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EeceWed January 21, 9.35 a.m. London, January 20. The Southesk, which was wrecked off the coast of Galway, hag been towftd to that port in a dismantled condition. She will be taken to' the Clyde for repairs. Mr Joseph Chamberlain in a despatch refers to the unsatisfactory state of the finances of .Jamaica. The deficit is stated, to be and Mr Chamberlain fears that the Government of the island will soon be unable to meet their liabilities. Pabis, January 2Q. AdinJraJ Biauniei', president of the Committee of Inspectors-General of the French Marine, ridioules the enthusiasm displayed by Prance over submarine torpedo boats of the Chißtave Zode pattern, Madrid, January 20. The funeral of Columbus's romains was an imposing ceremony. An enormous concourse of people wero preaont, and were deeply affected, recognising that; the proceedings marked tho end of Spain's colonial empire. '' fin»Nay, Saturday. Butler lias been committed for trial on three other charges of embezzling the funds of the Carrington Co-operative Company.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11129, 23 January 1899, Page 3
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164GENERAL ITEMS. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11129, 23 January 1899, Page 3
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