NEWS JOTTINGS.
The two leading teams in the local Rugby competition meet at Victoria Domain to-day. Further interesting details of the great industrial upheaval at Home appear in to-day’s cables. An Austrian millionaire beat to death a young engineer, whom he suspected of making love to his wife. There were sixteen deaths from cholera in one night at Marseilles asylum. The Pope enjoyed a refreshing sleep yesterday. His temperature is lower. The doctors contemplate a slight operation on the knee. The Franco-Danisli arbitration treaty has been signed. Fogwell is training well for the sculling race with Barry, and rows the full course almost daily. He weighs 1581bs. Barry is in excellent condition, and weighs lG3lbs. Sir T. C Coghlan, New South Wales Agent-General, is convalescent. The “Sayonara”, as challenger, represents Victoria in the yacht race for the Sayonara Cup. —Press Association The House of Commons has decided that in future members shall be paid. Exciting scenes were witnessed in the House of Lords during the censure debate in connection with the Veto Bill. At the Sydney horse sales Mr Tubman, of New Zealand, purchased the Ribbonwood-Teatoot gelding for 40gns. —Press Association.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3294, 12 August 1911, Page 7
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