TELEGRAPHIC

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXX, Issue 12351, 19 April 1904, Page 2

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United Press Association—t'er Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.58 a.m., Apnl 18th. -" OBITUARY. '•-':-" LONDON, April 17. . Mr Samuel Smiles, author of ." Self Help"; aged 92 years. LIEUTENANT WITTON'S CASE.: _ Owing to "the recent affidavits filed hi the case of Lisutenant Witton, of Bush-veldt-Carbineers fame, stating that he had •".'. acted under the orders of his superiors, the Release .Committee is advocating. a~ fresh trial instead of the Royal clemency. THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S LOAN. The London County Council's loan has been covered, forty-fold. . ■■:■-< ■■. is estimated at 500,000 dollars. : LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE Al;The Earl of. Selborne, First Xordqf the Admiralty, speaking at Bath, stated that . the l-scoveiy of the remains of the: optical. V r lube, and marks on a part of the conningtower, showed that the submarine Al;diyea ; ■ directly she detected the liner! :"Three;seconds more would have taken the submarine underneath. Received 1:1 a.m., April 19tB. THE MANCHESTER SEAT. / LONDON, April. 18. Mr Winston Churchill contests the northwest division of Manclfester at next election. NATAL LOAN. The Natal loan of two millions at 3£ per cent., with a minimnih of 95, has" been ' issued and underwritten at T per cent.' ARRIVAL OF WARNER'S ..."■". CRICKETERS.. : \ - v Warner's teani was cordially •welcomed at Victoria Station. A crowd of 5000 persons cheered them enthusiasticallv; r LORD TENNYSON, : ,' . v' Lord Tennvson has been elected president, of the Isle of Wight' Tariff Reform League. ".; .THE MISSION TO THIBET. . The Dalai-Lama is still obdurate. One .; hundred,Gyangtsei monks have joihed. the:. . fighters. ■'...'....- ;,-: : . : •'.-;' .-': "'■ ADMIRALS DISMISSED. . '>: ': '■ PARIS; April 17.: Vice-Admiral Bienaime and Rear-Admiral ; V Ravel, in charge of the naval station at ' Toulon, have been dismissed owing to indis- ' cretions during the campaign agaihst.M. Pelletanj Minister of Marine. -,' .' . " DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION. . NEW YORK, Apnl 17. ... An oil agitator at Beaumont, Texas,'exploded, instantly setting fire to ten acres of buildings and three tanks, each,contain- : ing 37,000 barrels of oil. -;. The damagi GERMANY'S.LITTLE WA3t -/ April 18.; Captain Eielder claims that he repulsed .' the Hereite on the 13th at Okiumbo afterv ten hours', severe fighting, .'officers; men were killed, and. one. offt- -■:.-; cer and thirteen men were wounded. The column has returned: to' Obzptsasia. No-: - thing has been heard of Glasenppp's ci>- ... lumn of 350, the fight, at Qngangiroi,