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Lake County Press, Issue 696, 20 February 1896, Page 2

Latest Telegrams.

DUNEDIN RACES. The following is the result of the Dunedin races so far—Hurdles, Liberator 1, Brin 2, Revolt 3. Dividend £3 12s. Champagne, Bomshell. Di vidend £3 ss. Cup, Gipsy Grand. Dividend £1 l£s. Selling, Van Buren. Dividend £ls. The Hon. G. F. Richardson will contest the Mataura seat against all-comers at the general election. All cadets in the Public service are to join the volunteers. At a meeting of members of the Tapanui Racing Club it was resolved to call on Mr G. Dowse, handicapper, for an apology for language used respecting members of the club. A diabolical murder was perpetrated in the public park, Noumea, New Caledonia. Daring their afternoon siesta two Europeans, who had bean apparently asleep at the time, were decapitated by blows from an American axe. Their assailants are unknown. The owners of the coffee plantations in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia are importing Javanese labor in preference to the local article. Three sisters named Ilsley have been drownad while bathing at Euston, N.P.W. Meaghr’s appeal in the Dean conspiracy charges will be argued on the 28th inst. A rich tin lode lias been discovered in Gould’s country, Tasmania. In the House of Commons Mr Ourzon, Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, declared that the Powers would not request Russia to occupy Armenia in violation of treaties if the Sultan did not agree to the steps. Four torpedo destroyers have been ordered to Malta. A party of rebels burned the village of Melinda in British East Africa. The participatora in the French Southern Railway scandals will be tried on March 2nd. Italy and Austria favor Prince Ferdinand’s action in connection with Bulgaria. Twelve thousand Swiss railway men tin eaten to go out on strike. Mr Gladstone told a'representativeof Figaro that he personally desired closer relations with France, but he was unable to express an opinion as to the foreign policy of Great Britain..