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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 22 August 1910, Page 5

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[Press Association —CoextiiQUT.] ITALIAN NAVY. (Rec. Aug. 22, 8.50 a.m.) ROME, Sunday. 'The battleship Dante Alighieri has luks been launched at Castellamaro. ('The. Dante Alighieri is of the Dreadnought type and will mount ten 12jn. an deighteen 4.7 in. guns. A peculiarity of her "design is that two of her turret - will contain throe gnus each.J NEW SHIPPING SERVICE. (Received August 22. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON. Sunday. The 'Thompson liner Tortona lias inaugurated a direct service between Southampton and Canada. AIIS'HAP AT MANOEUVRES. LONDON", Saturday. During howitzer manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain a high wind deflected a gun bias! to Ihe cartridges in a neighooui in- waggon, causing an explosion, Two gunners were 'badly luii ncd. A RAIL-WAV INNOVATION. LoN DON, Saturday. The Great Western Railway Uom■lany is a'iiolisiiiiig second-class travelling between L..ndoii and the subui bs a: the end of t in- mouth. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL IN SOUTH AFRICA. LON DON, Saturday. 'The South Al'r'u-.ui mayors arc formulating a scheme for a memorial of King Edward. 'THE KINGDOM OF M OXT EN" EC RO ROME. Saturday. It is o.v.neci od .that (,>ueou lloloue will attend t lie < 'ei t inje rejoicings, declaring that with King Victor Emanuel she goes 'whore her subjects •ire stricken. A MOTORING FATALITY". NEW YORK, Saturday. Edward Rosenk ei mer, a millionaire. is charged wit 11 homicide. While motoring over-fas.{ he ran over and killed a woman. Bail was til lowed in 125.0(10 dollars. MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. M ELBOC RNE, Sunday. 'The Mt. Lyell ret or the period .Inly 14th to August lOfli. inclusive, how that i2P.ini tons of ore were (real ed. and the con ver,t ers produced 0:27 tons of blister copper. !(i.(i:'.!> ounces of silver, and 70S! ounces of gold.