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(HY ELECTRIC TELEGUAPH. — COPYRIGHT.) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, Feb. 6. The cathedral of Jacobstadt, a town of Russia, m Finland, has. been dynamited. .'■'■:■ The Recidiyiste Bill has passed its second reading m the French. Senate. , M. Rpusseau contended that the recidivistes would be an acquisition to the colonies. France is unanimous m demanding that convicts should be relegated. M. Berenger's scheme, which would 1 have largely superseded the present Bill, has been rejected. Prince Bismarck contends that the recent annexation by England of a part of Northern New Guinea is at vai'iance with the assurance given by Earl Granville. The latter replies that this step was rendered 'necessary from a fear of filibusterThe Chinese have sustained severe defeats m Tonquin recently. The French troops under General Negrier are now advancing onLangson. 'The wheat market is' steadier. Off coast : cargoes for transhipment to the Continent are worth 365, and cargoes, to arrive m February, are quoted at 86s Bd- ...... The wool market is weaker. 161,000 bales were catalogued, of which number 21,000 were withdrawn. The present series close on the 13th inst. , The French forces under General Negrier have captured a Chinese camp near Langson.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 58, 10 February 1885, Page 2
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198CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 58, 10 February 1885, Page 2
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