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THE FAMINE IN JAPAN.

AN APPALLING DISASTER.

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TORY, Dec. 0.

The famine in the Aomori and Hokkaido provinces, briefly reported on the 23rd inst., is now stated to be the worst in Japan since 1860.

Not a thousandth part of the corps are nornwl, and the fisheries have

also failed.

THE CALUMET TRAGEDY.

A REMARKABLE SEQUEL.

Lox, Dec. 20

tel from Calumet states tims Mr. Moyer, Fresident of the Westen Federation of Miners, who asserted that the opponents of the strike were responsible for the dis

THE MOST DIS TRESSFUL COUNTRY:

PRAYERS FOR PRACE IN IRELAND,

* LONDON, Des. 20. Prayers of intercession and for the peace of Ireland were used in many London churches yesterday.

MEXICAN AFFAIRS.'

Losno Deo. 25.

LONDON

A telegram from Paris sint the Senate bare uhanimously to increase the pay of the officers the French Army.

THE INDIAN TRAIN ROBBERY,

LONDON, Dec. 29.

A telegram from Delhi states that the search for the train robbers hos

the Bank Holiday decreed by Pre- aident Huerta will be extended to 60 days.

been withdraw

aster et de Christmas Tree celebra- How to Counteract a Bank Run"} tion, bus been deported from Michi-, Parents are selling their daughtersgatt for ordering miners familica in batching and they are arriving in nut to accept funds raised by the It is declared in Mexico City, that been abandoned, and the troops, have! Tokys for shipmens abreal or for Citizens Relief Committee, wh A Milkce telegram states that entrance into the Yoshiwaz

devoting Meyer, sing en route to Chicago, is The Government £000,000 for the relic, of the distrol data store of men attacked

A GREAT, AVIATION FEAT. Thin at Calamet, beating him on the head with a revolver, which went off

LONDON, Dec. 28 woording him in the neck. They. Vedrines, who is attempting`a then dragged bini, through the streets fight to Cairo, has arrived at Jaña. and put him into a train.

dressed.

INTERESTING PRESS CELEBRA- TION

Lord Burnham's Eightieth Birthday.

LONDON, Dec. 20. An illuminated address signed by 253 representative members of the Press of Great Britain was presented to Lord Burnhamn, principal proprie tor of the London Daily Telegraph, on the occasion of his birthday at his residence, Hall Barn, Beacona- feld, Bucks.

Lord Northcliffe, chief proprietor of the Fordon Daily Mail read the address.

LORD KITCHENER AND THE VICEROYALTY OF INDIA.

A telegem from Chicago states that Mayer is in hospital with a- bullet wound in his shoulder.

CIVILIAN'S BTRANGE ACTION.

A Santry Fired As.

LONDON, Dec. 28.

CROATIAN DIET OPENED.

Extraordinary Scenes.

Lossos, Dec. 28.

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The Crian Diet has opened. dispute is to the date of the next meeting caused the wildest scenes. The President, M. Mileusnic, wha

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is a member of the Opposition, fixed waiting for the voting of further Monday, The Ministerialists object-

A telegram from Strasburg states that a givilian fired two shots at aed, "aul. M. Mileusnic vacated the sentry at the Castle Barracks and chair in favour of the Ministerialist, escaped.

A Juvenila Prunk.

LATER.

The incident, according to another telegram, was merely a juvenile prank.

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Losnos, Dec. 29. The Times says that rumours have been revived during the last few days that, Lord Kitchener will shortly re -place Lord Hardinge in the Viceroy- alty of India, but the Cairo corretion of the late Earf of Crawford spondent of the Times has the best have been sold to an Englishman (a authority" for stating that the rum-

Mr Sparrow) for £20,000. ours are absolutely unfounded.

INDIANS AND SOUTH AFRICA.

Lord Hardinge a Advice.

LONDON, Dec. 27.

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credits.

M Tuskan, who decided that the STORMY WEATHERN IN GREÄT Diet should meet the same evening.

Two members of the Opposition thereupon rushed M Tusken, and tried to drag him off his chair, where- upon a free fight took place and the sitting was suspended.

On the resumption at six o'clock

BRITAIN.

sammengeLoo, Dec. 25.

There has been snowstorme in Scot land Wals, and the Midlands, and the weather has been very tempestuous

in the evening; the Ministerialists on the costs,

found M. Mileusnic in the chair read- Nevertheless the Exit Coast herring- ing a newspaper and carversing with float have made record catches, and his friends. This continued until :

A £23,000 STAMP COLLECTION.

Lospox, Dec. 28. half-past seven, when an official in people in the fishing towns are working The British stamps in the collec-formed M. Mileusnic that, as he was day and night

not doing his duty, M. Tuskan would like to assume the Presidency. M.. Tushan thers mounted the tribune, BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION planted himself in front of M. Mileusnic, and tried to open busi девя He was greeted with an in- ferno of trumpet-blowing, the bang-

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ing of typewriter covers, the sound: Welshman, Billy Bayona, 1 the latter ing of motor-horns, and shrieks and abuse. M. Tuskan rang a bell, and M. Mileusnic, sitting in the chair, produced another bell and rang every time that M. Tuskan did. The up

graphs that the Vicoroy, raplying to aneiburg between the MC.Cyand South. 20ar was still continuing at 11 o'clock

address of welcome from various Indian ssociation, strongly urged the sccept- ance of the South African Commission to inquirs into Indian grievances. Ha pointed out that the President i s Judge of Appeal and is universally esteemed and respected. The Viceroy firmed that the Commission presente an opportunity to submit to the verdict of the world the justice of the Indian National Congress and the Indian gríavancos.

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Indian National Congres

Opened. The annual Indian National Congress has opened, here and is largely attend ed. Notable absentees were Mr. Gok. bale. Mr. Surendra Nath (Tagors?) and Mr. Banerjee, the first-named being Indisposed.

Africk, England, batting in

vory fine weather, compiled the big total of 317 for 2 (Belt 63, Rhodes not out 143, Mead not out 23.)

WAR OFFICE AND BISLEY,

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Uproar Until Eady Morning.

LATER.

A telegram from Agran states that despite the ear-splitting din the| majority succeeded in electing, a Presilient at 8 o'clock in the morn Fing, after which the uproar sub-

LONDON, Dec. 27.1 The newspaperi- state that the Wärje Office proposal to modify the Bisley programme in accordance with Service regulations le dansing, diratisfaction. The War Offse may orgause a Torrl torial meeting in opposition to Bisley if their proposals are not socepted

WATER FAMINE IN MONTREAL. Serious Besnits of Fallura of Municipal Plaat

Lamar, Des. 2715

Epeakers vehemently denounced the treatment of Indians in South Africa and claimed that Indians were entitled to equal treatment in the Colonies of the Empire. They trusted that the Imperial Government would realize that A telegram from Montres stated the situation was daily becoming more that the water Lamine in this city owing grave and that it was absolutely neoes to an accident to the Municipal plank eary that a Boyal Commission should is expected to last week. The bos investigate the allegations. It was pitals are buying toew of serated water, urged that the time was opportune for and the poor are using melted snow. ployment of Indians in Bread has been imported from other Public Services, especially attes

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Nawab Syed Mahomed, of Madras, Was siccted President of the Congrees. The Congresi has passed a resolution against the treatment of Indiana Tit Bench Africa,

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CHINESE ARMY RE-ORGANISATION.

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PEKING, Dec. 26. #:1 The Chinese Military Department has decided upon a scheme, af thorough army re-organisation. All soldiers over forty years of age are to be dismissed, officers will be com- pelled to live in barracks, and daily Farills will have to be attended.

THE PRESIDENTIAL SALARY:

giving up in the seventh round," m ́s contest for the Bantamweight Cham- pionship of Europe at Cardif

OBITUARY.

LONDON, Dec. 28. -The death is announced of Admira Sholto Douglas. Aga

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Mr. Andrew Giza The death is reported. of General 79th Birthday to-day Grodekoll, formerly Governor of the newspaper reporters in the like Amur region, and Commander of the New York home, and cheerfully Russian troops in the Far East Maing every topic under n sun. was the hero of the famous ride to Herat in 1878.

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PIRING, Dec. 26. It is proposed to fix the salary of the. President at $240,000 annually with an allowance of $120,000 for atalysed expenses. The amount for the Vice- President is suggested at $80,000 with an allowance of $72,000. These proposals will be referred to the Administrative Conference for proval.

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