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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2619, 25 April 1889, Page 2

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(iiY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT). London, April 23. The Belgian Government have ordered General Boulanger's expulsion from Belgium. The London Fire Brigade require quadruple the number of escape tat ions at an annual cost of £160,000, and additional plant costiug ii 35,000. It is believed that the Berlin 'onference will satisfactorily settle ihe Samotn difficulty oil the basis >f an equal protection of interests and the neutrality of the group. Serious riots amongst tramway employees on strike have occurred in Vienna. Westside, Wisconsin, has been ravaged l>y fire, and 15,000 persons rendered homeless. The Volunteer will compete with Lord Dunravens Volkyris for the merican Cup. It is reported that Ulster tenants vill be nnssacred if they occupy tirms from which holders were evicted. Serious disturbances and bloodshed have taken place for the possession of selections of land at Oklahama, America, which have been thrown open. By the largest tire which has occurred in New York for years, Wilcox's immense lard factory was destroyed, with a loss of three million dollars.

Mr Chamberlain says all efforts to reunite parties have been futile. Lord Knutsford has warned emigrants against leaving for Brazil. A boat belonging to the missing ship, Altanta, with GOO Danish emigrants, has been picked up, bottom up. The Denmark steamer, with 700 Danish emigrants, foundered at sea. All hands were rescued by the English ship, Missouri. Loxijns', April 23. Obituary: Warren do La Rue, M.L. Fronch scicufcist, aged 74 ; and Professor Smeton, Edinburgh University. Preparations for a great agricultural show at Windsor are in a forward state, and will be opened by die Priiien of Wales on June 14th. iler Majesty will visit it three days later. Tho Emperor of Germany will probably unke a trip to the North Oipe during the hot weather in July.