YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7922, 29 January 1904, Page 1

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

• 'A SUMMARY. The following is a summary of news which ■flid not appear in yesterday's "Star": — The Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasugp, have arrived at Colombo. { ; x -*.. v ■ .' Japanese troops, disguised as coolies, are gradually entering Korea. ■ *,"*-■ — » *» ... The revolted natives murdered sixteen Germans in Damaraland, and soven ty are missing. i'AI Dr Torreggiani, Boman Catholic Bishop of Armidale, ; New South Wales, is dead, aged seventy-four. • • ■*•'•'-. • - Madame Melba has been, seriously ill from bronchitis at Monte Carlo for a week. She is * How slightly better. ■%• The Melbourne Political Labour Council has arranged to retain Mr Jom Mann as organiser ■till after the State elections. ' « _> a It is intended to double the Japanese land and income taxes and thereby raise an additional forty-four million yen. — •» » * The Hon A. Lyttelton promises a full discussion in Parliament before the Transvaal Chinese labour ordinance is sanctioned. • » ■-„-.»• This New South Wales Government has proclaimed February 4 a day for special prayer- and thanksgiving for the abundant 'harvest. - The New South Wales Government has Dean advised by cable that the Reduction of Members Bill has received the Royal assent. The Redistribution of Seats Commission will be forthwith constituted. ***«»• ■ * * . * i The- Federal Government has been advised that Australia has been awarded a Krupp gun, captured in the South African campaign. It will be mounted in Parliament House .{grounds till the Federal "capital has been established. ' . ' A V ' ' '* Mr Deakin that the telegram from Australians in ', Johannesburg, protesting .against interference in the employment of Chinese, was unsigned. He has received another telegram, declaring that 'the protest ■X, v' emanated from a secret non-representative A gathering. ## - ! Li consequence of the alteration of boundarieS) Of State electorates, the AttorneyGeneral holds that the local option polls taken in thei old districts are inoperative, and has granted a license where the vote was against further licenses. . The Temperance Alliance is obtaining a legal opinion in the matter. -.*,'* '■ * * ■ A post mortem oxaminatipn showed that Whitaker Wright died from cyanide poisoning. While the Judge waß sentencing him hie was ' > observed to keep bis hand in his pocket, > -where subsequently a phial was |ound containing capsules- of this poison. After protesting has innocence he : was seen to brush liis mouth with a handkerchief. He is believed "to have then swallowed the capsules. A loaded revolver, full-cocked, was found in his hip pocket. He told a friend that he had resolved not to servo a- day of his sentence if ie was convicted. *" . I*> • w- ' ■ • . ■ Bussian military opinion does not believe that Count Lamsdorff has seriously undermined the impression made by Admira: Alexeieff ,at St Petersburg, . and says-that war is appreciably nearer. The Grand Dukes combating the Czar's desires for peace declare feat Russian prest^e will [not , perait .of concessions being made to Japan s mVpertment femands. It is expected tfaaA Russia s reply 5u be ready on Saturday or Sunday. Japan U not likely to moVe till her new cruisers

reach Singapore, except to prevent an attempt by tbe Port Arthur and Vladivostock squadrons to unite.