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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 86, 8 October 1897, Page 2

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i Per Press Association.) London, October 6. K. Fluck, the Melbourne athlete, won a cup for a three mile race at Stamford Bridge by 60 yards, the time beiu<> 10m in 40sec. The International Chess Tournament at Berlin resulted as follow :— Charoosck 14£ points, first prise, LIOO ; Walbrodt (Germany), 14 point*, Becond, L 7 5; Blackburne (England), 13 points, third, LSO. The games between Charonsck and Walbrodnt were closely contented, the play being exceedingly good. October 7. The Peterson Company, who entered into a contract with the Canadian Government for the establishment of a fast Atlantic service between Canada and Great Britain, have deposited £10,000 as a guarantee f or carrying oat their contract, The National Temperance Convention carried a resolution demanding the introduction to Parliament of a measure lor preventing the issue of new licenses or the removal of existing ones. Sir John Gilbert, President of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, jetat 80, is dead. Mr Thomsia Fielder, Conservative member for the Middleton division of Lancashire, died suddenly while out grouse shooting, aged 43. Rio de Janiero, October 7. The Brazilian troops, after several days fighting, captured Canados, the strong-hold of Conseheiro, the Portuguese fanatic, who attempted to raise an armed rebellion against the Government. Tb6 losses on both sides were heavy. Cou?eheiro was captured and placed in prison. Madrid, October 7. General Weyler has refused the request made by Senor Sagostas, Premier, to resign his command of the Spanish troops in Cuba. Rome, October 7. Reports hnve been received here to the effect that the native inhabitants of Kassala are willing to re inlist as a force to serve under the Anglo-Egyptian garrison. Constantinople, October 7. Tbe Foreign Ambassadors here have informed the Greek Premier Zainos, that the Powers intend to apply for financial control under the conditions loast likely to affect the susceptibility of the country.