BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
rnr klkcthw rRj,KOUAPiJ—cnPTiiiaHT.-\ TPer Press Association.] A WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY. LONDON, Oct. 6. The West Australian Land Company, which constructed the southern railway in that colony, has agreed to pell the line to the Govern merit for the sum of £1,100,000. The West Australian Cabinet recently decided to purchase the line, subject to Parliamentary sanction. ■/.,; .SAMOA, ; Herr-Eaffel^ {German Assessor -at Par es i-jSalam> near ■J3ahzfbar^Bu'6ceed» Herr Schmidt as Municipal President at Apia, the capital of Samoa. THE QUEEN. Oct. 7. For some time past the Queen's eyesight has been failing. Pagen-. sticker, a German oculist, wbo has been engaged to examine her eyes, denies that a cataract has formed. A FAMINE FEARED. CALCUTTA, Oct. 6. A severe famine is feared in Northern India, and extensive relief works have been started in aid of the unfortunates.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5690, 8 October 1896, Page 3
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