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THE UGANDA RISING,
London, January 12,
Information has been received that some Christian natives at Uganda havb murdered one of the teachers, connected with the mission, and expelled Herr Knappe, who was appointed German Consul after tho approval of his conduct at Samoa. THE MELBOURNE BOOM-A warning: Tho Statist warns English investors against the land inflation in Victoria, It publishes a letter from a prominent man in' Melbourne, stating that in some of the companies formed for the purchase of land the vendors became provisional directors and subsequently retired. Members of Parliament were involved in the racket, and new railways were authorised with a view to. buying land only to resell it at a profit. The letter charges the Government with utilising tho knowledge of State secrets, and ossert3 that there is no one in Parliament to expose the transactions, as most of the members are in the swim. A private letter received by the manager of a leading bank predicts that a crash will come owing to tho banks having over-lent, and that a collapse worse than that of tho Bank of New Zealand is impending. COLONEL HUGHES HALLETT. January. 13. Colonel Hughes Hallett is suffering from a stroke of paralysis. THE TORNADO. New York. January 12. It is estimated that the damage done at Niagara by the recent tornado will amount to 1,000,000 dollars. THE CZAREWITCH'S BETROTHAL. Berlin, January 13. The Post re-affirms the statement that tho Czarowitch will bo betrothed to the Princess Alix Victoria of Hesse. PANAMA CANAL. Madrid, January 13. The Spanish Republicans protest against America meddling with the Panama Canal.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5424, 14 January 1889, Page 2
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