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A CRIPPLED LINER. BERLIN, March 18. A Hamburg-.tmerika linar, bound for Baltimore with 296 steerage passengers, has sent a wireless mets age that her steam and hand steering gear have both broken down. Sue hopie to effect repairs by to-morrow and proceed to tho Azores. INDIAN'S IN AFRICA. DELHI, March 18. Lord Hardinge, speaking in the Legislative Council, eulogised the report o f the Indian Grievance Commission in South Africa as a complete and, satisfactory attempt to solve tho South African difficulty. He regretted that Indians had shown indifference towards co-operation with the Commission m its work. LAGGING BEHIND. WASHINGTON, March 18. Commander Peary, of North Pole discovery fame, speaking after Commander Evans'6 lecture to a gathering in the Carnegie Hall, deplored America's lack of interest in Polar exploration. Shaekleton, Stackhouse, Mawson, and Koenig were doing great things for their respective countries, but the United States was conspicuous by its absence from the field.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14921, 20 March 1914, Page 7
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