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BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] [Per Press Association.] DAMAGES FOE SLANDER. LONDON, March 29. Mrs Arthur Kitson, late of Sydney, sued Dr William S. Playfair for slander in alleging adultery against her. She claimed £SOOO damages, and was awarded £I2OO, on the grpund that the defendant had violated secrets of the profession. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. The Duke of Cambridge has abandoned his claim to an additional pension. OBITUARY. March 30. The deaths of Mrs Elizabeth Charles, novelist, and Hippolyte, President of Hayti, are reported. THE FRENCH MINISTRY. PARIS, March 29. M. Berthelot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned, on the ground of ill health. M. Bourgeois, the Premier, will take the portfolio himself.

March 30. _ M. Berthelot’s resignation is said to he really due to the Egyptian question, and especially to his note addressed to the British Government. It is believed that Russia complained of having to support France in what was regarded as a tactical blunder. MADAGASCAR. The French Government has refused British miners permits in Madagascar. THE REVOLT IN CUBA. HAVANNAH, March 30. The Cubans have burned Pinardelio. An American filibuster assisted them with Gatling guns.

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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10920, 31 March 1896, Page 5

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10920, 31 March 1896, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10920, 31 March 1896, Page 5