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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1896, Page 2

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MR CHAMBERLAIN "SHADOWED." THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE. LOSS OF LIFE IN A HURRICANE. Per Press Association.) London, Sept. 30. Austria has virtually agreed to recognise Tunis as French territory, and, in return, France accepts the Austro-Italian Commercial Treaty. England, however, claims the most favoured nation treatment and so tar as she is concerned, the Tunis question remains unsettled The quarterly revenue retnrns show the receipts to be ±23,492,000. The customs provides £5,056,000, excise £7,653,000, and stamps £1,810,000. It is stated that the American detectives at one time, owing to Fenian threats, shadowed Mr Chamberlain for a week. Washington, Oct. 1. It is rumoured in New York that the decision of the American Commission, set up to investigate the Venezuelan Frontier dispute, will be in favor of a Republic. The President and Olncy are disposed to promote the action in Congress before retiring from office. A hurricane swept the Atlantic States. There was considerable loss of life, especially in the town of Savannah. Calcutta, Sept 30. The drought in India has damaged the crops and grain riots have occurred in some centres. Berlin, Sept. 30. The Hamburg dock strike is ended. Rome, October 1. Italy surrenders her capitulations in Tunis aud in exchange receives tariff advantages over the other powers. Pretoria. Oct. 1. Capt. Ferriers aud seven others have been arrested in connection with "jumping" of claims in the Rand. Paris, Oct. 1. Telegrams published here from Cairo state the British are asking the banks for an advance of 26 million francs on the security of the Egyptian revenue for the purpose of defraying the cost of the campaign.