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[per pbess association—copyright.] Obituary. London, Feb 9. Edna Lyall is dead. James Glais her, aeronaut is dead. Disastrous Fire. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa works at Watford were destroyed by fire. The buildings were damaged to the extent of £IOO,OOO. Religious Row. Evans, of St Michael's, Shoreditoh, has resigned for declining to obey the Bishop of London. The Sunday School teachers took one half of the children to the Roman Catholic Church, the parents not being consulted. Archbishop Vaughan authorised them to use spaeial English hymns. Concerning South Africa. Capetown, Feb 9.
"Wild" Boers admit that Chamberlain makes it impossible to bully the Government. War might have been avoided had the previous Governments shown an equal determination to keep South Africa. Shipping Combine. Beceived this day at 8 52 a.m. London, Feb. 9. Morgan's shipping trust has concluded an agreement with the French Transatlantic Company similar to that made with the North German Lloyds. The Friendly Islands Disaster. San FBincisco, Feb 9. It is feared the Friendly Islands disaster is worse than at the Society Islands. Eight hundred deaths occurred at Haokikuera and Marakau alone. Eight whites were drowned. Only those who clin&ed tall trees escaped. The French are provisioning Tuamotu and other islands. Increase in Wages. The operators offer the colliers at Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania twelve and a half per cent increase. Trial of an Anarchist. Bbussels, Feb. 9. The trial of Eubino for attempting the life of the Zing of the Belgians is proceeding at Brabant. The prosecution showed that accused contemplated attacking Edward and other sovereigns. Bubino maintained a cynical and boastful manner, The "Color" Question. Beceived Ibis day at 9 20 a.m. NewYobk, Feb 9. Boot, Secretary of War, speaking at New York slid the negro citizenship with equal rights and equal franchise had failed. The responsibili y for the welfare of the negroes ought to engage the best attention of the greatest statesman of the country. Aore Territory. Bolwar agrees to Brazil occupying and administering Acre territory, pending a settlement of matters.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1903, Page 3
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