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CABLE NEWS. The Latest.

HOtfE AND FOREIGN

United Presa Association—Per Elects

Telegraph—Copyright

EXCITING BALLOON JOURNEY: ■'•'".''Eoceirc'd-'February 4, 9.18 a.m. ; LONDON, February 3. Mrs Ashton Harbord, accompanied by C. Pollock, as pilot, had an exciting balloon journey from London, from which they travelled at the rate- of 50 miles an hour and descended in. the Verdun forest during the night. After many rapid ascents and descents they alighted safely, although the car was overturned and the balloon ripped; BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES. Owing to Germany's progress, the Cabinet has decided to substantially increase the naval estimates for 1908 and a still larger increase is expected for 1909. TARIFF REFORM. Tariff reform was a very prominent plank of the platform in the South Hereford election. Dr Macnamara, speaking at- Cambridge, said that the fiscal issue put on with much, cunning an attractive guise, in which it deceived many voters,:-a'nd■■possibly' the cotintry would have' to go -again. through; the fires of adversity in order to appreciate freetrado. '.'."■-.'. _ PERSONATING A COUNTESS . Miss Rose.'Robinson, who personated the Countess of Oottenliam, on promising not to repeat the-annoyance, -was bound over to come up for sentence if called on.

• A POSSIBLE LOCK-OUT. , r f The, masters of the North-East Shipyards notify that there will .be a lockout of $0,000 men on the 15th unless the shipwrights and joiners' dispute is settled. . • ■ ■' I AN IMMIGRATION BILL. The Immigration- Bill (particulars of which were cabled on the 22nd November) has passed its second reading in the British Columbia Assembly.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7402, 4 February 1908, Page 3

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CABLE NEWS. The Latest. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7402, 4 February 1908, Page 3

CABLE NEWS. The Latest. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7402, 4 February 1908, Page 3

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