DIVORCE BILLS.
Referring to thu Colonial Divorce Bills, | Lord Derby thought; it, would be unwise to | veto them, and he said the veto ought to j fall quietly into disuse. Both Earl Derbj and Mr J. A. Froude believe that the Victorian Divorce Bill will be assented to quietly with- j out fomenting religious opposition. j POSTAL CABLES. j Speaking at a meeting of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce to-day, Mr Henniker Heatou advocated cheap postal cables. j THB COST Off A STRIKE. j The gas strike cost the Metropolitan Gas i Company £75,000. j PUGILISTIC. ! In a boxing match at New Orleans, United j Slates, CorboLfc knocked .out Kilrain in Ihc sixth round. THIS FISHERIES QUESTION. Victoma.B.O., February 18. (Iteaeivod February 19, at 8.20 p.m.) ! The Supreme Court has decided that American fishing rights are limited to three miles of the Behring Sea. I THE TRANSVAAL REPUBLIC. i Pretoria, February 18. (Uocelvcd February 20, nt 1 a.m.) President Kruger fears that owing to the large nuinbsr of newcomers the Republic of Transvaal will be secured by Great Britain in a few years.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8733, 20 February 1890, Page 2
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188DIVORCE BILLS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 8733, 20 February 1890, Page 2
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