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Big fire in Canada
Halifax, October 20,
Two-thirds of the business quarter of Sydney, Cape Breton wgs destroyed by fire,
The Royal Visit The Cornwall* took their farewell of Canada at Halifax, thanking the Canadians for their sympathetic and affectionate welcome.'
Yachting
New York, October 20.
Lipton, who is at present at Chicag® favours the building of safe yachts and not dangerous racing machines.
The Russian Loan. Received this day at 9 4 a m. Paris, October 20,
It is officially denied in Paris and St Petersburg that Russia is contemplating a loan.
Practical Ballooning
In Santos, Dumont ascended from Pare Prostatique easily, an rounded Eiffel Tower at a height of 250 metres. _ He regained the point of departure in 1755 second 3, w;.ile in the second attempt he covered the distance in 1840 seconds. While returning he encountered a strong wind. The Aero Ciuh Committee have decided that Dumont had failed to win the Dsutsch prize by 44 seconds. Deutch personally considered Dumont had won. Ihe crowds who witnessed the aseent showered flowers on Dumont.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 21 October 1901, Page 3
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