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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8964, 1 November 1907, Page 2

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Press Association. —Copyright. London, October 31. It is understood that consideration of Burns, Philip and Co.’s claim on the German Government for compensation m connection with the Marshall Island trouble is delayed owing to the absence of Dernberg, Secretary to the Colonies, in Africa. Ho returns to Berlin next week. Watson, who made £IO,OOO in Australia and afterwards lived in a miserly fashion has died at Postadowne, and bequeathed his fortune for town recreatou purposes. _ The Daily Express states that Mr Buxton, Postmaster-General, has forbidden the formation of a central telegraph branch of the Primrose | League though Liberal, Socialist aud ] Tariffite branches are allowed. j In the Privy Oouucl appeal case, Lovel and Ohrstiuas v. Commissioner , of Taxes for New Zealand, the ap- . peal was allowed with costs. 1 Paris, October 31. j Monseigneur Lacroix, the well- ; known archbishop of Tarentaise, has resigned as a protest against tho Pope’s encyclical on modernism. Now York, October 31. The Knickerbocker Trust has been ; declared insolvent. , . Sydney, November 1. j Cutler, winner of the King’s Prize ; accompanied by some members ot British aud Now Zealand teams, had an enthusiastic reception at Bathurst, where a’triangular match has boeu arranged between British, New Zealand, aud Bathurst teams. The wreck of tho French warship Moutho, after being abandoned was washed ashore on Lord Howe Island, has been resold to the original purchasers for £525. Tho islanders receive £3OO salvage money. Melbourne, November 1. Tho price of flour for a pound loat has been raised to 7d. ' Sir W. Lyne accepted a material

reduction on the duty on matches. Mrs Goughian died at Warruambool, aged 107. Her husband died at the aged of 100 and, iierjjbrother at 103. The Tjabour Council discussed and negatived a proposal to allow an international socialist delegate to air bis views. Perth, November 1. A representative of Sir Thomas Liptou has arrived hero and states that as tho result of tho imposition of a duty on packet teas, Sir T. Lipton intends to establish a blending aud ‘ fpaokiug |factory in Sydney, which will be tho finest and best equipped factory in the world.