YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7699, 7 May 1903, Page 1

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

A SUMMARY. The following ia a summary of news Which did not appear in yesterday's A severe earthquake shock bas 'been felt in Derbyshire villages. ■••*■'' King Edward was accorded 'a splendid ovation at Portsmouth and London. . *•* TB-e Bond Congress unanimously oondemned tuny' contribution by the Cape Parliament totoaads the cost of the war. » ♦ * ■ ■ King Edward has commanded tho Innisl.illip£ Jrusihers to wear a grey plume in iccognition of th-lr brilliant -Eervice© in Sou-h A-rioa- . *•• <<& rumour is current at 'Aden that the Mullah attacked the British column at Galadi, but was -xepulsedi with heavy loss. 'It ia stated that the (British losses were considerable. •*"-•' .*** ' •Charges of dynamite weie laid between tihe bank snd post-office in Salonika on Wednesday, and the batteries were in working order. '?Bbe wires broke, otherwise the foreign quarter would have been exploded. *** Turkish battalions at Okrida encountered a pfcrong body of revolutionaries. A (hundred .JfoMiera wero killed. Ten officers were killed Ind V irix wounded. Seventy (revolutionaries zlvcre killed and twenty-one wounded. . * . It is reported at Fesbh that 400 carriages of the JOausembuTg-Kronstaadt. railway have been . &Ktet*t4o' be via. iaiainesa lot the conveyance ' -of -troops. Two officers of. the general staff .-hairo airived'Vut .Kliusenburg. and one has proceeded to Pridtal, on the frontier. ■ -■.... : "'a:. : ' ***. President Loubet, in a telegram, to King yEidward } soys that he is delighted at the good inipre-ssron his Majesty has carried away as tihe. result of his visit to France He most warmly thanked him for the sentiment so .kindly manifested towards the Frenoh people «nd Government. ••••*■ The Pope upholds a Frenoh protectorate over Catholics in the East. He will eeek to ./•settle ihe difficulty concerning the promulgation of Bulls in Franca ahd French Dominican's. The Franciscans and Capuchins have ,-xppliid for authorisation as congregations re'etricted to missions abroad. * * * Mr Chamberlain, replying to Mr Cathcart V Woeon, said that on learning hereafter the Governor of Fiji's views, he would consider >'kf on alteration of taxation was advisable. It .would be unprecedented and inconvenient to ask Mt Seddon for a report on th 4 native regulations promulgated in Fiji. The proper method ior natives petitioning would be through the Governor. Ordinance 20 cf 1887, was -still operative. iAs at present advised, 'he was of opinion thab it was neoessary td retain bowers of deportation. * Admiral Baccdli, Italian Minister of Marine, •peaking in the Ghaflnber pf (Deputies, said that Britain had not approached Italy in favour of simultaneous naval reductions. In the eventof Britain so proposing, Italy would reduce her anno-nents. The -proposal might seem inopportune because other Powers had s been, increasing their fleets, while Italy, for financial -reasons, was reducing her estimates. Italy needed a powerful ■ navy Owing to her. Somtian and the great interests die had, to efend in distant parts, and also to protect emigrants. ■%* •»' Tie Sofia correspondent of the " Times " states that Turkey, in- a. -Note to Bulgaria, refers to the exportation of Bulgarian explosives and incursions into Macedonia. Bulgaria objected to the strong language of the .Note, which was not formally accepted. The protest will necessitate an equally strong reply. Pourparlers are proceeding. The "Standard's" Constantinople correspondent •ays that there is an impression that Russia is driving Turkey into an embroglio with Bulfaxia. Other . advices state lhat Britain, 'ranee -and Italy have given notice to tho Porte that indemnities have been claimed by -subjects suffering by the Salonika disturb•noe. . 'yf,' ■•.';.- . *■** lidtd I/amington raised a question in the House of Lords, of Russia's growing ascendency in -Persia. He added that the only object of any Russian outlet -on the Gulf was 13a.fi establishment of &~ naval base, threatening India and trade in the. Southern Seas. The Mnnquia of Lan-sdowne said that it was oying .to ißiitriih enterprise and expenditure of lives ■aid money that the Gulf (had 'been (opened to fiwv-ga-KH- to the world. British policy was firstly, to protect and promote British trade, witiiout excluding the legitimate trade of others, and: next, and he would say it wi-h- --. out hesitation, Britain would regard the establishment of a naval base or fortified port on '-the Gulf by any other Power oa a very •grow anemace •to British interests, and would certainly T-ssist it by all means at her disposal.' (Cheers.) He -would aay thiamin ho xrunatory spirit, because he was not 'aware: la_at\any nuch project was afoot. ■"?'••- --AH negotiations with regard to the Victorian eailway .trouble ore at an end- The executive -officers of the four societies interested met the .Premier -again yesterday, and in each case in•fOTOed jhun that they werdv willing to confer ■with iim with a view to arriving at some settlement, but could not recommend the men to, withdraw from the Trades Hall. The Prettier WPhed that all be could say wm that they asd not fully understood or appreciated "nis desire for conciliation. He had nothing -coon a to. -say. The men having thanked the .Preimsr foi, 'his.. courtesy mad forbearance, -the meeting, immediately -ended. The Cabin©, met /after the final refusal of the order. The P-re-mipr announced that the Commissioner '•<# .Railways, often: consultation with the Cabii-et, would* iftsue a notice to the members of the executive of ths railway societies that, unless they obey 'orders te withdraw before Tuesday i May 12. they will be removed and tiheir s*r- j vices dispensed with without further notice. I«i_'v«>w of-;. the', situation, the Premier has •sfced the Governor to summon Parliament for j -J-_#y.fl3.- '. ■•,.'.-