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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2587, 9 February 1889, Page 1 (Supplement)

O hrmany is to build defensive works on the Swiss border. Loud Sackvimjc will ba Charge d' Affaires at Paris of the British Legation. Thk total number of suicides committed in France during the year ISS7 was 7,572. Demonstrations -of miners in tlio disturbed sections of Belgium are beginning to create alarm. Cal'T. Wissmax has not decided which route to take on going to the relief of Kmin Bey. Eleven persons were killed and 175 injured by the explosion of a boiler at Kinesma, Central Russia. It is said that Mrs Liingtry has signed an engagement to play at a Paris theatre during the exhibition of ISB9. Thh physicians of ex-Empress Eugenie are endeavouring to induce her to relinquish her secluded mode of life and mmglo more with the world. A Diamond Trust is the next and most magnificent combination to be formed by a consolidation of the four great South African -diamond field?. It is expected that Lily Langtry will soon buy a liouso at Newport and live there Ions; eno.;gh to enable her to procure a Rhnde Island divoice. The Euiperoi of Austria has learned tlio American game of poker, and the ed'efc against that game which is now in force in Austria is to be rescinded. Thi:kh lias just died in London George Loy-Smith, who was the last man out of the, " valley of death" ill the famous l'alaklava charge. Princess Mary of Teck is said to wear prettier bonnets than any other royalty in England, always, of course, excepting the Pi incess of Wiilre. Three hundred head of fat, store and dairy cittle have been catalogued for Mr J. McXieol's next Ohaupo sale on Tuesday, February 12th. His next Hamilton sale will be held on Thursday, February 14th, and he will hold a sale at Waitoa on th<3 following day.