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1 LONDON, Jan 4 Barque Childwell sunk in collision off Flushing, on coast of Cornwall. 15 were drowned. Further rioting in connection With Salvation Army has taken place at Eastbourne. Standard states Govt are determined to take steps to satisfy lawful aspirations and feasible requests of Labor Purty. English Trades Unions have Sent £4OOO to German printers On strike. Standard says if Gladstonians oppose Irish Local Govt scheme Balfour will drop it. Telegraph says hold'erk of Russian bonds are selling them, fearing Govt will repudiate payment. Blowitz, Paris correspondent of the Times, states Russia is attempting to float another loan in Paris. Influenza is being severely felt in Ireland, and is raging in Milan, Genoa and Schleswig. It is spreading rapidly throughout Belgium. King Leopold, who has been suffering, is recovering. Death announced, from influenza, of Emile de Laveleye, Belgian author. One hundred and eighty four lunatics have died at Gheel since Christmas. Gheel, 26 miles southeast of Antwerp, is celebrated as a place of treatment for
insane. Reported Emoeror of Austria shortly • isits King Humbert of Italy. French Govt are parleying with rßelglttOl. Ht)Llilijd,... S wiizei-lajiil APIL Spain with the view to formation of commercial treaties. BERLIN, Jan 4 Socialist Sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Kalbe, town of Prussian Saxony, for omitting to cheer Emperor on public occasion. NEWCASTLE, Jan 4 Price of coals having been reduced 10 shillings per ton, hewing rate in consequence reduced by fourpence. Miners are resenting reduction, and it is feared strike will result. SYDNEY, Jany 4 Hundreds of thousands of acres in Riverina district laid waste by bush fires, which are largest ever known in that part. Fire, which was caused by a child treading on a wax match, is still burning. Weather hot and will continue so unless rain falls. It is calculated it will take two or three seasons to restore grass to the condition it was in previous to the fire. American barque W. H. Lincoln is on fire. Vessel had nearly completed
discharging, and there is very little cargo on board. Fire originated in
main hatch, and is burning from that aft. Believed vessel will be completely destroyed. WELLINGTON, Tuesday Bad weather experienced in south last few days. Southeast gale With rain here this morning. ASHBURTON, Jan 4 Heaviest rain since 1875 fell today, commencing at 10 this morning, and still continues. In 45 minutes, just after noon, *BB inches rain; and in an hour and a quarter at another point 125 inch fell. Heaviest Storm was between 12 and 1, but was not general. Harvest work still going on, but since then whole district been visited and much harm has been done to crops; but fortunately comparatively little wind, otherwise the storm must have been disastrous. Yesterday the crops looked splendid.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XII, Issue 1, 5 January 1892, Page 3
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