YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8003, 5 May 1904, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

« A SUMMARY. The following i» • summary of news which did not, appear in yesterday's "Star":— ' Tli« Central Associated Chambers of Agriculture «.ro .pressing the Imperial Government to expedite tKe Butter Bill. V A leconnaissMic* showed that the Tibetans had built a wall ai> Karo Pass* two and a half marches from Gyangtse, with fifteen, hundred defenders, armed with rifles and cannon. i y Major Trenchiard's column of 850 men, after •» stubborn 'fight, defeated 'the Cihoho. natives .of Southern Nigeria, killing or wounding two hundred, and burning six villages. Four of Major Trenohard's foroe wera killed and seven wounded. \ . . •* *• . i A New Zealand liner being/ unable to call 1 further at Fanning Island (Racine cable etation), the Pacifio Cable Board has arranged, subject to the consent of the Commonwealth, that the Vancouver and' Australian, mail steamers shall call wfc-Übe island once eve-ry . two months. There was «■ scene in the House of Commons when Mr M'Kenna suggested that a great quantity of unstxipped tobacco would be imported in anticipation of a duty on stripped tobacco, ans implied that Mt Austen Chamberlain had been duped by consulting Mr ba-lla-her, a member of the Tariff Commission, and a large holder of xmstripped tobacco. Mr Austen Chamberlain denied having consulted any member of th« Commission,, and warmly rebuked Mr M'Kenna for insinuating dishonesty v-ithout accepting responsibility for a direct charge.