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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8193, 21 May 1906, Page 6

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(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). Per Proas Association J MELBOURNE. May 20. As the result of inquiries in London, Mr Ooghlan, Agent-General, hn« been informed that the Federal Mail Service* Cemmiwdoft estimated tho cost of a utcaroer of the typo of tho Mongolia or Macedonia, provided with facilities for perishable prodacts, would range up to £3y5,000 for & ftixteen knot vessel, to j£456,000 for a twimty-Tcriot; while the additional eont if fitted with turbine M 3 a chin cry would range from £2000 to £5000, according to Use speed. The eo«t of a first-clasa intermediate stcaraer, ;:?< d mainly for cargo and perL-diablo goods, would range from £'282,000 for a fourteen knottor to £*>n 1,000 for sixteen knot. This information is apropos of a propoaal to establish a Commonwealth Sin® of steamer.-. NEW YORK. May 20 Tho House of Representative!* at Washington voted two million;) for a battleship to surpass the Dreadnought. CAPETOWN, May 20. Six Chinese in tho Transvaal havo nppliod for repatriation. VIENNA, May 20. Lightning killed fifteen of a funeral party at Komoku Church in Austrian Silesia. It burned, cripplcd, or stunned thirty*three others. LONDON. May 20. A tenement at Stratford, Essex, was burnt and a family o( six, including three generations, were killed, Another family displayed great heroism. Tho torpedo boat No. 50 capsized while in tow of the cruiser Arrogant. The JDaily Telegraph fiate.s that Admirnl Sir A. K. Wilson's Home licet visits Kronstudt >u- the end of .1 uly. Sir Joseph Ward remains a month and then visits the United States. He will try to arrange a postal treaty and enquire into wireless telegraphy.

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Mr Preston, the Canadian Immigration Commissioner in Esigiar.d, pave nensational evidence before the Dominion House of iicprescniaiivos Committee on colonization, Relating to affaire in connection with the inception of the North Atlantic Trading Company, he declared that- after Lend Strathcona and Mr .1. G. Coloner, secretary to the Canadian High Commissioner, had he'd a meeting with steauK-hip agents in Hamburg in to discuss the enlargement of the field of continental emigration to Canada, Ilaron Hat/.fields, the then Ocrmnn Ambassador to England, was instructed that unless Lord Strathcona was able to satisfactorily explain his action, it was inadvisable that he should return to Gemiauy. Mr Prraton understood that the explanation made through Lord Salisbury, was, that the German law could not be transgressed. Mr Preston added that the Company was formed of continental booking agents, being pledged not to violate the laws of countries vrherein they operated. The names of those associated with ths matter were kept confidential. The lien. \V. S. Feiiding, Minister for Finance, announced to the Dominion Rous? that Lord Strathcona tifd written declaring the contract with the Company and that the names were conildcmml. A DHL A J !)K. May 20. Another contingent oi' dissatisfied Australian artisans and tradesmen, who proceeded to South Africa at the ei-ssa-ti!jn of hostilities, have svturncd. Thev were bitterly disappointed at the wage's which were low and living expensive, while everywhere Australians were blackguarded and had no peace of mind night or day. It was -practically impossible to obtain employment for the merest pittance.