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WINTER IN THE OLD WORLD. (Press' Association.—By Telegraph.— Copyright). Loudou, Yesterday. Heavy snow has fallen in Britain and the Continent. Fifty-one accidents ocourred in tlio Berliu streets,. a disastrous earthquake. Advioea from Smyrn'a state that an earthquake destroyed Nasna, near Jerusalem, burying 150 people. THE QUEEN'S CONDITION. The condition of the Queen, who is suffering from a severe cold, is considerably improved. AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE TEAM BEATEN. England, 4 goals 2 tries, defeated the Australian League team, 2 goals 1 try. A THIEF'S END. New York, Yesterday. A swell thiof oallitig himself Dr. Pullman, of Chicago, invited a jeweller to bring £2500 worth of goods to his suite of rooms at the Savoy Hotel. He attempted to escape with the booty, bat the joweller's assistaut stopped him, wheronpon he drew a razor and committed suicide. BRITISH .PATENT ACT. Berlin, Yesterday. German manufacturers, especially chemists, are troubled by the rigorous enforcement of the English. Patent Act. The newspapers urge reciprocity by a patent treaty similar to thai; in force between Germany and America. . DUGOUT. Vienna, Yesterday. All the soldiers overwhelmed by an avalanche at Brenner have been rescued.
FRANCE AND THE FAf ACY. Paris, Yestorday. The Roman Catholic world is perturbed at the French Government's appointment of the Abbe Loisy to the Chair of History and Roligion in the College of France. MR TAFT'S CABINET. New York, Yesterday.
Mr Taft, who enters on the office of President to-morrow, has appointed the following Cabinet :-Hou P. C. Knox, of State; Hon. Franklin Seveagh, Treasurer; Hon, Dickson, Secretary for War; Hon. J. Wiokersham, AttorneyGeneral; Hon. G. L. Meyer, Secretary for tho Navy; Hon. Bellinger, Seoretary for the Interior; Hon. J. Wilson, Secretary for Agriculture; Hon, Frank Hitolicook, PostmasterGeneral ;' Hon. C. Nagel, Secretary for Commerce. BURNS-JOHNSON PICTURES.
Mossrs Klaw and Erlauger have of'med Mr H. D. Molutosh, promoter of the Burns-Johnson fight, £50,000 for all his American cinematograph rights. TEN PERISH IN A FIRE.
A big tenement bailding in New York was burned, and ton iuraates perished.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 657, 5 March 1909, Page 2
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