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London, Nov 1. It is considered doubtful whether any credence is to be attached to the rumour of Stanley s death. The Marquis of Normanby is anxious to get a Governorship in Australia. Government intend to proclaim British protectorate in Borneo. Pap.is, Nov 1. A daughter of General Boulanger was married to-day. The celebration ceremony was taken advantage of by his admirers to five General Boulanger animmense ovation, t is estimated that 100,000 people took part. Admiral Krantz delivered a speech >n the chamber of deputies yesterday on the French Navy. He said that in consequence of its present weak state new cruisers and gun boats were being constructed with the utmost rapidity. Berlin, Nov 1. The Emperor while receiving a deputation which waited on him to welcome His Majesty’s on his return to Berlin, took occasion to deliver a strong rebuke to those writers in the Berlin press who have been making capital by promulgating statements concerning the present doings of the Imperial family. St. Petersburg, Nov 1. M. de Giers, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who entered the Asiatic branch of that political department in 1830, has been honored by the Czar with a complimentary r letter on the occasion of the celebration of the jubilee of his entry into the public service of Russia. His Majesty expressed the belief that if the peace of Europe is to be endangered it will not be by Russia, for that country is not by any means desirous of disturbing the existing order of things. The letter is most pronounceably of a pacific character, and in diplomatic circles it is regarded as an assurance of peaceful intentions on the part of Russia. Calcutta, Nov I. The failure of crops in several districts of Madras Presidency has caused much distress, and a relief fund has been started at Madras. Troops have been despatched to the distressed districts for the purpose of patrolling the country to prevent bands of looters pillaging the inhabitants.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 217, 3 November 1888, Page 3
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