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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9459, 31 May 1909, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association.—By Elec trie Telegraph.—Copyright. London, May 30'. The Criminal Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction in the Stoddart coupon frauds on the grounds of the Judge’s misdirection. All the Australasian press delegates have arrived at Liverpool. King Edward has given £2OOO to the Church of Scotland, ‘ The Suez Canal levenne is £345,000 less than in 1907, audj.the expenditure increased hy £50,815. The dividend remains at 5% per cent. Sydney, May 30. A trial of the Eraser-Jumeaux coarse recorder is being made abepard the Ulimaroa. \ London, May 28. The estimates of the United States Scretary for Navy for 19101911 total £35,000,000, and . include two Dreadnoughts. Arrived £Paparoa from Wellington. Received May 31, 9.40 a.m. Hobart, May 81. , The French barque Babinohevaye has arrived after a tempestuous vovage. Two seamen were washed overboard and drowned, the chief officer and two seamen badly injured. Received May 31, 9.40 a.tn, Sydney, May 31. Saturday’s arrivals had rongh weather in the Tasman Sea. The Rolado’s bulwarks were smashed ancl other damage done. A man residing at Eedfern has died of plague.