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[per peess association.] [by electric telegraph — copyright.] (Received April 22, at 11 10 a m.) New York, April 21. Exfceasive note forgeries have been recently committed at New York, the false notes being ho cleverly executed as to deceive the Treasury officials. The forgers have been captured. London, April 21. Arrangements have been made between the relatives of Miss Yates, the j victim of the Liverpool illegal operation ! case, and the representatives of Lieut Wark, by which Wark receives L2OOO under Yates' will. (Received April 24, at 8 53 a m) Ottawa, April 23. Major-General Hutton, Commandant of the Canadian forces states that the standard of efficiency of the Canadian troops is the same as in other parts of the Empire. London, April 23. China has floated another loan for development purposes which was covered two-fold by French and Belgia?\ financiers. At a meeting at the Mansion House Cecil Rhodes and Cockburn, AgentGeneral of South Australia, gave testimony to the solid work done in the colonies by the Salvation. Army. It is reported that tha P and O Company has asked Italy to make the Bay of Leucca a mail port in place of Brindisi. Michael Davitt, in a letter published in Germany, accuses the London Missionary Society of having caused bhe Samoaa trouble. Da,vitt's statements are endorsed by Osborno Lloyd, the late American vice-Consul in Samoa. New York, April 23. Tl c American newspapers are despondent concerning the Philippine War, and express much difference of opinion respecting the expediency of enforcing sovereign rights in the islands. _ ' Senator Quay has been acquitted of the charge of conspiring to' use- state funds. P-aris, April 22. Members of tho French Patriotic League and other proscribed Societies recently arrested in Paris have been fined small amounts, but the fines were remitted on the ground of its being the first offence. (Received April 24, at 12 50 am.) London, April 24. M Marconi goes to America in October to prosecute the introduction of wireless telegraphy. The Times states that Baroness Hirch's fortune does not exceed L 4,000,000., 000, 000. Obituary. — Sir John Mowbfay, M P for Oxford University and father of the House, aged 84.
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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10267, 25 April 1899, Page 4
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