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in the concers he was employed by, there would la publishat in to-day". Timer by a number of be an end to most of the conflicts between capital | Finlanders. The letter deals with alleged bar. and labour"
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London, 8th May. WIDENING THE WICKET FRCPOSAL DEFEATED. Signor Baccelli, Becretary to the Italian London, 7th May. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has informed the Erory Household Requisite. Dopot for
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lending cricket organisations all over the world in referenes to the proposal to widen the wicket, it was scarcely likely that it won'd be At the same time, there be done to should is a feeling that reduce the number of long innings. The principal objection to the idea of increasing the width of the wicket is that, although might be found of advantage in first-class cricket, played on plamb pitubes, it woull have a disastrous effect in minor cricket, whore at present, as a rule, the fanings are quite short anough. FIXING THE SOMALILAND PRONTIER LINES,
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Renter's Agency reper's that public opirica af Aden is against reverting to the ten-mila coastal limit in Somaliland. It is recommended to retain the lise from Bohotlo, to Hargosia. That is by way of Garreró and Burao. regarded as the only practical frontier for the British rotectorate.
HOW MAJOR PLUNKETT FELJ
London, 8th May.
It truspires that Major Plunkett's last stand in the dissatrons affair which saw the anihilation of his forco was made on open ground amid low bushes, three feat big. The Mullah's force was concealed in the thick bagh, and be personally led tib last encasssful rush on the British line. Meanwhile, after ordering the 50 survivors under his commend to make a final charge, Major Plunkett was shot deed,
ANOTHER RAGGING" CARE,
London, 8th May, The Commander-in-Chief, Field-Marstal Lord Roberts, Las ordered an enquir, to be hold
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Londen, 8th May. The Reichstag has voted the funds necessary for the purchase of a whaling vessel to relieve
Antarctis regions, the German ernadition now wintering in the
THE BAXONY ROYAL SCANDAL.
London, 7th May. The Crown Prince Frederick of Saxnoy has talegraphed to Princess Louiso, whom he recently divorced, congratulating her in the tenderest terms upon the birth of her daughter, On reading the telegram the Princess was deeply moved, and burst into tears,
HOBANCE OF THE PERLAGE.
Loudon, 8th May.
One of the justices of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice yesterday granted a commission to enable Ernest Henri Sackville: West to secure testimony abroad with a view to showing that he is the late Baron Saskville's lawful ser. The claimant alleges that the first Baren Sockville (his father) married Josephine Duran in 1884. Lord Sackville, who succeeded. his brother in 1888, declares that Jessphine Duran married one Jean de la Oliva in 1851,
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AMERICAN LABOUR TROUBLES
A London, 12th May. The Eabour agitation in New York has eat- minsted in a number of serious strikes and a look-out. There are now: 100,000 carpenters, brick-makers, teamsters, and asabway emplosoes idle in the city, and it is estimated that 75,000,000 dollars (£15,000,000) worth of work has been stopped.
MONTREAL LONGBROREMEN'S STRIKE.
London, 12th May, There are 28 steamships in this barbone st Montreal, awaiting the end of the longshora- mens atrike. The proposals of the Dominion basis of settlement, which, while recognising the anion, excluded foreign agitators have been Postmaster General, Sir William Melock, for
rejented, on the ground that they did not fully recognise the union, a
London, 13th May, The Montreal strike has ended, the President of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company having induced the leaders of the shipping interests to miske satisfactory concessions.
THE TRANSVAAL IOAN.
London, 13th May. There was a total of 115,400 applications, for sums aroounting to £1,174,000,000, when the subscription list alosed for the Transvaal De- velopment Loan, fasaed in 3 per cents, at par. Onofirm spplied for the whole loan (£30,000,000), and others for huge amounts. It is not likely that sacli applicants will receive more than 2 per sent, of the amounts applied for.
GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
London, 13th May.
A semi-official note issued from Berlin com- plains that the British Government has not
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time months ago an English paper contained the following paragraph, referring to the fore: going claim The R.M.S. India, whion reached the Royal Albert Docks on Saturday. brought from Australia on elderly man named Harry Wilson, who is to be a witness in the remarkably romantic claim of Mr. Harry Sack ville, a Plymonth resident, to the Backville love peerage. It is alleged that a noblemen, resident with a charming young lady, whom he Tools, Brass and Iron Merobunta into an alleged instance of “ragging" which at a ploturesque Duvonshire mansion, fried dismay was expressed in Vianos.
occurred in connection with an offer a privately. The present claimant says that he is hold at the Mount. Nelson Hotel, Capetown, on Christmas Eve, 1901. The complainant is the only son of the secret marriage. Solicitors W. E. M. Stanford, C.B., C.M.G., now Chief who have the are in band have had some difl- Magistrate of the Transkeian Territories-culty in finding the two witnesses to the alleged Cape colonial, who bas frequently served with marriage. One was found serving as private
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THE GERMAN NAVY.
London, 8th May, In his forthcoming cruise, Bear Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia (the Kaiser's younger brother will commend the finest German aquadron that ever went upon a voyaga The squadron, which will consist of fire battleships of the Keiser class and six modern cruisers, will call at Antwerp, Cherbourg, and Lisbon,
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNOR,
London, 8th May.. Mr. 6. R. Le Haute, 0.3 G., whe has been Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea since 1898, kas been appointed Governor of South Australia, in eccession to Lord Теппусом.
*BRITIEK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS,
London, 8th May. Britial imports doeratzed in value by £2,397,601 during the month of April last, s compared with the corresponding period in 1902, while exports decreased in value by 1358,156.
SIE HECTOR MACDONALD'S WIDOW,
London, 8th May, The War Office has granted the widow of the late jor-General Sir Hector Macdonald a pansion of £120 a year.
KING OF UGANDA DEAD.
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THE KING'S TOUR DELCASSE INTERVIEWED.
London, 8th May, M. Deltasse, French Minister for Foreiga Affaire, has been interviewed in regard to the tour of King Edward. His Majesty a visit to France, said M. Delcasse, was regarded as a not of friendship, and a spontaneous testimony of esteem and sympathy which was very precions to the Republic. Sincere neighbourly relations between France and England were bighly desirable, though, the alliance with Bussin would be the invariabių įivof of France's activa abroad.
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF IN BOUTH AFRICA. Tondon, 8th May. An unofficial poll indicates that the Natal Farliament is practically noanimons in support ing a tariff giving preferential treatment to Grest Britain. A large majority of the members of the Cape Parliament are opposed. to the proposal..
REMEDY FOR STRIKES.
Loudon, 8th May. Ia bis address on President of the Steel and Iran Institats, Mr. Andrew Carnegis advance a proposal to prevent strik aIt." said Mr. Carnegie, every workman was a shareholder
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ATTEMPT TO LEGALISE PEACEFUL PICKSTING.
Loudon, 9th May.
In the House of Commone yesterday, Mr. D. J. Shackleton introduced a bill to legálise pesco ful persuasion and picketing, and to prohibit actions against trails-anions, as such.
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COLLAPSE OF THE CLIDE STRIKE.
London, 14th May. The 6,000 Clyda engineers who recently struck work, against the advice of the Central Executive of the Amalgamated Society in London-which subsequently withheld strike- pay from the men-have resumed work.
THE UNSAPPY BELGIANS,
London. 14th May. The Countess Lonyay is suing her father, Leopold, King of the Belgians, for 17,000,000 francs (about £630,000), which she regards us her share of her late mother'e property. King Leopold offers to compromise for 600,000 franca.
FANATICS AND LEE-HETFORDS.
London, 14th May, The Somali Mullah's followers laugh at the pro-small wounds caused by the British solid riflo ballets, and declare that their leader causes them to heal quickly.
Majority spuiust... The Prime Minister (Mr. A. J. Balfour) contributed a telling speech to the debate. Mr. Balfour characterised the bill as frag
It was, he said, mentary and ambignons. apparently of an alarmingly revolutionary nature with regard to some aspects of vast complicated life. questions going to the root of industrial Since Parliament must shortly re-consider the abinations of workmen, whole position of combin employers, and capitalists he considered it advis able that a commission should investigate modern social and economic phenomena, and throw light upon the principles and lines of future action.
The majority consisted entirely of Unionists, many Ministerialists abstaining from tuking any part in the division.
THE WAR OF BATES.
London, 10th May. The Canadian Customs officials insist that British goats claiming the benefits of the preferential tarifi must be accompanied by a declaration setting forth their value, and that Done of the articles invoiced were produced in Germany
TAX SLEEPING BIQENESA.
London, 10th May. The terrible Central African disease known
RECOGNITION OF MARCONI.
London, 14th March. The British Government has invited Signor Marconi to attend the forthcoming International Telegraph Conference.
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FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC,ì.
London, 11th May. Thirty anarchists, including a bro her of Colgoss, the assassin of President McKinley, have been arrested at Los Angeles, in order to enstite the safety of President Rocserelt during his present visit to California. Speak- ing yesterday at Watsonville, a small town some 70 miles from San Francisco, President Boosetelt declared that the Pacifle Ocean must pass under the commanding influence of America during tho passont century, involving a great burden of re-ponsibility,
A ROYAL BETROTHAL,
London, 11th May. The botrothal is atrnounced of Prince Andrew, son of the King of Greece, to Princess Alice of Battenberg, daughter of Princs Lapais of Battenberg.
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EOYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
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