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United Press Association —By Electric Telejp-apli—Copyright. LADY DUDLEY. LONDON, April ULady Dudley joined the Osterly Grange at Tilbury, cv route for Australia. A GENEROUS BEQUEST. Mrs Kate Russell, of Kent, bequeathed £35,000 for the maintenance of a home for homeless, lonely ladies, deserted by their husbands. DYNAMITE EXPLOSION. Reutcr reports that 130 tons of dynamite exploded in tho Kobe roadstead, causing great damage to the city. UNION PARLIAMENT HOUSES Mr Meischke, of Johannesburg, was the successful tenderer for the building of the Union Parliament Houses at toria. The contract price is £622,000. FIRE AT MANDALAY. A fire occurred at Mandalay, a long stretch of business premises and dwelling house being destroyed. The damage is estimated at 1,200,000 rupees. A DAUGHTER'S CRIME. PARIS. April 11. In Paris, a young woman named Gasto Vache fatally chot her mother, who was the owner of four million francs, for resenting her marriage to a (stockbroker. Vache has been arrested. EXPLOSION OF OIL BERLIN, April 15. An explosion of burning oil tanks in the harbour at Hamburg set- fire to three warehouses, and several persons were killed. . MR ROOSEVELT. VIENNA, April 15. Mr Roosevelt has arrived here. JAPANESE SUBMARINE FOUNDERS. (Received April 18th, 12.20 a.m.) TOKIO, April 17. A Japanese submarine foundered while raanmuvring off Hiroshima. POLAR EXPLORATION. (Received April 17th, 5 p.m ) LONDON, April 16. Captain Scott is to preside at Comruarder Peary's lecture at the Queen's Hall on May sth. HALLEY'S COMET. CAPETOWN, April 16. Hallcy's comet is visible to the naked eye at Capetown. PLAGUE AT AMOY. PEKIN. April 16. Plague is i aging at Amoy. Twelve Europeans are amongst those who have succumbed.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13710, 18 April 1910, Page 7
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