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London, February 10. Miss “Birdie” Sutherland, of the Gaiety Company, brought an action for breach of promise of marriage against the Hon D. C. Majoribanks, the eldest son of Baron Tweedmouth, claiming .£20,000 damages. The case has been settled by payment of ,£SOOO. . , , . Two hundred and twenty-six head or cattle by the Angers, from Sydney via Wellington, died before reaching Monte Video, and the balance before reaching St. Vincent. Ninety-two succumbed during a two days’ gale off Cape Horn. Mr Astor alleges that the dismissal of Mr Oust and others from the staff of the Pall Mall Gazette was in consequence of their sneers at America and disregard of lxis wisli63« Mr Cust will be succeeded as editor by an American gentleman. St. Petersburg, February 10. Russia appoints a Consul at Sofia. Rome, February 10. Eighty thousand Shoans hold the road to Adowa. The obstacles in the way of transport are immense. Thirty thousand troops will be sent to reinforce the Italian army. Perth, February 11. A representative of a colonising scheme forming in London with a capital of a quarter of a million has arrived here. It is intended to place 300 Italian families skilled in agriculture and sericulture on an estate near Northam, and also to actively exploit the country for the production of castor oil.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1250, 13 February 1896, Page 28
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220LATEST CABLES. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1250, 13 February 1896, Page 28
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