £17,000; Stiles, £6574; ani Burge £30,000, in addition to the £46,000 lodged in Marks' and Mance's banking accounts.

DISASTROUS FIRE.—LOSS OF LIFE. NEW YORK, February. 23. A fire occurred in the armoury of tlio 71st Regiment at New York, and spread to the Park Avenue Hotel. Eighteen persons weue killed and SO injured. The fire did great damage to property.

RUSSIA AND THE ANGLOJAPANESE ALLIANCE. BERLIN, February 22. The Berlin press comments that Russia's first answer to the Anglo - Japanese and American policy in reference to China, i.« to vote an extraordinary credit of 50,000,000 roubles for warships of a new type.

RESIGNATION OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY.

ROME, February 22. The abstentions outnumbering the votes for the Ministerial cavididato for the Presidency of the Italian Chamber, the Cabinet, resigned. The Socialists found the Government programme inadequate, and the Conservatives resented the Divorce Bill. It is understood that Signor Zanardelli. the Premier, will reconstitute the Cabinet from the party known as the Constitutional Left.