CONDENSED CABLES.
Mr Andrew Carnegie, the American millionaire, has contributed £50,000 to the Birmingham University. The House of Commons agreed to the changes of duty rendered neceEsary by S t M. Hicks-Beach's concessions in the wine duties.
The trial of G. R. Birt, chairman of the Millwall Dock Company, on a charge of falsifying tho balance-sheets of the company, has been concluded at Old Bailey. Accused was found guilty and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
A woman named Youngman, residing in Albert Park, Sydney, attempted to suffocate herself and two children with charcoal fumes. The woman and girl were rescued, but a boy aged ten years waß dead when discovered. The woman is Bupposed to be insane.
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Evening Star, Issue 10932, 15 May 1899, Page 1
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117CONDENSED CABLES. Evening Star, Issue 10932, 15 May 1899, Page 1
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