THE FAR EAST.
FIRJ3 IN PEKING.
Received June 10, 11.10 p.m.
LONDON, June 10.
A fire at Peking destroyed tho build* ings occupied by the Bo.irds of Revenue and Ritas. The founur contained four million taels, Received June 11, 0.82 a.m.
LONDON, June 10 ; The Times' Peking correspondent states tbat Russia, Germany, France, and Bt/lgiuni urd actively ob aiuing railway concessions in north of China, while Britain's position is materially worse than evc-r. Even a Peking syr.di cate has been denied an outlet to the Yang-tse for Shanai coal concessions.
MURDER BY A MADMAN.
I'RR PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Received June 10, 10 41 p.tn. BRISBANE, June 10. A tragedy has occurred at Blairgowrie station, in the Barcaldine district. A man named Tuckeiinan, the'owner of Blairgowrie, visitud Barcaldine, and, after drinking heavily returned home' on Thursday. Subsequently, Mrs Tuckerman was found murdered with a crowbar.
Tuckermsn was ditcovtrei wandering in tbe bush naktd, and raving mud.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 808, 11 June 1903, Page 2
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