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THTS_DAY. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received August 21st, 8.50 a.m. RESCUE OF MINERS. London, August 20. The sixty miners who were entombed at Bridgend (Wales) have been rescued. PRUSSIAN CANALS. Berlin, August 20. Despite the Emperor’s warning, the Prussian Diet has finally rejected the Canals Bill by a large majority. Prince Hohenlohe, the Chancellor, announced that the Government intended to persist with the measure. FAMINE. Port au Prince, August 20. Two thousand people are homeless on the island of Nevis. 1000 people are in receipt of food. THE PLAGUE. Capetown, August 20. Of fifty-onecases of plague at Mauritius last week, 36 were fatal. , The plague has appeared at Mazud, near Delagoa Bay. Received August 21 st, 8.30 a.m. Lisbon, August 21. The outbreak of the plague at Oporto has been braced to the importation of rice from India. Refugees from Oporto have surreptiously entered Spain.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2569, 21 August 1899, Page 3
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