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United Press A—ooiation—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyrigrht THE OCEANA-REFLOATED. (Received August 14th, 9 _.m.) LONDON, August 13. The steamex- Ooeana- whioh was aground in the Suez Canal, has been refloated, and proceeded on her voyage. THE FIJI C*_IEF-JUSTIOESHIP. " Mr C. H. Major, Attorney-General of Grenada, in the Windward Islands, "has been appointed 1 to succeed Sir Humphrey Berkeley as Chief Justice of Fiji. LORD S-LISBTJRY. Lord Salisbury has gone to Ho_burg to recuperate. THE VICEROY 'OFVIRELAND. A remarkable exhibition of goodwill was shown, at Lord Cadogwn*^:Jare_pell A* Dublin. OBITUARY. LONDON, August 13. The death is announced of Mr Nathaniel Cork, ma_iger-of the London branch of the Commercial Banking Company, of Sydney. A GERMAN DUELLIST. BERLIN, August 13. Lieutenant Hildebrand, the due—st,' has" been accorded an enthusiastic reception.' His con-a-ades entertained him at two banquets. RUSSIAN STUDENTS RELEASED. ST. PETERSBURG, August 13. All the students -onnected Vfith the Moscow disturbances in February have been released. SIGiN-FICAiNT INQUIRIES. (Received August 14th, 10.39 p.m.J IX)NDO!N, August 14. The "Standard's" Ottawa coire-pondent states that Sir E. Barton is enquiring from the CJa_—ian Government respecting the organisation of Lord Sbrathcona's office as High Commissioner for Canada in London. FR_NOE AND SIAM. BANGKOK, August 14. Thfc Siamese Government has ofiFered to appoint a French official to an important post in. Bangkok. THE HHODES SCHOLARSHIPS. (Received August 15th, 1.5 a.m.) LONDON, August 14. "The Times" states that Mr G. R. Parkin, Princ-p— of the Upper Canada College, Toronto, will visit Australasia and the United States, in carrying out the request made by the trustees of Mr Rhodes's will, that he should draw up the scheme for the colonial scholarships provided hy the will. CANDIDATES FOR SANDHURST AND WOOLWICH. The age limit for the admission of candidates to Woolwich is now nineteen, and to Sandhurst nineteen and a half. EXTRADITION REFUSED. OTTAWA, August 14. Judge Caron, of Quebec, declined to make an order for the extradition of Gaynor and Greene, contractors, accused of defrauding the United States Government of nearly a million sterling in connection with harbour improvements at Savannah. The Judge discharged them from custody.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11352, 15 August 1902, Page 5
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