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BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Aug. 27. It is unknwon, owing to the censorship, what is happening in Spain following the artillery incidents. No word regarding the political situation is allowed to he cabled at present. Fourteen Scotch grouse were shipped in the Ruapehu for Wellington, with the object of introducing the birdig into the Dominion. The experiment was tried a few months ago, but the grouse did not survive the voyage. Sir James and Lady Parr did not reveal their identities during a chat wtih the migrants on board the Ruapehu. Many of the domestics confided that- they were going oiit with the orincinal" idea of finding husbands. They had heard- that there was a, surplus of 25.000 men, and they hoped to get some of them. PARIS, Aug. 27. M. D’Oisv has accomplished a, round flight of 3750 miles in 419 hours, the actual flying time being 35 hours. The route taken was Paris. Rome, Tunis. Casablanca, Madrid. Bordeaux and back to Paris.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 28 August 1926, Page 5
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171NEWS IN BRIEF. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 28 August 1926, Page 5
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