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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 1, 1 July 1896, Page 2

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« , | Per Press Association.! London, June 29. A Government bill has been introduced into the House of Lords to found a teaching staff for the London University. Obituary — Charles Levre, of the London Sportsman. i The London Bank of Australia will I pay the third instalment of deposits in January next. The Agricultural Rating Bill is being violently opposed in the House of Commons. The motion for the adoption of the report, an all night sitting supervened which is still unfinished. The Porto accepts the principal demands of the Powers relative to Crete. Calcutta, June 30. The Khalifa is represented as furious at the Ferkeh defeat and denounces the tribes of oppressed braggarts who wish to share his power. Captured despatches indicate widespread dissension among the Emers. Cairo, June 30 It is said that Menelik, ruler of the Abyssinians, requires 36 million lire to be paid before be releases the Italian prisoners. Washington, June 30. McKialey has accepted nomination as President. He approved of the Convention platform, and declared that the financial honour v.-as sacred at the flag ; also. th;it American money must equal the best in the world. St. Petersburg, June 29. The Gazette puts forward a startling claim that Afghanistan and Turkestan mast be reunited to Bohara even at the cost of war.