YESTERDAY'S NEWS. A SUMMARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7544, 29 October 1902, Page 1

YESTERDAY'S NEWS. A SUMMARY.

The following is a summary 'of news which did not appear in yesterday's Obotera ihaa almost ceased in 'Egypt. *•• General IDe Web states •fcha* 'Uhe other Boer OentTaJs. will go .to America. Theme aare «tdll 9600 Boer prisoners not j»epatn*ted, chiefly., in India and deylon. | Seventy thousand Scotch, miners foave demanded an .advance of 12i per cent inn wages. . . . , v. ;■... . The Unionist Liberals applaud Mr Chamberlain's visit' to Soubh Africa/, and anticipate T«luable results from it. . •*•••■ The "Daily' Telegraph," ' says "thai; 5Sr Chamberlain's recent 'cab accident rendered a respite from work necessary. » ■ Wu Ting Fang,- ChiK-ese Minister at Washington, ' -has . been, summoned . to Shanghai to become Minister of Commerce. * v.' 1 Presidenß tßoosevelt's CSommisakai 'has.directed the miners to file *heir jeiaims on.Mon I:day 'meifc; ttheT OTJOTatwrs to reply within three'days. .;■ %- ... ; Boughs mobbed Commandants Kruitainger, "Foucfhe and- Joubert, after lecturing at Cambridge. The police e3oorted them to their hotel. ..■■'' - ■ ' ■ ■ ... ii H ji :.-: •**; .;,-. ' \ .. Failing to' obtainj" through a " semi-officiai'' ch«nnel, a ; seoond - -inberview • wiilih Mr Chamberlain, Dhe Boer Oenerals apbaaidoned the attempt. . . . . .** > . "WVxrthing^on waa found guilty on Ji out xnuufca of ob'.iainiag .Madaime de Juveny's money by false pretences. He was remanded for sentenced • ' The' cable steamer Anglia will probably ,ar■rive a-ii Suva- on Thursday, and through oommunicafeion on 4(ho Pacific . cable be opened «bout Friday. • ■ Renter's Agency announces lihat Gwmany has iormally given notice to the Powers interested in' China thaii. she does not imitend to denounce the commercial treaties. . . : V ■ Mr A. Pease's amendment 1o t!he English Eduoaition Bill, for entrusting to Toaal »utlhoTitie3 the duty of appoimtdng and dismissing teachers, was rejected by 245 to 123. ■ • ■ v» Tho " Cape Argus " says -Uiat fhe loyalists •will be especiaily delighted with. Mr Chamberlain's visit, and adds that the Cape's future is more insecure ■tihan that of the Transvaal. • * • After the Fanning Island-Fiji section of ihe Pacific cable has been laid, the Anglia- and Oolonia will co-operate in laying an American • cable to 'fche Philippines, completing it before July. Many foreigners are leaving Fez, Morocco, '•earing «n attack in Tevenge for iihe execution of Mr Cooper's murderer. The Sultan's encouragement of "Western ideas has intensified the anti-foreign. . feeling. . ) * In >fflie \House "of Conrmons, Mr "William O'Brien moved -Bhe adjournment in order to denounce fche proclaansiaion of Dublin and nine counties under tib© Orimes Act. The motion was defeated by 215 to- 121. The " Cape Times " says "tlhat -Mr Ohamberfftin ie uwaible to accept the responsibilviy of declining iLord Milner's representations regarding the tnecessrfiy of taxing the Transvaal moderately without personal • examinaition of tb-e conditions. V • •Sir ITidhblas O'Conor, Britisih Minister at •iOonetasttinople, complained to the Sultan of Una Turkish soldiery's frequent violation of ifih« Aden frontier, and warned him that if it eanltenued Indian troops wouW be sent to Btop it. The Sultan immediately convoked the Cabine*.