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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1793, 11 December 1895, Page 2

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r , ; .\ ,f . OBITUARY.,. „ , London, December 8 Obituary: :G. A. Sala the celebrated journalist and war correspondent aged '67 years." (•- •- b. •: q/. ( [Bom in London he began his literary career at an early age under the auspicee of thA latA Charles Dickens. He. contributed to many ;magazines, and was lead e|* writer at one time for the London Telegraph, He represented thatjournalascorrespondentat several of the groat wars, and earned much kudos' for; the manner in Which his despatches:were\fQrwafded. 'Hetoured the colonies a ffew years ago delivering a cdurse of lectures Under the mahagement of -Mr R. S. Smythe. His last two years have been spent somewhat in retirement.] v /4 1 ATTACKED BY A SHARK * ‘ . ' J QDITE *‘ • ’ A boy bathing in • the Parramatta rLvei. was seized by a shark. A party in a boat drove the monster, off and secured the 1 ad, ; but he died ,from the injuries. His body wen terribly mangled..: Two other men were previously, killed at the saine spot.

Ye 4 PANAMA. CANAL FRAUDS Haris, December 8. Arton’s revelations 'in connection with the Pan apaa Canal scandal haye. .caused a sensation in Paris M;. 'Hicard, Minister of Justice, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies; denied their„ truth, but- admitted he gave an informer: whp.. offered "to disclose certain papers a letter to ,an agent iii London, Requesting him' to negotiate for them. It was.impossible, he contended, to neglect any chance of arriving at the truth. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed 4, . THE CRISIS IN TURKEY. '' Constantinople', 'Dec.'BT ' - i -The: -Turks" bfitragesjii V alto : with. 'pbiScMngptnb>^Hs4^'^-^; ,v ': : r;.- r Turkish- troops . , surrounded the. British gunboat in the harbour, fearing that Said' Pasha would' escape l aboard her; 4 Sir,P> Currie, h o wever, protested, and they were withdrawn! 4 ;

OH STOKES. 4/ -• DecefixbeJ. 8,-;^-. The tribunal of Boma has made en-? quiries into Captain Lothaire’s action, :Rnd he will afterwards be tried by the Superior Council of the Congo Free State, af l •'Brussels/:-' 'i:-'* -4 The Congo State has jjaid.an idemnitY ofW hundred thousand francs to the natives of Stqla s’ caravan. • THE BUTTER INDUSTRY ' - December. 9. • - The Perishable Products'.Committee’ appointed-to inquire, into allegations of a 1 alteration of butter, finds little, if anything, to: support the charge, eitlier .in the,pvidenoß taken locally or in tliq result of analyses in England. An Experiment is being made to decide:whether, butter, deteriorates at the low, temperature nedessary for refrigeration.' -' 3 • -4 ;. ,