HOME AND FOREIGN.
Press Association.—lsy Telesrraph.—Copyright. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. London, January 27. By an explosion in a Cardiff colliery fifty miners were killed ; thirty-eight were rescued. GOVERNOR OF COOMASSIE. Major Pigotfc is appointed Governor of Coomassie. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY. January 2S. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 6d per share and carried forward £2426. MR CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH. Parts, January 2S. Lβ Temps says Mr Chamberlain's speech lacked taci and had a tendency to provoke the other powers. REBELLION IN MADAGASCAR. News has been received of the outbreak of a widespread rebellion against the Hovas, in Madagascar. A number of Hovas and officers and one Englishman were killed. French troop 3 are quelling the rising. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. St. Petersburg, January 2S. The final result of the chess championship was :—Lasker Hi, Steinitz 9J, Pillsbury 8, Tschigorin 7. THE EASTERN QUESTION. Washington, January 28. The House adopted the Senate's resolutions with regard to Armenia, an amendment in favour of terminating relations with Turkey being rejected by a large majority.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9326, 29 January 1896, Page 5
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