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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1940, 23 August 1886, Page 2

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HOME AND FOREIGN (Special to Press Association). London. August 19. The Irish Convention at Chicago will probably leave tbe Parnellites free action. The Forte has promised to assist Bulgaria in the event of the latter being attacked by Seryia. The synd’eate who undertook the construdiop of tbs Midland Railway, Western Australia, \yiil be formed into a company with a capital of half a million. Half of the shares will be issued immediately.

A committee of the English and Australian Copper Company have advised that the capital should be written down to L140,Q00, and a proposal made to borrow L 35,000 was adopted. The Board of Directors will resign in the middle of September.

[Reuter's Telkgrams.J THE NEW HEBRIDES. COLONISTS AT DOVER. THE RUAPEHU. SEVEN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH. A RESOLUTION RESCINDED. THE IRONWORKERS’ STRIKE, London, Aug. 21st. Mr Graham Berry has had an interview with Mr Stanhopp, Secretary for the Colonies, at which he strongly urged that an understand-> ing should be come to with the French Government to hx the date of the withdrawal of the French troops from the New He or ides, A large party of Indian and Colonial visitors proceeded to Dover, where they were entertained at a public banquet, and witnessed a series of naval manoeurves organised in their honour. Capetown, Aug. 20. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s .Ruapehu sailed this evening for Port Chalmers, New York, Aug 21. Seven men who were arrested in connection with the Lake Shore railway riots, Chicago, in June last, have been tried and sentenced to death. Melbourne, Aug. 21. The Cabinet has decided to rescind the regulations permitting the gristing of grain in bond. Hopes are entertained that an understanding will be arrived at between masters and men, and that the lock«oat of iaonworkers will shortly terminate.