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& Serious anti-Semitic disturbances took place at Nachod, Bohemia, where seven Jewish shops were sacked, and order was not restored until the military were ordered to clear the streets.

7. The Odessa University closed in consequence of the unruly con- duct of the students, and all examinations postponed for a year.

— A severe south-westerly gale broke over the British Isles, doing fcreat damage, especially on the Welsh and Cornish coasts.

— A serious explosion took place at the Belgian fortress of Huy, due to the clumsy handling of a shell, which exploded, igniting a barrel of powder and several cartridges. Six men were killed, and two officers seriously injured.

— Two dwelling houses in the heart of the most fashionable quarter of New York caught fire, and twelve persons burned to death.

8. The International Football Match (Association Rules) between England and Scotland played at Birmingham, and won by England by two goals to one. The final match for the English county champion- ship (Rugby Rules) played at Newcastle, and won by Devonshire defeat- ing Northumberland by a goal to nothing.

— The French and Russian guards which had been ordered to Pekin to protect the legations, withdrawn.

— M. de Blonay, a Swiss, arrived at Canea to assume the duties of financial adviser to Prince George of Crete, under international agree- ment.

9. Lieutenant-Colonel Evatt attacked Kabarega at Unyoro in Central Africa, on the east bank of the Nile, and completely defeated him, taking prisoners both Kabarega and Mwanga, the chief.

10. Sir Julian Pauncefote, G.C.B., and Sir Henry Howard, K.C.M.G., appointed British representatives to the Disarmament Conference at the Hague, and Lord Russell of Killowen British arbitrator on the Venezuelan Boundary Commission, in succession to Lord Herschell, deceased.

— The centenary celebration of the Church Missionary Society opened by a meeting in Exeter Hall, followed by a service at St. Paul's Cathedral, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury preached.

— At the sitting of the Diet of Gotha a declaration by the Duke of Connaught was read, stating his willingness as nearest agnate of the ducal house to accept the succession.

11. A gas explosion took place in Victoria Street, Westminster, by which the top floor of a house was blown off, and eight persons in the street were injured by the falling materials.

— The King and Queen of Italy visited the Island of Sardinia, and were cordially received by the inhabitants. An imposing muster of the French fleet under Admiral Fournier was made in their honour at Cagliari.

— In the Greek Chamber the Tricoupist candidate for the presi- dency having been elected by a large majority, M. Zaimis, the Prime Minister, tendered his resignation, which was accepted by the King.