TURKEY.
Fires at Constantinople are suspected to have been the work of incendiaries. AMERICA. The Washington Treaty has been ratified in the Senate by 50 to 12. All amendments were rejected by a large majority. Sumner objected to the ininadequacy of England's apology ; and Butler was dissatisfied about the fisheries question. Strong resistance exists to the Treaty in Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. It is proposed to take concerted action to defeat the treaty, Mr Bancroft is appointed United States Ambassador to Germany. British Columbia was formally annexed to Canada on the 20th. Galveston city has been partially submerged during a terrible storm. The " Tehuaulepec expedition" reports the discovery of an excellent cinal routd, with good harbors at both ends. The pestilence at Buenos Ayres is abated ; during 100 days 28,200 died, nearly half were Italians. Four times that number fled.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3277, 14 August 1871, Page 3
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TURKEY.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3277, 14 August 1871, Page 3
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