Foreign.
Edward Field of New York has been pronounced insane. Twelve thousand persons are starving in Northern Finland. Convicts who were engaged in the construction of the Siberian railway made their escape to Vladivostock, where they pillaged a number of residences, murdering the inmates, and outraging the women. It is believed in Shanghai that China is willing to cede Formosa to Great Britain — on similar lines to which Cyprus was conceded to the British by Turkey — in return for an anti-Russian alliance. The enquiry at Valparaiso into the** disturbance with the men of the United States cruiser Baltimore has concluded. Two Chilians were found guilty of stabbing. The police were exonerated from blame. The soundings of the Honolulu cable between San Francisco and Honolulu have been completed. The greatest depth was under 4000 fathoms.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 December 1891, Page 2
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134Foreign. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 December 1891, Page 2
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