BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6130, 17 March 1898, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Aeaooiatiou— By Electric Telegraph— .-.■..., • .;..,• Copyright...,. , . Beceived March iff, 10.15 p.m." ' THE JOHANNESBURG SHOOTING CASE. CAPETOWN, Maech 15. Further particulars show that Wertheim submitted to Joel and Strange (Joel's manager), a scheme for redressing the grievances of the Uitlanders in the Transvaal. When the money to carry out the scheme was refused him* Werthheim snatched Joel's revolver from a desk, exclaiming, "You know too much, and must, both die." Strange immediately fired at Werthheim, hitting him in the mouth. The latter then shot Joel in the eye, killing him. He aho fired twice, at Strange before the clerks in the office burst open the door. Beceived Maroh 17, 9.35 a.m. . THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY. CALCUTTA, March 16. The. health authorities in Bombay, by way of experiment, have abolished the system of sending out search parties in connection with the operations for the suppression of the plague, leaving it to the head men of the various districts to report suspicious cases of sickness. Instructions have been given that the funerals of victims of the plague are not to bi .delayed,, , - Beceived March 17, 9.45 a.m. OBITUARY. - LONDON, Maech. 16. . ; The death is announced of Sir Henry Bessemer^ the eminent civil engineer and inventor, aged fcighty T five/- ■..;Vv. ; \-';<\ ; ..':- ' •-•■ ■".'. U ■■■;": THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION. BUDA-PESTH, March 16. Throughout Hungary yesterday the fiftieth anniversary of the revolution of 1848 was celebrated with great rejoicing.