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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2738, 17 February 1910, Page 5

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CHINESE SOLDIERS MUTINY

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, Fob. 15.

Reports received from Canton state that the Viceroy’s Japanese-drilled troops in Tungshau district mutinied. Admiral Licliun, with a force of 3uoo, pursued, the mutineers, whose casualties number one hundred.

MINERS QUARREL WITH THEIR

OFFICIALS.

There is great 'indignation among the Northumberland miners, owing to the executive refusing to take action upon the majority vote, though the requisite two-third’s majority lias not been gL ven. They have at several meetings censured and called upon Mr Burt, the secretary, to resign. BULGARIAN CHIEF KILLED. Advices from Salonika skate that Young Turks killed the notorious Bulgarian chief Tikalaumoff, near Castoria. ORIENT LINE BORROWS MONEY. The Orient Steamship Company is issuing £630,000 worth of 41 per cent, debentures at 95. The issue has been underwritten. A NOTABLE BANQUET. At a banquet at the Hotel Cecil, 400 persons were present, including many peers and members of the House, of Commons, the Lord Mayor, Admirals, and the Japanese Ambassador. The Duke of Norfolk, who presided, warmly welcomed Mr Wada-, Japanese Com-missioner-General at the Anglo-Japan-ese Exhibition^

AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

THE HAGUE, Feb. 15

The Netherlands Government is convening the Hague ,1911 International Congress for tlie conservation of natural resources. THE SUEZ~CANAL. BERLIN, Feb: 15. The “Hamburger Naclirichten”' db> mands that the Powers shall' combine to

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prevent the continuance alter 1968 of the provision for the Suez Canal concession, whereby the dues need only be lowered when the dividend exceeds 25 per cent.

MAKING GERMAN DREADNOUGHTS.

The “North German Gazette’’ states that there were 66,909 workmen at Ivrupp’s establishment at the end of 1909, an increase of nearly 4000 since 1908.

EX-SULTAN STARVES HIMSELF

PARIS, Feb. 15

Paris newspapers report that Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan of Turkey, is dying. He refuses to take food.

“JACK THE RIPPER” SCARE

ROME, Feb. 15

A panic has been created in Turin owing to a “Jack the Ripper,” a. man of low stature and lean appearance, murderously stabbing two young women and then disappearing in the darkness.

AUSTRIAN NAVY HAS SPEEDY TORPEDO BOATS.

VIENNA, Feb. lb

Six Austrian torpedo boats have completed their trials. They showed a speed of 2S knots, some up to 29J-.

GERAIANY CONSIDERATE FOR TURKISH NAVY.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 15.

Four torpedo boats sold to Turkey being of indifferent design, Germany is desirous of replacing them with better boats.

CHINA PATRONISES GERMANY. HONG KONG, Feb. 15. China has ordered from Krupp’s 200 light mountain guns.

DUTCH NEW GUINEA

THURSDAY ISLAND, Feb. 16

The Dutch exploration party in Dutch New Guinea reached the top of Wilhelmina peak. They sighted two similar peaks, 15,000 feet high. Scantily clad natives were seen on the snow-covered heights, and bird life is

plentiful. The country was found to be very rugged, and the rain was constant .

SENTENCES ON PRINCE ITO’S ASSASSINS.

TOKIO, Feb. 15

The murderer of the Marquis Ito has been sentenced to death, and his two accomplices to three years’ and eighteen months’ imprisonment respectively.

A MISSING TEG

(Received February 16, 9.45 p.m.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 16

American warships have vainly searched since February 6th for the naval tug Tina, which left Norfolk for Boston, with 30 men aboard. KING EDWARD BUYS AN ITALIAN VILLA. ■LONDON, Feb. 16. The “Daily Chronicle” says that King Edward lias acquired the Villa Braziliana at Pcsilippo, commanding a magnificent panorama of the Bay of Naples, and that ex-President Roosevelt will be one of King Edward’s and Queen Alexandra’s first guests there. AIRSHIPS FOR TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 16. Turkey has ordered three dirigibles from Germany.

TRAGIC WRECKS IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

(Received Jrenruary 16, 11.55 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16. The newspaper “Russ” states that two local passenger and cargo boats were wrecked in the Persian Gulf during a storm, and 200 persons perished.