YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8104, 1 September 1904, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

A SUMMARY. - The foUo-ndng is a summary of -news which did not appear in yesterday's "Star":— • A xevival of Boxeri&nr in Chin* has com- j pelled the American missionaries to leave Xamingfu. . ' | • I Prince George of Crete, has started .on a j visit i<o the Powers to urgo the final union of i Crete "with Greece. i %* " I It is reported that a satisfactory settlement ! has 'been .arranged, and that Colonel Young•husbsuid's mission trill rdlurn enoxtly. **" The High 'Court, sitting *t Sydney, reversing ! the decision of the Supreme Court, ruled that j the State can impose c license fee -on brewers in addition to -Jhat imposed by the Commonwealth- authorities. Th* Nofbhern> Colliery proprietors (New South Wales) Shave decided to reduce the ••selin~ price d coal from lls to 10s per ton, with a corresponding reduction 1 an I'he hewing rr.te N from 3s lftd to 3s U. Notic&s of ■&» raduefcxm will bs posted io-day. It will come into operation, a. fortnight hence, and applies only to collieries in tihe jtfewcastla district. It oamo as a surprise to th* miners, who did v:ot expect a reduction, till the beginning of aiexD year. The British tesm yesterday defeated New ( Sou-A "Wales by five point* to- nil. r^y until •the last em'arter, when it livened up, was uiii-n-. •t^restrng,* neither side playing up to form. The ground -was slippery and treacherous. The British team in the. first half played .against a atiff wind. From a try by _ Busk, Sevan landed a goal. In tlhe second half play, was more aggressive, but ttieare was no addition to the score. In the latter p«rb the visitors' team was * man short, Wewevlyn: having received a aevero injury to 3\is' kr.-ee. liie Britisli team will sail by the Aoxang'i on September 5. .