CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN
:>?fi?*?i Preaf AssociaUoa-rßy Electric Telegraph— Copyright"."" w * ■*" i Beceived Jam. 28, 9<3a a»m. ••• ME GLADSTONE'S HEALTH. LONDON, Jan. 27; Mr Gladstone, who was recently reported to be depressed and weak, is improving. • -^ .-.. INDIAN AFF AI&S; I • Speaking at Chiswick, Lord Hamil: ton, Secretary df State forjlndia, said that India was exhibiting remarkable recuperative .pow.ers. . The Government would shortly endeavour to secure a gold standard; fixing the value of the rupee at Is 4d. The frontier relations with Eussia were satisfactory. FROZEN MEAT CONFEEENCE. The Australian Frozen Meat Committee has decided to .ask the shipowners and brokers concerned in the carriage of frozen meat to assemble at a conference on Wednesday. BRITISH WEST AFRICA. . News from West Africa states that the Baribas tribesmen have welcomed the British occupation of Bere and Ilesha in the Toruba country. CANADIAN EAILWAT EXTENSION. OTTAWA, Jan. 27. The Canadian -'.Government has sanctioned the construction of a land grant railway from Glenova; on the Stickeen iiiver, to Teslin Lake. The line, which will be completed in September, will secure a wholly Canadian .route to the KHondy'ke goidfieids.-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 3
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185CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 3
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