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(By Electkic Telei;rapii—Copyright.) (PF.R UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received May 20, at 10.15 n.m.] London. May 19. Shtewsbury declines to join Lord Sheffield's team on the ground that business prevents his leaving, and Attewell and flttnn explain that the tenns are unsuitable. The defects developed in the trial of the Australian cruiser Tauranga have been remedied, and .- he has left for Australian waters. The cruisers Katoomba. Ringarooma, and Tauraitga. and the torpedo gunboat Boomerang will be placed on the active list on their arrival in the colony. It is rumored that a great financial trust is being formed for the purpose of absorbing the Baring assets from the Bank of England wh'.-n the market is favorable. Details <>f the capture of British and German steam colliers by the Chilian rebel cruiser Blanco Encalacla have been received. From these it has been learnt that immediately the seizure was made known to the British Admiral, he demanded an apology, and threatening otherwise to open fire on the rebel ships. The captain of the Blanco Encalada at once apologised and tired a royal salute. Belgrade, May 19. Within half-an-hour of the rescue of ex-Quoon Natalie, 500 of her supporters assembled to guard her palace. At dawn the gens d'armes forced their way through the guard, and, arousing the Queen, invited her to leave peaceably. After some reflection, the Queen, in order to avoid bloodshed, promised to do so, and was escorted to a train, in which she was conveyed to the Hungarian frontier. In the fighting last night only one was killed, while 50 others were injured. Received May 20, at 1.5 p.m.] London, May 19. The New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw Savill Company have reduced the mail steamer freights by 10s, and ordinary cargo steamer freights by 5s per ton. The Hon. S. C. Glynn, of the Bank of New Zealand Board, has joined the Board of Estates Company, which took ovor the Globo assets of the Rank of New Zealand.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4978, 20 May 1891, Page 3
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