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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 198, 30 November 1910, Page 2

-iwiK CULLINAN DIAMONDS. i • By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 28. | The larger Cullinan diamand has been placed in the sceptre and the smaller one in the crown under the Black Prince's ruby. Both are detachable for the Queen's use. A CROWN CASE. London, November 28. At Dublin the Crown is suing Sir Arthur Vicars, late Ulster King-of-Arms and Registrar of the Order of St. Patrick, to compel him to return the badge of Registrar of the Order of St. Patrick.

WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE. Madrid, November 28. Flotsam, belonging to the steamer Abhoua, which foundered in the Mediterannean, has been found on the Spanish coast. THE ROYAL TOUR. Calcutta, November 28. The Viceroy expressed the hope that the King would visit India a year hence. THE CZAR'S YACHT SUNK. St. Petersburg, November 28. The Czar's yacht Marevo was sunk near the Admiralty Palace, it is believed wilfully. A BANK FAILURE. London, November 28. The directors of the London Trading Bank, which suspended payment last week, expect to pay the creditors in full.

RAILWAY FATALITY. New York, November 28. The express from Baltimore to Ohio was wrecked at Grafton, West Virginia, three persons being killed and three injured. THE SUGAR TRUST. New York, November 28. An action has been begun to dissolve the sugar trust. MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS. New York, November 28. 'Five men were blown to atoms and nine others entombed beyond recovery through a gas explosion at the Cocktaw Asphalte Company's works at Oklahoma. LONDON COUNTY SCHOOLS. London, November 28. The Board of Education is withholding £65,967 from the London County Council because in many cases the classes contain more than sixty pupils. The council states that it has for a long time been hurrying forward the building of schools.