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News has been received that affairs in Orissa, Bengal, are in a critical condition. Ten thousand insurgents have surrounded the Rajah's Palace. The British resident force is 400, and an application has been made ] for reinforcements. In the proceedings of the Behring Sea Commission, Sir Charles Russell declared that America compelled the discussion of the whole* question of the liberty of the seas, owing to her claim to a proprietary right over the seals. A native rising is reported near Manipur. The Kukis are raiding the district, and have beheaded 300 natives. A plot to blow up the Chicogo waterworks and burn down the Exhibition Buildings has been discovered. The conspiracy is known to bo the work of Anarchists. The approaching general elections in Germany are creating intense excitement. There is an unprecedented number of candidates in the field. A plot to murder Prince Ferdinand on his arrival in Bulgaria with his bride, was frustrated. Siamese troops have invaded a. French garrison on the Mekong river, seizing a convoy and capturing a French officer. A French battalion has been despatched to the assistance of the garrison.
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Manawatu Herald, 16 May 1893, Page 2
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187Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 16 May 1893, Page 2
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