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g, Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright. London, August 11. The appointment of the Right Hon G. Curzon, } J . n .v)in,u)r'r>tary Secretary f r the | Foreign OiJioo, has been gazetted. He I vacates his seat as a member for Southport, Lancashire, immediately. Encroachment by the sea threatens Deal with submersion, and prompt efforts are to be taken to protect the town. There is a rumour of the revived formation of the Balkan League, comprising Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece and Roumania, under Russian protec tion. Penny postage -with the colonies begins on Christmas Day. The London Chamber of Mines will control the mining section at the Greater Britain Exhibition, and will receive appli catians for space until October Ist. St. Petersburg, August 12. Russia has acquired a coaling station on the African coast of the lied Sea, between Assab and Obock. Paris, August 12. France is undertaking a strong expedition to the Samori or Wasulu Kingdom, a French protectorate in the Upper Niger.
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Feilding Star, Volume XX, Issue 37, 13 August 1898, Page 2
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