ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA.
Trouble, it seems, has grown out of the action of an Englishman named Campbell in a quarrel on Venezuelan territory. Campbell had crossed the boundary* Hue from British Guiana, seeking mines and to open up land for British colonists. He refused to take a permit from a Venezuelan Judge for his 1 mining expedition into the country, and his arrest was ordered. A quarrel ensued, and in the melee Campbell was wounded by a discharge from his own gun. He died from lockjaw a few days later. The British authorities on hearing of Campbell's death sent a force to take possession of the tin district Both the English and Venezuelans in the disputed districts ere arming, and a serious confliot is leoked tor between the two factions. .
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2214, 25 June 1891, Page 1
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130ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA. Temuka Leader, Issue 2214, 25 June 1891, Page 1
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