Gable Brevities
» » > Peerages have been bea towed on Sir Ljon Playfair and Mr Cyril Flowers, and a baronetcy on the Bight Honourable G.O.Morgan. Mr Munro had an interview with the Marquis of Bipon the new Secretary of State for the Colonies, yesterday. The Marquis said he desired to assure the colonies he was anxious to meet them in 1 every way. Mr Munro discussed the [ New Caledonian questisn with him, and I asked that the prohibition against British subjects selling spirits and arms to the Islanders should be rescinded. The Agent*6eneral intends to interview ' 3ir W. V. Harcourt, the Chancellor of ' the Exchequer; shortly, on the subject of the investment of trust funds in colon* 5 lal stocks. ' Krupp is establishing a factory in ■ "Russia. Cholera is increasing in Hamburg, and . has appeared in Antwerp. • Earthquakes and floods between them haye wrecked 10.000 houses in Japan. Five hundred persons were killed and drowneo. ' A train was Ihrown off the rails at Beziers, in the south of France, five persons being killed and 40 injured. A tailors' strike on a large scale is in progress in neveral North of England towns.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 29, 25 August 1892, Page 2
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190Gable Brevities Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 29, 25 August 1892, Page 2
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