Second Edition.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9395, 23 March 1898, Page 3

Second Edition.

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(By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per Unitea Press Association.) (Received March 23 at 11.13 a.m.) Losnox, March 22. Mr Gladstone travelled to Hawaraen in a royal saloon carriage. His conaition has not improvea. Reports inaicate that Mahmud ia trying to avoid the British, and to attack the fierbeif route, which is well defended. Capetown, March 22. At the trial of Wertbeim for the murder of Joel, Strange deposed that the murderer wrote threatening letters to Joel demanding money for the removal of President Kruger. Tokio, March 22. Japan iB largely increasing her force o marines and purchasing transport vessels. Berlin, March 22. The Chinese loan has been largely over subscribed in Germany. The news of the rising in Uheheland, in German Africa, is confirmed. The German expedition was surprised, and the leader, officers and Askari porters were killed. St Petersbcro, March 22. Reports from Odessa announce the arrest of one humirea ana twenty persons bh a cnarge of being implicated hi ex. tensive frauds in connection with the Bllpply of coal to the Russian warships of tli'e Eukine fleet. An admiral has been j dismissed from the service in the same connection^