GENERAL ITEMS.
LONDON. September 7. In the presence of several Cabinet I Ministers, the interment of Lady Campbell-Bannerman took place at Meigle. The cereaiony was of the simplest character. Sir Edward Oolebrcoke represented the King. The total value of property in Johannesburg has depreciated ten millions since last valuation. CALCUTTA, September 6. A rice famine in Bengal is spreading. The Indian Government proposes to open a new route to China by railway from Assam to Szechuan. Thibetans welcome the enterprise.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8003, 7 September 1906, Page 3
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