Decree Imposing Deportation on the Guilty Lisbon, July 26.
The Council of Ministers has approved a decree punishing the authors of the recent revolt, as follow Officers, non-commissioned officers and civil servants, who participated] personally in the revolt, are dismissed forthwith and will be hal to deportation to one of the Coloni or an island or to compulsory residence on a given spot, according to the degree of their responsibility.
Soldiers will be sent to the Colonies and will be compelled to work in the Government services.
Persons found in possession of! explosives will be deported to Timor.
Officers who might have opposed the revolt but remained neutral will be placed on half-pay.—Reuter.
Serious floods in the town of Zeya and a dozen villages in the Amur district have caused a stampede of the population from the istrict, Many pereans have perished. A number of houses are floating along the river Zeya—Reuter.
Beau, July 26.—It is explained that the passengere on the German steamer Monte Cervantes, which was found by the Soviet ice-breaker Krassin with a hole in her side off Bell Sound, were all Germans on a pleasure cruising, trip to Spitzborgen—Reuter.
Lonpon, July 26.—The Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons to-day that the reports lon the cable and wireless merger will be issued tomorrow,—Reuter, Pants, July 26—Althongh pardoned by the President, the auto-nornists Dr. Ricklin and Dr, Rose will be unable to take their seats in the Chamber of Deputies since the law under which they were con-viered includes among the penalties deprivation of political rights, which fare not restorable bys pardon.—Reuter,
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