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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 758, 24 July 1894, Page 5

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at 8 ii" dayo LONDON. July 19 John Burns, on behalf of the Labour Members of House of Commons, has sent cable message congratulating the Labour Partv in Sydney on result of elections. Baron Schroeder has suggested, with view of settling olaims against old Loan and Mercantile directors, that be should transfer his own Land Company shares to new company. Stated Ferdinand Rothschild will shortly marry eldest daughter of the Right Hon. A. W. Peel, Speaker of House of Commons. At wool sales, medium and good wools are firm. Inferior sorts weaker. Mangakuri clip realised 9d. Wool sales are spirited. Germans are buying largely. Interest on Bank of N. Z. stock is payable in May and November. First instalment of 70 per cent, of the stock is due 26th October. Twenty five leading financial firms have subscribed to untierwrite Bank of N. Z. stock. WASHINGTON, July 19 Federal troops have withdrawn from Chicago. ROME, July 19 After fierce battle with Dervishes, Italian troops succeeded in capturing Kassala, in Eastern Soudan. Italian residents in Lyons whose houses were wrecked and burned by mob after President’s murder, claim two million francs, (£80,000) as compensation. CALCUTTA, July 19 British Govt propose to construct two posts in lately conquered district of Manjut, to guard passes leading into it from Pamirs and from Kashgar. ST PETERSBURG, July 19 Russian Govt decided to build a railway from Samarcand to Marghilan, with branch to Tashkend, in order to have control of approaches to Pamir Plateau.