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[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION;] ENGLISH, , London, February 27. Jewellery vulued at £2OOO, belonging to the Dowager Lady Vernon, has been stolen by burglars from lier residence in Stockport. The Congress of Chambers of Commerce will meet in London on the 28rd of June and three following days, The late Rev 0, fl, Sputgeon wil' be succeeded as pastor of the Tabernacle by his brother, with the Rev MrPierson as preacher, Mr Di; Cobain, M.P, for Belfast, who has failed to appear to answer the serious charges of immorality alleged against him, has been expelled as a member of the House of Commons. Mr G, W, Hastings, M.P. for Bast Worcestershire, charged, as trustee under the will of the late Major John Brown, with having committed fraud to the extent of £15,000, has been declared bankrupt. Sub-Lieutenant. Anastay, who confessed to the murder of Baroness Barrard, has been sentenced to death. February^. Lord Oarringto»'s nomination for the London o'ounty Council was opposed on tho ground ofinformality. An appeal is being made to the High Court of Justicp. ■ Obituary—Miss Ulough, Principal of tbo Newnham Girls' College, Cambridge. Messrs Combe (Tory) and Barker 1 (Liberal) contest the Chertsey seal, Messrs Melville (Tory) and Broad (Liberal) contest Mat of South Derbyshire. It is stated-the committee of Judges are unanimously in favour of establishing a permanent Court of appeal for the purpose of revising sentences. The Economist says the statutes passed by the Australian colonies oannot affect English depositors, msm Vienna, February 28, A band of lynchers in Bukowina, a remote province of Austria, poured petroleum over, aud set fire to, a widow suspected of poisoning he husband. Hong Kong, February 27, The British residents at Hankow have petitioned the Marquis of Salisbury to request the Chinese Government to suppress literature inciting the natives to commit outrages on Europeans. Capetown, February 28. The Government of Natal intends to despatch j3ir J, Robertson and Mr Sutton to London to induce Lord Knutsford to accept the amended Constitution. Paris, February 27. President Carnot has summoned M Loubet, member of the Sonate, to form a new Cabinet, Radical insistance on the polioy of anti-clericalism renders the establishment of a stable Government in Franoe doubtful. Washington, February 28. A movement has been set on foot by influential Senators belonging to eleven States to oppose there-election of President Harrison. Tho Democrats of the House of Representatives have deoided to repeal the sugar duty, . ... . Ottawa, February 28, It is rumoured the Hon Wilfred Laurier is about to resign the leadership of the Opposition, being disgusted at the reverses the party has met with at the recent elections. New York, February 27. The United Stateß : . Benate has ignflfed tfio motion for an international Bi-mel#ll|o Conference. The heavy g4in by jlje Government at by-elections throughout the Dowon |s attrjoijted to distinct distrust of the pro» American policy of the Liberals. . Washington, February 28. Mr Stringer, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, suggests that Senator Palmev be elected President, with the view of preventing rivalry between Hill and (Jlevelußfj,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4051, 1 March 1892, Page 2
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509NEWS BY CABLE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4051, 1 March 1892, Page 2
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