BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIII, Issue 286, 9 December 1898, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

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CABUALTIEB IN NIGER

TERRITORY.

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London, December 8.

Advices from Africa state that Lieut. Kealing, of the Prince of Wales' Leicester Regiment, Oorporal Gate, and 12 natives belonging to the Koyal Niger Co^'a force were killed while parleying with, a chief at Zelwa, Niger territory.

A British officer from Fashoda reports that he visited Mishraerak, a town on the junction of the rivers Jur and Bahr £1 Ghazal, some 200 miles south-west of Fashoda. He does not mention any French posts there, but found three others elsewhere m the Bahr El Ghazal region. Bbblin, December 7.

The Emperor ia opening the Keiohstag explained, a bill fur the protection of industrial labor, and said it was intended to prevent the right of combination over-riding personal liberty and independence of workmen to earn a livelihood.

London, December 7. Pattison's, Limited, well-known Scotoh whisky distillers, Leith, are m difficulties. It is admitted the liabilities amount to one million. The statement is made that equivalent assets hare been lodged as securities with the Banks, which are helping to avert the crisis.