VARIOUS NEWS.
A MYSTERIOUS AGENT. (Received November 29, 9.00 p.m.) LONDON, November 29. Prior to the Caroline purchaie a Thames French'firm enquired whether the Peruvian gunboat completing at Birkenhead wa» purchaseable. Negotiations were opened and the agent proved to be a Russian, who also made overtures to buy . one or tw.o swift linen, but the price asked stopped the transaction. The same agent inspected and enquired about warships completing on the Tyne, and then proceeded to London. LONDON, November 29. The Times says Japan has gained far jnore than Russia^ through the willingness of British shippers and ship-owners to undertake the risks of contraband.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8132, 30 November 1904, Page 2
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104VARIOUS NEWS. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8132, 30 November 1904, Page 2
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