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North Otago Times, 12 April 1912, Page 1

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HOME AND FOREIGN, if ElKtrle Wcjrapli.-Oopjrlglt.) Per Press Association. London, April 10, , ikyds' return of wtsels under conduction, exclusive of warships, gives an aggregate of 1,«,8!>8 tow, which is ut record, , Athens, April 10, Ihsro have ?jeen severo earthquakes nt I'cphiilonia and Ithaca, Several houses were destroyed, but :io ,'attlities are recorded, New York, April 10. Mr liousevtlt feat Mr Tail at the Illinois state primaries. Tne Roosevcltians are jubilant at the result of the lirsr straight trial of th e opposing forces, Capetown, April 10. Sir T. Smartt has been unanimous' ly sleeted leader of the Opposition io suecossicr. to Sir Starr Jamieson, London, April 10, THu Empire Trpde Commissioners will shortly meet jn London tp arrange the lour, It js expected that Australia will b'c first visited. The King has accepted a sma}l gold shield, sukfiibcd by members of the Church Arqiy, mostly in penpe inscribed; "In gratitude tp Gel for the prolecllon of your Majesty during the Indian tour." Lisbon, April iO. Motor 'buses collided on a hill. at Oporto, One was hurled over a precipice and nine passengers were killed, while several others are in ' a critical condition, Tokio, April U, The Government has decider] that participation in the international loan to China is conditional on the recognition of Japan's special interests in Manchuria, ;n 1 the exclusion of Manchuria from the loan syndicate's operations, Paris, April 10, The police have discovere.l a robbery and murder gang at Chalons. It is believed that the gang is responsible for the four recent murders, One arrest has 'been made, London, April 10, The Postal Servants' Oonf»ren.:e at Bristol by 9S votes to 47, rcsolv- ■ ed that it was improper for. postal I workers to strike. Slate employment entailed specid responsibilities. / ]