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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1260, 23 April 1896, Page 36

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London', April 14. By an explosion which occurred in a colliery at Willington, Northumberland, 17 miners wore killed and many others injured. The two convicts now in custody, who are regarded as principals in the Muswoll Lodge murder, eluded pursuit for weeks. They had engaged the conjurors as means of obtaining funds, and are believed to have been concerned in a large number of burglaries. When arrosted they tried to shoot their captors. The conjurors have been released. The clue was first obtained through a brother of one of the convicts describing a lamp recently lost, which was identical with olio found at the scene of thcbuilary. Tho Irish Land Law Reform Bill provides permanent and automatic machinery fur a revision every live years in the easo ef o') year leases. The Standard says that in the event of it being found impossible to carry the Bill in its entirety, tho fair rent clauses only will bo pushed through. London, April 15. Twenty thousand people have been vaccinated in Gloucester since tho outbreak of small-pox occurred. People who have previously manifested opposition to vaccination arc now repenting of their attitude.

The P. ami 0. Company’s new steamer India has been launched at Greenock.. It is probable the second reading of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank Bill will be taken in tho House of Commons on tho 24rd inst. The measure has already passed tho House of Lords. London, April Kb

Tho Rev Ml- Napp, the American missionary who was expelled from Diarbekr, has arrived at Aleppo. In the debate in tho House of Commons on the now Education Hill, introduced liy Sir John Horst, Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, Mr Aeland, M.P. for Rottorham, strongly condemned the proposal to give the County Councils tho control of the schools. Ihe result would he, 1m said, to cripple the School Hoards and injure the cause of education, lie also complained that the Hill did not provide for tho management of voluntary schools. The ordinary stock of Huinness Company is quoted at JJoIO. Iho shares rose JUO in one day

London, April 17,

The Trust Agency Company of Australasia has declared a dividend of 20 per cent. The English, Scottish and Australian Bank shows a profit of =£25117. '1 he loan of dllo,ooo enabled the directors to postpono the call.

Two New York burglars have been arrested in London for a jewellery robbery involving ,£20,000. Mrs Ito wan, the well-known floral painter, has opened a great exhibition of her paintings of A ustralian flowers, which is creating much interest.