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A GERMAN TENDER ACCEPTED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT LONDQN; July 6. The Cairo correspondent for the Times understands that the Ministry of Communications has decided to accept a German tender for the enlargement of the Port of Suez. —Sydney Sun Cables. CHANGING A NAME. CHRISTIANIA, July 6. The name Christiania is to be changed t 6 Oslo from January 1 next by virtue of a Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament.—Reuter. SMOKED FOR, SEVENTY YEARS. LONDON, July 7. Mrs. Ann Haykin, aged 104, has died at Sheffield. She has been a pipesmoker for seventy years, consuming two ounces weekly. She smoked her last pipe on Friday. PRESIDENT OF MEXICO. MEXICO' CITY, July 7. A vote is being taken to-day as to whether the new President be Flores or Calle.s. Whichever wins, President Obregan will probably remain the real power behind the< throne. Armoured cars maintained order.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 July 1924, Page 5
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