British and Foreign.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11992, 10 July 1903, Page 5

British and Foreign.

Press Association—Telegraph— Copyright.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 8.

The Czar has abolished thte use of the knout, flogging With rods, and chaining of convicts to wheelbarrows. The onder applies both *o Saghaliem andi Siberia. NEW YORK, July 8. ' The number of United States marines at the Philippines is to be increased to 1500.

"Bear" operations have farced! a sensa* tuonal decline in cotton in New York, and enormous sales have caused a fall of 9 dollars 50 cents per bale' on Augusfo options from prices reached at the end of Juife. The "bull"' clique lost £400,000. It is expected manufacturers will now begin to buy. ■■■"'.

LONDON, July 8

The Union Bank of Australia for the half-year has.declared adividend of 8 per cent., added £50,000 to the reserve, and cawied forward £19,800.

In the Bouse of Commons the Irish Land Bill -was passed, excepting seven non«conlt»entious clausal

NEW YORK, July 8

The United States Steel Trust establishes a Canadian branch, at Port Colborne in order to circumvent British trade preference.

Whittaker.Wright lias agreed to be voluntarily extradited to London.

BERLIN,. July 8.

The-Higher Court Martial lias reduced Lieutenant Hussnier's sentence to two years' ilncarcieration in a fortress.