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[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] I (Per Press Association.) DESPERATE ROBBERS OF AMERICA. Received May 11, at 0.56 a.m. Salt Lake City, May 10. Two men robbed jewellers of one thousand pounds' worth of gems, and escaped. A posse pursued the robbers, who fired ontheir pursuers, one citizen being shot dead and several injured. The robbers were arrested. NOT WANTED IN SPAIN. Madrid, .May 10. Vianay. an Albanian, has been expelled for endeavoring to enrol Italians in the insurgent cause. A COMMERCIAL VIVENDI. Lisbon, May 10. A Lisbon commercial vivondi lias been signed exempting Italy from the surtax applicable to countries having no treaty or vivendi with Portugal. CHINESE HARSHLY TREATED. San Francisco, May 10. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has protested to President Taft against the violation of the treaty rights and the hardships inflicted on Chinese immigrants in the United States. NEWSPAPER STRIKE. -.. . ; . Capetown, May 10. The newspapers are appearing on alternate daiys with meagre contents. The general printing trade is paralysed. GERMANY'S LATEST PET. Berlin, -May 10. The first Dreadnought" on the' 1911 programme, designated '"S" is' b'eitfg' built at "Wilhelhishaven.;
FOREST FIRES IN CANADA: . Ottawa,: May 9.. , At Prince iAlberty' Saskatchewan, scores hpnieleiss-dwifig to forest-fires:-'■- ■"'.:• '.;'-■ '.: j : THE L'OS ANGfiLES OUTRAGE. New York, May 9.. [ The unionist workmen are being appealed to to subscribe £IOO,OOO for a fund for M'Namara's defence in connection with the Los Angeles outrage. KING'S LETTER-:T£WHE NATION. Received May 11?, at'B.s a.m. '■- • London,' May 10. - Raphael Tuck and Sons are-,vpublisli-ing with Alma Tadema's allegpricarSetting a fascimile of King George's letter to the nation on his accession. The proceeds are to be devoted to charities^ COMPANY;. .'. Jvsi.> May, 10. The New Zealahd'" andi '-Australian Land Company notify an interim dividend on ordinary stock of 4 per centum. ; '"'IN"TfiE'AIR. London, May IQ. Biplanihg on Hay ward's Heath", Mor•'rison and a companion narrowly escaped ■ death. The engine stopped suddenly and as a result the fn'achine fell; and. ,Ed on the top of a: clump of trees. -The, spectators procured ladders and both; were rescued. \ THE DELHI DURBAR. . .'London, May 10. Eighty members of the House of Commons have expressed their intention of attending the Delhi Coronation durbar.
THE WARLIKE ALBANIANS. Cettinje, May 10. Advices from Usk.ub state that the Albanians recently annihilated a Turkish battalion.
THE ARCHANGEL FISHERIES. St. Petersburg, May 10. The Duma Committee passed the Archangel Fisheries Bill, which provides for a twelve-mile zone.
AUSTRALIAN LEADERS AT HOME. London, May 10.. Messrs M'Gowen and Holman had :i long interview with Mr Harcourt.
CLAPHAM MURDERER REFRACTORY. Received Mayll, at 10.25 a.m. London, May, -10. Steiner Morrison, sentenced for life for the'murder of Beron at Clapham, struck a warder at Dartmoor, nyo warders have been placed ill the cell with him to prevent him from committing suicide. .•.-.■
HUNTING TROUBLE IN ITALY. Rome, May'lo.; 'An American couple named Train-, who are investigating the inter-relations between the Italian societies and the American" Black: Hand Society,, .were motoring through-Viterbo' (where :the Camorra trial is; being held), when. anis-. creants fired some benzine which was dripping beneath the car. The occupants were rescued with difficulty, the car and a valuable jswel case being destroyed.
CORRUPT FRENCH OFFICIALS. Paris, May 10. A scandal similar to that in. the Foreign Office has been discovered 'MI the Ministry of Agriculture. It is. reported that the defalcations reach £40,000 sterling. '
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10764, 11 May 1911, Page 4
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557HOME & FOREIGN CABLES. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10764, 11 May 1911, Page 4
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