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North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 1

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• HOME ANil) FOREIGN. ' ■ By Electrio Telegraph-Copyright. Per Press Association, deceived May 21; at 8.20 a.m; London, May 20. Tho Peninsular and Oriaital' Company have declared « dividend on deferred capital of \ po|t cent. New York, May 2(1. Obituary-Henry H. Kogcrs, a Standard Oil magnale. London, May 20. 31 rs Lucy Grico, widow of an ironmaster of Newport, Monmoutli, Ims ' bequeathed., .CIOO,OOO to charities. Berlin, May 20. The Reichstag has ratified (the patents treaty with America. Hot VonHollwcg, Minister for the. Interior expressed a hope that tho liociprocal protection of patents might form tho basis of nni. ■ontaiuit-iojinl - patents, law of tho 'future. Received May 21, at 8.40 a.m. London, May 20. Fifteen thousand Parisian navvies struck, otherwise there is little prospect of trouble.

Mr Georgo Meredith's body was cremated on Mday. There is a'movement 'afoot (to inter the, ashes' in Westminster Abbey. Tins is supported by Mr Asquith, Lord Morlev, and Mr -J. M. Barrie.

Policemen and snilora confirm, the reports that a'balloon has been seen at' night time along the. Hast coast. It is supposed to boa reconnoitring balloon belonging to the. German fleet at present piinnfoesuvring in the North Sea ' Calcutta, May 20. Two Brahmin students have been sentenced to six months' for importing two pistols. ilr Eogers' fortune, is estimated at 12 millions sterling. Copper, oil, and sleel stocks urc affected by his.dcath.' Many protests have been received from drapers and soft goods merchants- against ill's Asqurth's holding an exhibition ol dresses made-by a Parisian firm, ait the ' Premier's oflicinl residence. Sir William Bibcocks has completed •the preliminary surveys and the taking of levels in Lower Mesopotamia, and will report to tho Constantinople Government with a view to reconstructing the ancient irrigation system.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright; Per Press Association. Received May 21, at 10.35 a.m. •Adelaide, May 21, A, sailor on a coastal vessel died of scptteaemic plague, Fi'omaiitle, .May 21. The Oroya has arrived. Passengers -AstilT, jßose,: 'Full and wife, Motcalf, Eov. Fitzgerald, and Miss Femley.