London via Bombay, 18th February.
Lord Lansdowne, Foreign Secretary, stated in the House of Lords that the Japanese Government had replied to the British representations in reference to the Gilmour case, that the officials responsible for this miscarriage of justice had been punished. If Mr. Gilmour wanted redress, he ought to proceed against the officials by whose misconduct he had suffered.
The British Government thought that this proposal scarevly met the justice of the case, and had asked possible indemnify Mr. Gilmour for his costs in the case.—Reuter.
Mr. Gilmour was an officer of a blue-funnel steam-r who was sentenced to fifteen days' rigorous imprisonment for striking a drunken Japanese seaman who had bitten and kicked him.—Ep.
London vit Bombay, 18th February.
The Australians won the fourth test match by seven wickets—
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.