(Per Press Association ) Wellington, This day The election of the Board of Benevolent Trustees resulted in tho defeat of the Rev Hr Van Stavereo, who has seen 20 years of service. Two others of the old mom bore were also rejected in favor of Messrs Kvaoi and Glasson.
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* (united press association ) (by eleotbio telegraph—copyright). ST PETERSBURG, Deo. 5 Ramis is spending 118,000,000 roubles in the reorganisation of tbe artillery brsnob of the servioe on Frenoh models. BERLIN, Deo 4. The National Zeitung , a leading paper of Berlin, proposes that the peace effec tiveneee of the German army should be inorsased by 1700 (sic). LONDON, Dec 5 The Quean, accompanied by Lord Kitchener, visited Netley Hospital and decorated the heroes of the Soudan cam paign. Glasgow firms are spending a quarter of a million on the sugar faotory at Jamaica. The steamer Londonia was abandoned in the Atlantic. Eighty of tbe crew are miming. BERLIN, Deoembor 5 A joarnalist at Lippe-Detmold baa been sentenced to six months' imprison ment for an insinuation that the Rogent bad caused tho publication of tbe stric tures on tbe Kaiser. VIENNA, December 5 Semi-official reporta have been circu lated that aftor the Duke Sergius’s vi.it to Windsor the Queen instructed Lord Salisbury to confer with M. do fitaal, Russian Ambassador, with tbe view to a more friendly understanding regarding the Far East. Conferences between tnem have incroased tbe chances of an entente cordiale between tbe two nations. PARIS, Dec 5 Colonel Picqnart has asked the Cassa tion Court to decide whether he is amenable to civil or military jurisdiction. Public indignation to growing. The Royalist party aro greatly divided on tbe question.
