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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 11 June 1884, Page 3

A private letter from an officer if General Giaham's staff states that a flap of truce with a letter in a cleft stick planted in view of the Arabs on the tvo of the battle of Teh was regarded hy them hs an infernal machine. They stood at a rcspoctful distance wnilins for tho explosion. '

England and Wales, with a population of 26,752,874, contributes to tho revenue i' 58,345,039; and Ireland with, which has 5,042,572. yields only £0,054,129. The Society of Ike American Iron and Steel-Association btates that tho total production of iron and steel rails in tho United States in 1883, amounted to 1,300,000 net tuns, or 20 per cent Icsb than in 1885.

Five Bandilti, who committed murders at Tombalote, Arizona, have recently been hanged together in iho presence of a large crowd. A gallery was built overlooking -the gaol yard, to which an admission feo'was charged, Tliu crowd, however, destroyed the gallery, and seven persons were injured in tho melee,

Tho Southern Now Eugland Tolephono Company aro making arrangements to esiabliah a through telephono lino, which will be over 200 miles long. Tho American tolephono companies aro also making experiments with the view of couueoling Boston and Now York

The French Sena'o have been' occupied with the Bill sent up from tho Chamber respecting the sale of the Crown jewels which are estimated to bo worth nino millions of francs, A Senator askod that the Imperial Crown of Napoleon Bonaparte should bo saved from the melting-pot, but the Reporter of the bill said the crown was only worthy of the stage of an opera house.,

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