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Loxdox, February 15. Loud Ro.SMiiAD, Governor of the Cape Colony, has resigned. Sir Alfred Milner, formerly Under-Secretary of Finance in Egypt and Chairman of the Board of Inland .Revenue since 1892, succeeds him. A treaty with China for opening the West River tot* ade has been sigued. Rival San Francisco showmen purchased Butler's hat, shoes, and belt for 150 dollars, and phouographic records of his voice have been taken. The election for the Bridgeton vacancy caused through the retirement of SirG. (). Trevelyaii resulted in the return of Sir Charles Cameron, a Liberal, who defeated Mr Dickson by 125 votes. The New South Wales police authori--ties have received nothing from San Francisco with regard to Butler's accomplices. The Victorian Minister of Defence has agreed to recommend the Government to send twenty-five mounted riflemen to England to take part in the escort at the Queen's reign celebrations.
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Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 96, 18 February 1897, Page 2
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147CABLE SUMMARY. Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 96, 18 February 1897, Page 2
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