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.;■. LONDON, March 4. The Standard says that Mr Deakin's announcement regarding reciprocal preference represents the high-water mark; of a colonial enthusiast, but, as Lord Rosebery emphasised, the Commonwealth Government commands the support of only one-third of the Legislature." The Times says that the fact is that two parties are able together to out-vote Mr Deakin, and adds : The significance of the declaration is that Mr Deakin must know he. has assured support beyond the limits of his own party; otherwise it is probable he would have abstained from so uncompromising a declaration;
(Received March 5, 11.10 km.) LONDON, March 4,
The Duke of Cambridge is ill. ' Mr Lyttelton, m a letter to a correspondent, says that if additional suitable native African labor is obtainable, the Chinese experiment m the Transvaal may only be temporary. ' John Kcnsit, son of the late wellknown. anti-Ritualist, has been fined £5 on a charge of brawling at an ordination service at St. Paul's Cathedral.
PARIS, March 4. A report favorable to Dreyfus has been presented m the French Criminal Chamber of Cassation. ' v : '.-.'
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9991, 5 March 1904, Page 2
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