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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8844, 21 June 1907, Page 2

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Press Association—Copyright. London, June 20. Tho Howard Smith Company working iu conjunction with, tho Andrew Weir Oonuxmyjwill conduct a Pacific mail service 'from Seattle and San Francisco. Renter states that 330 persons wore seriously poisoned at a banquet at the opening of the barracks at Gosuo ou the Loire, Franco, including the officer commanding the Eighth Army The Welsh Congregational Union representing 400,000, demands prompt Welsh disestablishment upon which it declares depends tho continued allegiance of Wales to" the Liberal Ministry. Pretoria, May 10.

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr Kissik produced figures showing that there is amp. Ie native labour available to reulaco Chinese repatriated during the present year. ijOkdon, June 20.

The Jsfandard praises Mr Doakin’s temperate and ' discriminating survey of the Imperial Conference at the Perth reception. Tho cruisers Psyche and Pioneer will shortly bo recommissioned at Singapore for the Australian Station. They will also convoy to Sydney the now crew for the cruiser Pyramus. Sydney, Juno 21. Tho Bakers’ Association has increased by a farthing the price of tho two pound loaf. A shunter lias boon suspcude_d in connection with the Worries Creek accident. The Sofgran, which arrived from Groymouth, experienced rough weather, durirg which part of tlso deck cargo was washed away. Tho vessel was ten days knocking about off tho coast before she was able to make the port. The Kate Tatham, from Napier, also laid a rough time off the coast.

2 One indication of the congestion of shipping at Newcastle is that live captains have been lined for remaining at their moorings when loaded after the stipulated time. The defence was that they were helpless through being unable to obtain crews. Noiu-olk Island, June 21, A westerly gale lias been blowing since Sunday but is now moderating. Bobakt, June SJI. The National Bank of Tasmania has declared- a dividend of T per cent.