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: London, September 18. . j' l ? ulivoiling of tlie statue, erected in honour of General Gordon, was attended with very little ceremony, and the Press generally characterise the conduct of the' 1 Committee as shabby in not malting it a popular demonstration. Mr D. E. Plunkett, in defending the action of the Committee, declares that sile'uce was necessary in view of the fact that the Socialists would, undoubtedly, have availed themselves of the opportunity to hold a demonstration, and unpleascomplications might have arisen. The Court of Appeal, by a majority of four to one, has endorsed "the | judgment of Mr Justice North, upholding the action of the directors of the Bank of Australasia in granting a pension of £ISOO a year lor five years to the family of Mr 6, S. Parlies, the Melbourne superintendant of tho Bank, who was killed in Windsor Eailway accident in Victoria.
Teheran, October 18. It is expected that the Czar of Russia and tho Shah of Persia will shortly meet at Baku, a town in the lieutenancy of the Caucasus, on the Caspian Sea. San Fbancisco, October 18. The steamer Respigudera, an Australian trader, lias been totally wrecked near San Pedro, Southern California. Rome, October 18. All the Roman Catholic bishops have-been directed to agitate in the press for the temporal power of the Pope. Berlin, October 17. . The revelations contained in Sir Morell Mackenzie's book are causing a feeling of -increased animosity in tjie German Court officials towards England. Athens, October 18. It is generally believed that King Georgios will abdicate his throne in favour of his son Prince Constantine, tho Duke of Sparta, on the latter's marriage with Princess Sophie, the third daughter of tho late Emperor Frederick of Germauy. Calais, October 17. A terrible explosion took place on board a vessel Men with petroleum which was lying m tho harbour. Many people were killed, and great destruction of property resulted. The explosion caused a panic in town. The report was heard at Dover,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3033, 20 October 1888, Page 2
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334NEWS BY CABLE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3033, 20 October 1888, Page 2
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