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Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4543, 20 May 1889, Page 3

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(Pee Blkutrio Tbleorapu — uuriuiunr. ) (Pee Press Association.) (Received 1.25 a.in. May 20th.) THE IBERIA ROBBERY. London, May 18. The police have made inquiries into the loss of tho 5000 sovereigns from the steamer Iberia, and express the opinion that the gold was short ohipped in Melbourne. TOURING THE WORLD. Messrs Burston and Stokea, the two cyclists who nrt> touring tho world on their machines, have reached Rome. PUGILILTIC. Peter Jackson, tho coloured Australian fighter, will, it is believed, shortly arrive in England, when he will accept challenges thrown out on behalf of Slavin. MR DAVID C. MURRAY. It is rumoured that Mr David Christie Murray, tho novelist, will shortly visit Australia on a lecturing tour. THE LATE SIR THOMAS GLADSTONE. The personal e3tate of tho late Sir Thomas Gladstone has beeu sworn at £254,000. MINERS' STRIKE. The miners of Northumberland have gonoout on strike, ard baveaentmessagea to Berlin sympathising with the Westphalia strikers. PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR. Prince Albert Victor will leave for Belfast on Monday. (Received 1.35 a.m.. May 20th.) CONSPIRACY TO MURDER THE CZAR. St. Petkrsbuiu;, May 18, A widespread conspiracy has-been discovered among the Czar's Jregiments at Moscow, Warsaw, and Zeligabitgrad, for killing His Majesty. Many officers and solders have been arrested, and three officers committed suicide in order to avoid arrest. At Warsaw a search was made, and the detectives discovered a terrible bomb which it was intended to use against tho life of the Czap. The discovery of this recent plot has completely prostrated Her Majesty the Czarini, who has been suffering from nervousneas since tho accideut to the Royal train on the Azov railway.