YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8054, 5 July 1904, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

— — c A SUMMARY. The following is a summary of news which did not appear in yesterday's "Star": — Mrs Maybrick will be finally released at the end of July. V Bulgaria'^ attitude towards Turkey is causing uneasiness in, Vienna and Constantinople. V The Budge* Committee, by fourteen votes to ten, -suppressed the estimates of .the French Embassy to the Vatican. V Earth shocks were experienced- at Derby, Sanbach, Matlock and Sheffield on Sunday afiternoon. Buildings were shaken,. *•• French, newspapers state that the ironclad Natronmema rammed the 'battleship Navarin at Kron-stad!), seriously damaging niier. V ■ The sale of the newspaper "Novosti" has ■been foTbidde.n in -the streets of St Petersburg for publishing a London message containing flaudatory comments on Tolstoi's recent article dealing with the Czar and 1 the war. / V Russia has cordially accepted Britain's offer to protect the Behring fisheries, and arrest marauders during the absence of Russian i * oruiserß. The CzaT has granted British ships ihus engaged coaling facilities at Petiopav•lovsk. The arrangement is welcomed at St Petersburg as evidence of a. good understanding between the two countries. j Colonel Younghusband insisted on the evacuation of Jong and Gyaugtse by.noqn" yesterday. In._ reply to Cloonel Younghusband, whether they had proper credentials 'and were prepared to negotiate, the Tibetan delegates stated *hat they bad been appointed verbally. Any treaty agreed upon, would be observed once the Dalai Lama's seal was affixed. The discussion was adjourned. •-• ■ ' ! At the Hornebfyjh sales, Sydney, sheep were In restricted supply and clearer. Wethers 17s to 19s 7d: ewes, none offered. Cattle were easier. Best bullocks £11 to £12, good £9 15s. beat cows £8 io £8 10s, pood £7 ss. Beef sold wb 23s 6d to 24s per 1001 b. Tbe annual stud sheep sales opened yesterday. The offering was confined to rneriiioes. The attendance, was large and competition was suirited, prices ruling hkrh. Peventy-threa Havilah Tarns brought £P640. The top price was 800<?s. Others brought £757 10s, £675 and £&>5. '