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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8947, 12 October 1907, Page 2

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Press Association. —Copyright. Brisbane, October 11. Several members of the British rifle team secured prizes at the Rifle Association’s meeting. London, October 11. The Miners’ Federation has resolved to take a ballot on the question of joining the Labour Representation Committee. The Westminster Gazette declares that the Times’ bitter leader against Prince Von Bulow is mischievous and does not represent the attitude of tire Government. A similar protest is made by the'Tribune. King Edward has sanctioned the working of the scheme of territorial army commands. Constantinople, October 11. Owing to Turkish oppression and the famine 800,000 Armenians have applied for passports to settle in the Caucasus. Pabis, October 11. Ten submersibles are being built at Rochefort, Toulon, and Cherbourg. Sydney, October 12. The Arbitration Court award for the shop assistants in the city and suburban areas fixes the wages of assistants up to the age of 23 as follows :—Males, from 5s to 455; females, 5s to 255; computed to involve an aggregate increase of wages at £SOOO yearly. Wheat has advanced to ss. Mblbouenk, October 12. Broken Hill Proprietary Mine has declared a quarterly dividend of ,8d find a bonus of a similar amount per share.