BRITISH & FOREIGN.
Preti As»oc{aUon— Electric Telegraph— Oopyrighi. LONDON, June 13. The Times' correspondent at Berlin says tbe populace is hostile to the Anglo-Congo Treaty, as it prevents Germany getting access to the Congo, and that the Kaiser and Count von Caprivi are determined to have a share m the settlement of the question. A torpedo destroyer is being built at Yarrow yards for Russia, to have a speed of 29 knots. The cab strike cost the owners £60,000. ' June 14. Arrived : The Hinemoa, Forfarshire, and Van Galen. PARIS, June 14. An excited debate took place m the French Chamber on the subject of labor union, and M. Dupuy narrowly escaped defeat. NEW YORK, June 14. A great fire has occurred at Panama, onethird of the town being destroyed, and the damage was half a million sterling. ROME, June 14. The Giffornia states that Crispi has decided to abandon a number of proposed taxes, and agreed to economise more m harmony with the wishes of the Chamber. BRUSSELS, June 13. The Belgian Government has directed its troops m the Congo to avoid any conflict.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7004, 16 June 1894, Page 2
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