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United Proee Atsociation—By Electric Telegr»ph—Copyright. DECEAvSED WIFE'S SISTER ACT. LONDON, August 16. The Bishop cf London exhorts the clergy not to solemnise a deceased wife's sister marriage or lend churches for the purpose. TERRORISM IN FRENCH GUIANA. PARIS, August 28. Word has been received that thirty armed convicts escaped from prison in French Guiana. They assassinated tho Commissary of Police, and ere terrorising the district.
HORSES INCINERATED. A fire in a livery stable in Paris incinerated 69 horses.
VENEZUELA'S OBLIGATIONS. BRUSSELS, August 28. Venezuela has agreed to accept the Haguo Tribunal's award, condemning
her to pay £400,000 to Belgian creditors.
[When.the last mail left London Belgium was in rather a quandary about this debt, Venezuela having relused to comply with tho order of tho Heguo Court. The Belgian Foreign Minister said there was no appeal against the award, and the cause of arbitration would seriously suffer if it were not executed.]
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 28,
George Christioh, the natural eon of the lato King Milan, of Sorvia, attempted to commit suicide in Constantinople because he was not allowed to assume tho name of Obrenovitch.
[King Milan ascended the throne of Servia in 1808 us Prince- Milan Obreflovitch TV. He was proclaimed King in 1882, and abdicated in 1889 in favour of his eon Alexander, who was murdered a few years ago." The present King of Servia is a Kurageorgevitch.]
CANADIAN FOOD LAW
OTTAWA, August 28., The Canadian Food Inspection law is now operative. THE SUGAR CONVENTION. (Received August 29th, 11 p.m.) LONDON, August 29. An additional Act to the Sugar Convention has been signed at Brussels. It prolongs the Union for five years, from September Ist, 1908, and relieves Great Britain from that date from the obligation of penalising bountyfed sugar, but safeguards are provided to prevent the re-exportation of bounty-fed sugar. THE DISASTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH. The whole of the battleship Commonwealth's doußle bottoms were found to be flooded with water , , resulting in the spoiling of 400 tons of oil fuel. GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. CAPETOWN, August 29. Eight Hottentots, apparently belonging to Reitfontein, attacked a German patrol near Blumpuetz, wounding a corporal. The chief Morenga, who recently crossed into Gorman South-West Africa, has returned to British territory. OUTBREAK OF SMALL-POX. VIENNA, August 29. An alarming outbreak of small-pox is reported in the city. The free vaccination stations are beseiged with persons seeking vaccination. THE GUIANA FRONTIER INCIDENT. (Received August 30th, 12.17 a.m.) GEORGETOWN, August 29. The Governor of British Guiana has expressed to the President of Venezuela his regret at Captain Calder's recent violation of the frontier, and has stated that the seised rubber -will be returned to the owner.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12896, 30 August 1907, Page 7
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