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 40 CHEONICLE. [july

6. Ex-king of Milan fired at four times by a dismissed captain while driving through the streets of Belgrade. One of the bullets slightly grazed the king's body. A number of leading Radical politicians were subsequently arrested.

— The double election at Oldham consequent upon the death of Mr. Ascroft (C), and the resignation of Mr. Oswald (C), resulted in the return of Mr. Alfred Emmett (L.), 12,976, and Mr. Walter Runciman (L.), 12,770 votes, against Mr. Winston Churchill (C), 11,477, and Mr. Mawdsley (C), 11,449 votes.

— Serious floods occurred in Texas all along the Red River Valley, especially in Fort Bend County, where upwards of 300 persons were drowned, and many thousands rendered homeless.

— The Houses of Convocation of both provinces met at Lambeth Palace, to consider a new Clergy Regulation Bill.

7. Friendly telegrams interchanged between the Emperor William and President Loubet on the occasion of a visit paid by the former to the French training-ship IphigJnie at Bergen.

— General Zurlinden superseded as Governor of Paris by General Brugere.

— The Tasmanian House of Assembly passed a resolution in favour of female suffrage.

— The final heats in the principal events at the Henley Regatta decided as follows : —

Grand Challenge Cup — Leander Club (Berks) beat London Rowing Club (Bucks), 3 lengths.

Ladies' Challenge Plate — Eton College (Berks) beat Pembroke College, Cam- bridge (Bucks), 2J lengths.

Thames Challenge Cup — First Trinity, Cambridge (Bucks), beat Kingston R.C. (Berks), 2f lengths.

Stewards' Challenge Cup— Magdalen College, Oxford (Bucks), beat Ham- monca B.C., Hansbury (Berks), 5 lengths.

Visitors' Challenge Cup — Balliol College, Oxford (Bucks), beat New College, Oxford (Berks), 1 length.

Wyfold Challenge Cup — Trinity Hall, Cambridge (Bucks), beat London R.C. (Berks), 2} lengths.

Diamond Challenge Sculls— B. H. Howell (Bucks) beat H. T. Bickerstaffe (Berks), 4 lengths.

8. The Prince of Wales reviewed on the Horse Guards' Parade 26,000 men of the metropolitan volunteers.

— New franchise proposals involving concessions to the British demands submitted to the Transvaal Raad, and accepted at the instance of President Kruger ; President Steyn of the Orange Free State and Mr. Fischer representing the Afrikander League.

— The Volta Exhibition at Como, containing many precious relics relating to the history of electricity, totally destroyed by fire, caused by the fusing of electric wires.

— Serious riots occurred at London, Ontario, arising out of a strike of tramway-car men, and the attempt of the company to run the cars with non-unionists. The police and militia eventually cleared the streets with some loss of life.