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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8863, 13 July 1907, Page 2

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Press Association —Copyright. Paris, July 12,

Prince Borghose, tbe leading competitor in the Pekin to Paris motor race, has reached Tomsk.

Sydney, July 13. The Pysche and Pioneer have sailed for Singapore to obtain new crows. Melbourne, July 12.

Sir William Lyne assured tbe House that he would not allow the introduction on the mainland of Dr Danysz’s rabbit microbes or any other microbe. London, fjJuly 12.

Government will support the Soares amendment on Mr Lyttelton’s amendment.

Tho King and Queen, after attending Leopardstowu races, embarked on a yacht and sailed for Cardiff. They were much delighted with tho warmth of tho Irish reception. There is little hope of saving the Nithsdalo.

The National Gallery purchased Vandyke’s portrait of the Marcheso Oataneo recently from the Oatauoo Palace, Geuda, for £13,500. Sydney, July 12. James Thompson, the carcase butcher who is the Chinaman referred to in Parliament in respect to the allegations about bad meat, was fined £lO for having disposed of the carcase of a cow in a shocking state of tuberculosis, to a firm who displayed it for sale iu Sydney. Defendant pleaded that the cow belonged to his son, who was not aware that it was deceased. His son killed it and sent it for distribution to the stores, and when he (defendant) heard what had been done he used every endeavour to get the animal back.

The , Outlook Chinese Famine Fund has closed with £2640. In addition a gift of 200 cases, of preserved food has been sent. There is no change in the coal lumpers’ situation. Both sides are apparently marking time.