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PBB VBKSS-ABBOCIATION.— BV EIbCTBIO Tblbgbaph. — Copyright. DUTY ON SUGAR. 3 Received February 1, 1 a.m. London, January 81. l America has slightly increased the countervailing duty on Austro-Hun- ( garian sugar. ( ARMY MEAT CONTRACT. ] It is announced thai holders of the ' meat contract are forming an Imperial ' Supply and Cold Storage Company, with a capital of a million. PETTY JEALOUSY. Received February 1, 1.8 a.m. Sydnky, January 31. Mr See (N.S.W. Premier) states that the cable sent by him and approved by the other States was in the nature of a protest against being placed in an inferior position to New Zealand. He asked to be placed on a footing similar to that colony, but not on an equal footing with the Federal Premier. WESTRALIAN LOAN. Received February 1, 8.56 a.m. London, January 31. The Daily Mail says the Westralian loan has appreciated. The underwriters take three -fourths. COUNTY COUNCIL LOAN. The London County Council loan of three millions was covered ninefold. MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN. Received February 1, 9.6 a.m. London, February 1. The health of the Marquis of Dufferin, former Viceroy of India, is alarming. BRITISH MILITIA. Nine militia battalions are being embodied for service. FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND NEWFOUNDLAND. Two French factories in Newfoundland have been burned. Lord Salisbury, British Prime Minister, refuses compensation. He denied incendiarism, and informed M. Delcasse, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, that the colony was self-governing, and capable to deal with the matter.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7377, 1 February 1902, Page 2
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