London.

Manawatu Herald, 23 March 1899, Page 2

London.

A burglary, in which chloroform wits utiiceM iv an injit-n oas fish 0

was p< j rp< t *ated at ihe residenoe f tJr Mt-aduwe, of B»w Common.

The robbers pi ice*) a handkerchi f naluratfd with ch'orf rm v der the door of the doctor's liedroo ... Tae fuin^ gradually h>vl en ove powi-ig ff ct up )D the occup-m s, and th is ■uabi' d be intruder-** to ransack 6 ■ room wir bout risk of interference.

Oilif nnian applns which hhea 'c b^n stored for six months *fc a -pmp-ia'ure of 35deg bave been f>und to b- in a splendid condition.

A parcel of 800 c *•) • as been at priesc s ranging f *iv . 0-j 6<3 to 14 p-*****' case Lo dGo ge Hamil 1 >n, Sec ary t S ite fir India, hn am o oed that countervailing du--8 on mported bo.m y-fed s «g*i' W be uforcpd in India on and i om he 20 ih inst.

There ia diloreaca of opinion be-

tween the British and Indian sugar merchants as to the advisableneoj of tha new departure.

At Home the imposition of the new duties ia considered unwise, but in India the opinion of those concerned is unanimoii-jy in favour of the countervailing duties.

The largest belting on the Univerary b:>at race is 6 ti 4 on the Cambridge crew.

D»wag*?r Lidy Riglan and h<?< d-*at»httfr, th<s H>n Vt-ju-t S-jmsravt, wiil accompany L>rd Beauchainp, the newly appointed Governor f New South Wales, when he comes out to Sydney.