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Received May 21, at 4.10 p.m. _ London, May £3. In connection; with* the dispute with the Commissioners of tho Franco-Brit-ish Exhibition over tlio Daily Mail building, tho Agents;Ccn r.l luvc waived • thrjr jjghf pf ip.'n'. p jon against:' tho Daily' Mail on coalition that the question of damages l.e loft to sonic one la bo nominated by tlio lluke . of Argyll. Calcutta, May'2l It is reportod 'ftt S mla tint tho Molimamls and .Zakka Klio's have forwarded the Ameer a petit'on tp tho effect - that tliey attained/lb British at the Instance frontier offic'ali who have now deserted them, ninl 'unlwthey are helped quickly they in-
tend tq transfer tlioir country to Hri tain,... •
Tlio Afritlia liayo writtoa td'ing tho Mullah that thoy do'not uood any more mullahs -tostin uptr.oublo and then disavow responsibility, and desert thorn, as in , tho ,caso of tho llolimpnds,
St, Petersburg, May 23, Tho Finnish Senate has resigned, owing to tho unfavorable cfTccl of M, Stolypin's speech in the Diunn.
. , Now York, May 24, Tho /United Stntos House rejected tlie mail subsidy mentioned in (lie eabifcs yesterday,
The Grand Jury indicted I ampherc for the inmvler of Mrs Guinno?s find licr children, also for incendiarism and being accessory to tlio murder of Mrs Guinness' former husband,
Revived May 24, ai 4,30 p.m. London, Mny 23, Tho" by-election for Stirling, to fill the vacancy caused by "tlio death of Sir 11. Campbell-Bnnnerman, rosul'cd in tho election of Mr Arthur Ponsonby (Liberal), who rolled 2813 vot s, Mr Whitolaw (Unionist) polling 2512, In tho Itouso of Commons,, Mr}!'Ivenna stated that the Aus'ralim naval subsidy would csass automatically in 1913, or earlier if the now iuraii?omcnt foreshadowed by the Colonial Premier's Conference were ratified. Tho added scliemo put forward ,by Mr Dcaliin M'ns nt present only n biu'o outline, ami required mu.h amplification before it would ])« discussed with advantage, while the difficulties connected with it were very great,
AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Ily Eloclrio Toleyrapb.—Copyiiyht.t Per Press Association. Received May 23, at 7,53 p,m, 'Sydney, Muy 21. In tlw second constitutional case, wherein the Stato Government sought to escape ipnymcnt of Custom) diit'eJ on imported rails for the Sta'e railways, tho High Court decided that tho Stato Government was subiort to tlio Commonwealth, and must pay Customs duties. 'Re Government AimUst reports that, though he has not fully completed his analysis of Alexander Prown's remains, ho found traces of arsenic in tho stomach. Sailed (at 2 p.m. —Mouowai. Received jMay 21, at 4,20 p.m. Sydney, Mny 21, Arnst mid Harry I'carco have arranged to row on the Paramatta for £loo.aside on August Ist. Arrived—lima, from New Zealaiulj Received Mny 25, at 1.7 a.m. Sydney, May Cf. Obituary-Mr Alf, oJ D.imi'ici', rf.it', Ktnpirc Day was celebrated by a lnrpo church parade of troops. The Governor-General and Sir 11. G. Ihw3in were present. Melbourne, May 21. Arrjved-l'limaroa.
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North Otago Times, 25 May 1908, Page 2
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