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Lake County Press, Issue 693, 30 January 1896, Page 2

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London, January 26, China is willing to op -.n the country west. of the River inawuddy to trade, provided • she is allowed to retain the territory ceded to Burmah in 18Q4. Obituary—Sir Frederic Ls’gkton, Barf., President of tbs Royal Academy, L..L.D , D.C.L., the . celebrated painter and sculptor. Ho caught a dull, but the immediate causa of death was syncope. In his agony he murmured, “ My love tp the Academy." January-2/.' King Prcmpeh has been deported*to Elmina on the Gold Coast. The Germ in Emperor’s birthday was the occasion of a.renewal of the virulence against Britain on the part of the official press of German}'. At a meeting at Pietermaritzburg, reso-. lutions were carried denouncing the Emperor William, anil assuring Mr Chamberlain of active support in the case of an emergency. The. English press continue- to. applaud Mr Chamberlain's administration, of. tha Colonial Office, and praises th? steps taken bv the War Office in preparation for a possible outbreak of war. The press suggests ‘that a volunteer reserve sbould.be formed in the colonies. The French Chamber, of. Deputies has agreed to a Tonquin loan of.eighty million , francs. ' Dr Peters, speaking in the Reichstag in support of the petition for an increase of the German navy, said that it was necessary to take steps u> protect German interests in. various parts of the world. Brisbane, January 27. The Glanworth was entering the channel • to Gladstone when she suddenly sheered and struck close to the land while going at full speed. The night was dear and the water calm. The cause of the wreck is unknown as tho captain is reticent. She settled down jnten minutes. The boats were immediately