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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8901, 22 August 1907, Page 2

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Press Association —Copyright. S yd snv.l August 21

Sailed : Victoria. Melbourne, August 21. . Sailed Wimmera. Puetouia, August 21. The Legislative Council by 7 to 5 negatived a motion disapproving of tho purchase of the Cullinan diamond. IjONDon, August 21. The Admiralty at a cost of a million propose to build at Portsmouth a dock SSO feet long and 110 feet wide to receive two Dreadnoughts at the same time. Paris, August 21. At King Edward's invifatiou M. Clemencoau will lunch with him at Marienbad to-day. This is interpreted hero as a mark of esteem, also of intention to discuss the results of King Edward's interviews with the Emperors of Germany and Austria, especially regarding Morocco. Berlin, August 21.

M. Jules Cambon has jiccn the guest of Prince Bulow at Isordcruey for several days. Sydney, August 22. The Customs seized 400 tins of opium secreted in chests of tea brought by the steamer Empire for a Chinese consignee. The cruiser Challenger made record steaming from Brisbane to Sydney in 23 hours 40mins, averaging over 17 knots.

The production of Broken Hill Proprietary Mine for the half year ended May was valued at £5?9,440. The not profits wore over £308,000. Obituary.—Mr Laidley Mort, chairman of Mort's Dock Co., aetat G 3. Madrid, August 21. King Alfonso has secured the services of Inspector Arrow, a London detective, to reform tho Barcelona police. The socialists and local police are thwarting Arrow. Indignation meetings are being hold, and Arrow's life is endangered.