British and Foreign.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11741, 19 September 1902, Page 5

British and Foreign.

Press Association—Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, September 17. An explosion occurred at the Algona mine, Norfolk, West Virginia. .Seventeen bodies have been recovered. Nicholas Fish, a millionaire, was killed in a New York street brawl. Sir Thomas Lipton lodges the challenge for the America, Cup before the Ist of October. The Venezuelan troops defeated the Government troops near Caracas. General Casco has retreated to Cuayabo. LONDON, September 17. A son of John Kensit, the well-known anti-Ritualist, has been sent to prison for three months in default of finding sureties not to hold meetings in the streets of Liverpool. Sixty thousand have petitioned for his release!, including several Liverpool Justices of the Peace. English makers of chemical apparatus invite Professor Evans, of Canterbury, to formulate more specific charges. They admit lack of uniformity in gauge, and regret the absence of # decimal standard. They add that most of vie criticisms are too severe. The "Times'" and "Standard's" previous comments refer to the speech delivered by M. Pelletan, Minister for Marine at Bizerta, in the course of which he tilted at Germany, and added that France with Bizerta, Corsica, and Toulon is the doorkeeper between the two halves of m the Mediterranean, despite Malta and Gibraltar. M. Delcasse is annoyed at Premier Combes allowing Genei'al Andre, Minister for War, and M. Pelletam to refer to foreign nations. He has nstructed M. Barrere, French Ambassador to Italy, to, tender excuses to Italy. .-