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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10777, 27 May 1911, Page 4

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[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.! (Per Press Association.) ELECTION IN CANADA. Received May 27, at 0.25 a.m. Ottawa, May 26." ; A general election in Canada -isVex-i pected in August, and a prorogation isj anticipated after Sir W. Laurier's' re-j turn from England. MAORI VILLAGE-IN LONDON. . London, May 26. : Owing to the dangerfof fire'the Maori village has been' removed to'the* White City. PREMIER AND) RIVETTER. ; ? ; j itdndon/ May 26. ' As Mr M'Gowen, the Premier of New South Wales, was passing the Kingsway he noticed some rivetters working on a huge girder. He asked: permission to help and dexterously complgted the job before revealing his identity. , ■ FOX'S BOOK OF MARTYRS. Received May 27, at 0.20 p.m.. London, May 26. The Attorney-General intervened .to prevent the sale of Bunyan's copy ; Of "Fox's Book of' Martyrs," which." tlie Bedford Literary Institute was desirous of putting up to auction. CORONATION ILLUMINATIONS. London, May 2G. The City of London and "the city companies and business houses are spending £IOO,OOO on illuminations during Coronation Week. FUNERAL OF M. BERTEAUX. Paris, May 26. There was ail enormous assemblage of notables at the funeral of M. Berteaux, the Minister of War killed by an aeroplane. President Fallieres was present and Sir John French represented King George.