YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7807, 11 September 1903, Page 1

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

.■-■■ ■•■.= ■■ —^~. ■■•■ A SUMMARY* : 43i« following is a «inxM»ary of new* which Qid not appear in yesterday's " Star " :-r ' Tiie Ohrisman populatdon; of: the iaufcerioa? of Wjacedonia has enbkely disappeared, and the j Crops have been; ' destioyed. j ■ : '. ; ';■■.'■ »■ . ■ ■ ■ ■ The. shareholders in th<e Melbourne firm of JJl'LeanTlßroiheTfi and Eigg adopted a resolution favouring voluntary liquidation. 1 •.' ■ , V .-' .:■ "•* ■■ • ' ■-. - ■ It is reported tihai King Peter has asked £ba Czar to modify hia attitude towards the fcfficera, which, was partly the pause of the teew rewolt. '•, ■■.•■ : . ■■' ". •'• ■ Unsaia ' nas specified tbat Kirin. Ehalll be ftvacuated witihiii, iour Htonths 1 , and Hedlang ' fcang witihin twelve . months after Mukden , has been, evacuated. 'Ctania. has protested Tine Beriia newspapers accuse President IRnosevelt of «. display of jingoism in conWetftion. •with the Beyrout incident for etectkmeering purposes. His action will result in needlessly exasperating the Miabomnudains. Iteporta received' in Vienna state that the Turkish War Minister is actively promoting ■waT against Bulgaria. The commander at Adrianople has been: ordered to cross the Eiaat Roumehan frontier during the full .moon' and out off >ihe retreat of tiho insurgents', who are nearly encdrclwl. • At th« Homebush sates 1 , Sydney, cattle and theep were 'botih im. aver supply, and prices •were disidnctly easier. Best wethers 17s 6d, extra 20s 9d, good 16», best ewes 16s 6d, good 159 Best bullocks £11 5», extra £13, good £10 ss, best cows' £8 10s to £9, good £7 15s. Best beef sold at 2T7« pear 1001 b. » In tihe Federal Hous I©,1 ©, in the Financial [Debate, -Mr Rei'di concluded »n eschaustive review of the Government policy, making a. suggestion 'ik-aA the tariff question should be submitted to -a TefeTenid'uan of -the Common Iwealth. If it resulted in the defeat of Freetrade he would 'accept the decision aa final.. The Macedontoai Committee asserts ih&t Turkey's policy 'of general mja&sacre of Christiana has rendered it ampossible for tho irebels to refrain from retaliation.. The committee claims that lira respon-sibflity rests with the Powers, ' who, iavajte-ad of taking sto>s to moderate the baTbarities, required the Turks to speedily end the revolution. ± The Leicester Trades Congress ihas.instructcd tie Parliamentary Committe© to draft a Bill securing TJnion funds c«rai-nsb an action for dam ! ag«s. It protested ng^dost the Government's selection of •nrembersi of the Royal Commission, to inquire into the legal position of .trades unions «s 'an insult lustifyrng the j*fa3al of workmen in evidence. Tba Lond'on "Times," ocanment-mg on lihe rfgnifioa.Tice of the Barton Government's de**a.t «n tne Arbitration Bill, condemn* the efforts of th« Labour Party io build a Chinese wall of solid legislation round Austeblia -bo keep the country for their exclusive toerwrnt am 3 ©nToyment. It adds that the remilta <of the Stait.es' reproductive works conducted under Labour inspiration are not calculated to increase colmidal credit or oncourasre oaprfialists io -provide money to develop ihe ■weal'ih of the country.