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Chinese Sham. Shanghai, November 3,
Preparatory to the Chinese Courts return to Pekin, they destroyed the tower leading into the forbidden city, and replaced it by a wood and cloth structure representing stone with canopies, windows and screen elsewhere to hide foreign fortifications.
German Unemployed. Bbblin, Nov. 2. There are eighty thousand unemployed Berlin skilled workmen, asking for any kind of work. The distress is existent in country districts, which accentuates the position in the city. The Bubonic Plague.
London, Nov. 2. The Central Station Hotel at Glasgow, has been closed in consequence of the discovery of four jjases of plague, attributed to rats.
Movements of French Squadron.
Received this day at 9 17 a m. PiiEis, Nov 3,
The’ squadron that returned to Toulon did not include the division that was reported to be steaming towards the Levant.
The latter open sealed instructions when three days out.
Attempted assassination of the Chinese Dowager. Received this day at 8 49 a.m. London, November 3.
A Reuter’s dopatch from Pekin states that an attempt to assassinate the Dowager Empress failed. Proclamation of the King in India.
Bombay, November 3,
Magnificent preparations are already in progress at Delhi in connection with the proclamation of King Edward as Emperor at the end of 1902. It is expected the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will attend.
The Nicaraguan Canal. Washington, Nov 3
The authorities here declare that Great Britain did not nsk for compensation to relinquish the Joint right for the control of the Isthmian Ca' al. The Government of Nicaragua have denounced the treaty empowering the United States to construct a cana l , ac d desire to arrange a new treaty.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 November 1901, Page 3
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