London.
The House of C unmons has voted a sum of £60,000 additional towards the support of the naval force in Australia.
The estate of the late Baron Hirsch his b'^n proved to amount to 516.000.000 sterling, in addition to £5,000,000 worLh of property devoted to the improvement of the condition of th* Jews. The Baroness receives £8,000,000. Baron Hirsch's death was caused by an operation for tracheotomy for supposed cancer. The number of London builders and joiners on strike is 25,000. Protracted drought is retarding the English crops. The Durham miners have refused to reappoint the Board of Conciliation.
The Prince of Wales has formally presented Lady Halle", the famous violinist, widow of Sir Charles Hall 6, with an estate in Italy subscribed by her admirers.
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Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1896, Page 2
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127London. Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1896, Page 2
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