GENERAL NEWS.
A claim for a refund of LD0,000, said bo have been by the lato Mr H. Moiley to bis oontidoutial adviser and ogonr, has been made by tho oxocuiorH, but ia being resisted on the gtouud that it ia without preoedent to lecover a gilt. Mr Morley euftored fiom epilvpby, and was associated with the Plymouth Brelhien. The hobby of B^ron Nathan do Roihtiohild ia photography. He has been staying thia Hummer as usual in il charming little pUco out of the rut, near the Italian frontier. Aa early as G in tho morning he goes out with his camoru. Tho Baron ndos on horseback, accompanied by two servant? oa horseback, and a led homo to carry the Ucide. Tho Btroa cannot oouteut hmiBBlf with the hotel faro, but only oiita that which is sent daily from Vienna by train. Meat, all Horla of dulicuoicB, iloword, etc., nre somto tho miUionniro'B ruial retreat by this means, It is expettod that in tho CjUibs of the next few days (writoa u correa-* poudeut on August 11) tho htyiny of a uQff cable between En^'nnd and Gor* many will bo oompleted. The cable is being kid between Bacton (a town to the north of Loweatoft) and Eaadnn in Germany. Heir von iStophan, Minis" ter of Posts aud Teieyrapho, yesterday 'oft Berlin for tho latter town in order (o await the arrival of the English cable Bhip Farnday. The cable is 450 kilometres lonpj, and will ooat 2,000,000 marks (L100,000). Thio will be the twolt'th caOlo connecting England and Germany,
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7267, 15 October 1891, Page 1
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259GENERAL NEWS. North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7267, 15 October 1891, Page 1
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