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Waikato Argus, Volume XV, Issue 6044, 18 September 1903, Page 3

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FRENCH LINER ASHORE. PAUIS September IG. The Maritime steamer Polynesien, from Australia, was fighting her way through a tremendous gala in the outer horbour of Marseilles when sb'< ran aground. "Further details are not yet forthcoming. PLAGUE AT MARSEILLES. Paris, September 16. The Marseilles Sanitary Committee is urging the Government to appeal to the Powers not to quarantine the port consequent on the plague, as there is no need for alarm. Simultaneously news comes that tho Marseilles dustmen have, struck and refuse to remove the refuse of tho city. Rio Janiero, September 16. Seveml deaths from plague havo occurred here. There are sixty patients iu the hospital, NORTHERN INVESTMENT COMPANY. London, September 16. .The balance-sheet of the Northern Investment Company of New Zealand shows a profit of £5210, and a dividend of 5 per cent, has been declared. £2lO is carried forward. The directors report that the whole of the investments in the colony can be realised without loss of principal or interest. They propose to realise the reserve and redeem the debentures, preparatory to winding up when tho surplus above paid-up capital shall be available. THE STEEL TRUST. New YORK, September 16. Mr Pierpont Morgan is tequesting the American Steel Trust underwriters to extend their agreement for nine months, Bnd has called up an additional five million dollars in cush. Five thousand men have been discharged from the trust's mines in Wisconsin aud North Michigan owing to the non-shipment of kst winter's stock of pipes. SPEECH BY PRESIDENT LOUBEr. Pauis, September 16. President Loubet, in the course of a, speech at a luncheon to the foreign officers attending the military marjLuuvres, declared that the French republic desired a well-instructed, disciplined, and strong army as the best guarantee of peace. Other nations willingly joined the strong, but rarely tho weak, whose friendship and co-operation were useless. MOROCCO.

London, September 16. The Moors attacked a French convoy at Beniables, killing the leader 3nd 13 Algerian sharpshooters. M. Jaures, writing to the newspaper La Petite Republique, says that France is organising a protectorate over Morocco, with the capital at Tangicrs. KING PETER AND THE REGICIDES. Belgrade, September 16. The regicides refuse to allow the King to appoint his brother. Prince Arsan, as Commander-in-Chief of the Servian army, on the ground that he is merely a cavalry captain in the Russian army, and that he has no qualifications for the post. RUSSIA AT HOME. St. Petersburg, September 16. A riot occurred in connection with the transfer of Armenian church property to the civil authorities at Baku. The troops fired, killing three and wounding 17 among the crowd, who were armed with revolvers and stones. A similar riot on a minor scale occurred at liars. SOMALILAND. London, September 17. One of the members of a detachment of the Hampshire regiment joining the escort party on the Aden Hinterland was killed and four wounded in a skirmish with the Arabs northeast of Ethala. THE GOODWIN CASE. London, September 17. In connection with the stranding of the Goodwins, a will has been found, under which is left £SOOO with reversionary interest to the Goodwins, but the original legatees are alive. ANTARCTIC RELIEF EXPEDITION. London, September 16. The Admiralty declines to listen to strong representations to the effect that Lyttelton is the best port of departure for the Antarctic Relief Expedition. THE NEW SERVICE RIFLE. London, September 16. Some experts declare that if the proposed new service rifle is adopted, the British army will be worse armed than ever. ALASKAN BOUNDARY ARBITRATION. London, September 16. The American counsel will be allowed the last address in connection with the Alaßkan Boundary Arbitration.