CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE ITALIAN UPHEAVAL.
FIGHTING IN THE PROVINCES.
Hoss, October 2015.
Kha disturbances which occurrmă
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Bologna on Saturday, resulted in a con- flict between the Fascists and Govern. ent forces, in which one of the latter was killed, and one wounded. Other vollisions took plies at San Ruffillo, two Fasciati being killed. Verona there was one fatality. The Fas cisti at Genos set fire to the head-quarters of the Railwaymen's Union, but there no serious incidents ja other
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'Provinces.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
LATEST CABLES. FAR EASTERN CABLE DRUG TRAFFIC IN LONDON. CHINESE ARRESTED IN WEST END
LONDON, October 29th.
The drug traffic is occupying the atton- sion of the London Police. Three Chinese opium 'smokers, residing in Poplar, were convicted as the Thames Police Court, and nes, ranging from twenty-five shillings to three pounds were imposed.'"
Three Chinese have been arrested in West End. It is alleged they were possession of a quantity of cœnine.
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1 affray at BRITAIN'S DEBT TO AMERICA BRITISH MISSION TO NEGOTIATE.
LONDON. October 29th.
EARLIER CABLES.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
It is understood that a mission to
and Christmas The personnel of the
ission has not yet been decided.
IN
BRITAIN.
Lannoy, Vetolar 28h. The news from Italy is somewhat cora flicting. The Italian Embassy in Par's COMMERCIAL AVIATION kanounces that the situation in Italy is tranquil It is privately reported in f Paris that a I w
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(TAROJOK EXOTKE'S AGENET.] ANOTHLE AMERICAN BANK OFFICIAL ARRESTED.
A SUCCESSFUL, RUSE.
ELLIOTT'S PART IN THE ALLEGEP. FRAUD.
Han Ministry has 1ONDON TO MANCHESTER ROUTE fors he went to Shanghai, found the key
been formed with a majority of Fastieti: bul, according to"the fiornale d'Italiegi Signor Salandra has been requested to} form Cabinet and has asked time to
ns der his reply.
Meanwhile, Signor Mussolini, who is * Milan, has issued a proclamation that the Faseista military command has as sumed the direction "of affairs. Signor Mussolini declared his readiness to form a Cabinet if called upon by the King.
SUCCESSFULL
th.
LONDON, October Great Britain's first internal air route, connecting London with Mao chester, has already proved successful. Bring the first six days, "ending on Saturday, air expresses on this route
arried forty passengers.
EARLIER CABLES,
M. LENIN INTERVIEWED,
SOVIET ASPIRATIONS,
LONDON, October 29th.
his illness is published by the Observer The first, interview with M. Lenin, since from its Moscow correspondent, who says that M Lenin appeared to be full of life and health. M. Lenin declared that the Soviet aimed at the friendship both of England and France, and if Russia and the Federated States were not allowed to
that they bave recovered £2,000.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER SIST
COUNTERFEIT NOTES IN SIAM,
PROMINENT ENGLISHMAN
ARRESTED:
The Bangkok Times of October 17th, reports
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1933.
QUININE AND HALABIA. RESULTS OF FM.S. RESEARCH WORK.
KEHULTS" OF INADEQUATE TREATMENT.
the country with no money and very little to eat. Some of them were little more than skeletons, and over 53 par cont. were suffering from dysentery.
KORA THOROUGH TREATMENT,
The
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The annual report for 1921 of the Institute for Medical Research, Honla
We considered that the most satisfactory Lumpur, attached to the F.M.9. Medical way of approaching the question was to Mr. D. Newbronner, FCI, FLA., Report for the same period, contains the treat and examine a few patients rary accountant, auditor, broker, and so far as following interesting statements on quinine thoroughly ourselves, rather than to at New York, October Sath
we know still general manager of the Kiam treatment in malaria-During the year tempt the investigation of a large number Hos Co., was arrested by the, police last enquiries were made into the occurrence treated and emmined by others. Henry Werblow (arrested on his night and is now lodged in the International of quinine-resistant cases of malaria, and routine treatment of malaria in the Dis
Gaol The arrest took place in the into the most suitable form of admitrict Hospital at Kuala Lumpur consists arrival from China and charged with neighbourhood of the Central Hospital. nistaring quinine and the total alkaloids of ten gruius of quinias sulphate in solu- attempting to defraud the Asia Banking Other arrests made were two Annamites, of cinchona bark. These investigations tion, three times a day, and for the the Corporation) was fured home from two Angamite females, and two Chinese are still in progress and a more detailed purposes of our enquiry we considered as Shanghai by a ruse, as it was impossible. Annamite male escaped for the time report will be furnished when they bare a quinine-resistant case any patient who
being.
been completed.
still had malaria after he had been on to secure his extradition Bow, China. The police, under the chief of the Special
this treatment for a week or more. The majority of the Medical Officers in Phya His directors at New York wrote to him Branch,
More than 37 per cent of the malaria Adhikarana Prakas, the British army who were called upon to patients treated in the hospital appeared to suggesting that he return, with the pror. Newbronner, and remored to the Police never encountered the disease before, but all investigated 44 such cases, but none of them subsequently searched the house of treat malaria during the great war had be quinine-resistant in this sense. We [spect of securing`a higher post.
headquarters & very comprehensive plant, of them had been taught that it was one of proved to be truly quinine-resistant: in one ACCUSED S BROTHER ARRESTED. Comprising a printing press, paper, litho the few diseases fo which there exista instance a small number of parasites stones, blocks or cliches, unnumbred and drag which is a specific cure, namely persisted in the peripheral blood without Robert Werblow, his brother, in the unsigned ten tical notes, signed and quinins. Consequently they entered upon fever, in ipite of quinine, but in all the negotiate with the United States Govern-employ of the China National Bank, numbered notes, ink, etc. This very complete the treatment of malaria with light hearts, others, both the ferer and the parnaites outit arranged on the sanam, at the Local fully expecting that they could cure it in a disappeared under regular treatment with ment, on the question of funding the New York, has also been arrested. Government building, attracted the atmost few days with two or three doses of quinine. quinine administered by ourselves. The British debt, is likely to depart for third man, who, in the rame of Max attention this morning. Between 20,000 They were grievously disappointed when quinine employed in the routine hospital America between the end of the elections/Elliot is stated to have collected the and 30,000,ticals worth of false ten tical they found that most of their patients were treatment was of good quality and we were
sux in London, supposedly transferred had not been completed
notes were
saized, but the counting not cared and that many become wore driven to the conclusion that the reason why
when our instead of better. by cable, is still at large.."
reporter left. The. notes are more than
the disease had resisted treatment in these They felt that they had been deceived cases, before they came under our care, was colourble imitation. When compared and that quinine was useless. Numerous that the patients had not been swallowing with ten ticals of undoubted genuineness, letters and papers were published showing the quinine which had been prescribed these new notes would to the bank com- that ten, twenty or even thirty per cent. of for them. It is alleged that Henry Worblow, be pradore exhibit differences sufficient to malarial infections were resistant to quinine.
stamp them 28 forgeries. But after being It was not realised that to cure malaris, ted, was to give ten gruins of quining The routine procedure, which we adop to the code used by the Guaranty Trust notes seized would pass as good currency for long period, and that the British cinchona febrifnge) over a period of four. used, and their surface made dirty, the quinine must be given regularly every day, twice a day (sulphate, bi-hydrochloride or Company," He is then alleged to have amongst ordinary folk. The Police have soldier avoided taking it whenever he could. weeks. The quinine was placed by Dr. cabled the transfers from an account with reson to believe that there is a good num. Civilians are to better in this respect, and Fletcher, in the patient's mouth, which the Asia Banking Corporation to Ellioth in the bazaar. It is said that three false ten writes of his experience in Java "If one make sure that there was no evasion. The ber of the notes in circulation, principally one nation is as bad as another. Terburgh was inspected after he had swallowed to who is charged with cabling some of the tical notes were rejected by the Hongkong permits the presence of but one small open. date and hour of administering the dose money thus cbtained, back to Shanghai. Bank a few days ago, but whethering in the net through which the patient was "then noted and initialled, on a slip The Guaranty Trust Company state they emanated from the Wireless-road can wriggle it will become a matter of port of paper at the head of the patient's bed
press or elsewhere is not known. plant seized by the police wall cap treatment.”
The to squirm through it, to avoid, quinine Frequent examinations of blood-filme able of printing air tentical notes MARTIAL LAW AT · MILAN. "
were made by the Protozoologist, Miss "WHITE". EXODUS FROM
at once. Two stones were used, one for
Jepps, and by the Assistant Surgeon, Mr. The Man's correspondent as Milan
VLADIVOSTOOK
ench colour of ink. The watermark was.
A. Visumalingam. An average of nine- reports that martial law has been pro
apparently placed on separately, one of atoryl, though the drug acts well at first examined in each case during the four In the treatment of trypanosomiasis with teen blood-films and four thick films wae EIGHT THOUSAND IN KOREA. clamed at Milan, and that all meetings
the blocks seized being a replica of that and kills most of the parasites in the body,weeks of treatment. are forbidden, all permits to carry arms.
used in the ordinary ten tical note, albeit a canelled, and a number of Fasciati from
Tokyo, October 30th.
a few remain and from these springs a new tribe on the large size. The Siamese signa generation of trypanosomes which
Some of the forty-four supposed qui- utside arrested for illegally carrying
Eight thousand White refugees from tures and the numbering were apparently unaffected by the drug, so that the patient the routine hospital treatment for
are nine-resistant patients had been undergoing ALTIN Motor traffic has stopped, but the
Vladivostock have arrived at Gensan separate processes, as is the case in tram are running a restricted service.
no longer benefits by its administration. considerable time with little or no beneft. the Paper Currency Department, the These resistant trypanosomes, Erlich called Twenty-one had received routine treatment Public services generally have been
(Korea) and are seeking relief in Tokyo, printed notes being sent out by Thonatoryl-fast." Similarly many people who for more than one week but less than suspended, and the shops are closed. The
it is understood they are fairly well de la Rue and Company, and the have had experience of malaria consider that two weeks, thirteen for more than two eity is ela The Fascisti have taken possussion of the ofice of the Fed
Sashnoff, who headed the refugees, is mest being printed on here. Several type develop which they term "quinine fast and patients quinine ourselves, and saw that supplied for the present. General signatures of the Minister of Finance when it is inadequately treated by quinine a
and head of the Paper Currency Depart race of quinine-resistant parasites may than four weeks.
weeks but less than four, and ten for more Platia, where they have installed their
expected to arrive at Tokyo in order to holders containing numbers and signatures they state that a patient who harbours such they swallowed it, their temperatures
When we gare these: headquarters and have erected sandbag barricades around the building. The
confer with his compatriota.
were among the seized property. have also taken over the Polytechnic and
Mr. Newbrunner, his mother, Mrs. The following paragraph from the annual the one case mentioned above, the par- parasites is no longer benefited by quinine. quickly became normal and, except in and the Bersaglieri barracks. Military participate in the Near East Conference JAPAN'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. Jelstrup, and other members of his house report of the Nairchi Laboratory (1918) asites rapidly disappeared from the peri- forss have been placed with machine. it would spoil this possibility of peaceful
hold, were accommodated at the Local is given as an illustration of this hypothesis pheral blood. guns at strategic points. "Troops of development in Europe The nitation Carabinieri are guarding the approaches of Russian participation to the question
Government building this morning, and as stated abore Mr. Newbronner was later from whom were sent to control treatment, "The blood of certain patients, slides to the Central Square, where all traffic of the Strait would juevitably lead to
A TYPICAL CARE. removed to the International Gool, and will, would, turn up positive with distressing has stopped Royal Guards and Cera-economic friction which might hit France binieri are guarding the Via San Marco,and England in the very near future.
TOKYO, October 30th, in due course, be brought before the Inter-frequency showing the ineffectiveness of clusion was forced upon us
As we have stated before, the coa- that the where the Fascisti headqarters ure The Russian programme included the
The fiftieth anniversary of the estab. national Court. situated.
treatment once parasites have been allowed patients whose fever resisted the routine All troops, except those on satisfaction of the national aspirations lishment of a system of education in the Straits to Bangkok. He had been here
Mr. George Daniel New bronner came from to become quinine-fast."
hospital treatment, were resistant because duty, are confined to barracks. The of Turkey, the closing of the Straits to Japan was celebrated to-day, Fascisti claim to have taken possession all armed hips in peace as well as in
Quinine resistance is held to be of they were not awallowing tho quinine dealing in orchids, before settling down two kinds; the drug is supposed to fail which they were supposed to be taking. of several towns,
war, and full frentom for commercial minent persons were present at the Im-in racing and at the present time has t
The Regent, the Premier and other pro here in 1917. He has taken a keen interest either because the patient is too weak and The follwing case is given as an example SIGNOR MUSSOLINI TO FORM shipping. The Soviet opposer the League perial University of Tokyo, where speeches string of horses in training. In Bangkok because the parasites have become qui. blood-films from a patient named Tan debilitated to overcome the disease, or of many similar instances. We examined CABINET
of Nations controlling the Straits,
were delivered. Lectures were delivered Mr. Newbrenner was successively with nine-fast from prolonged administration Siong on the twenty-fourth day of his NEAR BAST_CONFERÈNCE.
in all the schools, and rewards were given Mesers. Barrow Brown and Co., Ltd., and of the drug. It is clearly of great import. routine hospital treatment (thirty grains for distinguished" services in the cause of Messrs. G. Klazer and Co, and is the RUMANIAN REPRESENTATIVE
education.
liquidator of
soce to us in this country, where malaria is of quinine daily), and we found an average the Chino-Siam Steam common, to determine if the above views of 2.2 subtertian ring parasites in each Navigation Company, Ltd. He was in are correct and if there are cases which field of the microscope. We gave him tem business on his own account for some time resist treatment with quinine. Some yers grains of quinine twice a day and saw Minstrels. and is President of the Straits Jovial ago, as the result of experience in the treat that he swallowed it, with the result that ment of a large number of cases in the after three days he had no ferer and no For over a year Bangkok has been General Hospital at Kuala Lumpur, we parasites, nor did they recur during the plagued with counterfeit ten satang pieces came to the conclusion that when a case of subsequent four weeks of his traitment; at Mesars. Samuel Montagu & Co., in and ten-tical notes. They have been malaria appeared to be uninfluenced by the end of his time he had gained ten pounds their weekly circular, noto a detailed manufactured here and also imported. The quinine, it was either because the dresser in weight and his haemoglobin had iurens- statement regarding the Pittman Act was detective work of the police has been excel-did not give it to the patient or because the ed by ten per cent. The improvement in made by Senator Pittman on August! lent, and useful arrests have been made patient managed to avoid swallowing it. general health was a marked feature in 26th, and the following remarks in con-¦ again and again. This latest capture, how There may be other reasons for the apparent most of the pseudo-quinine-resistant pat- nection therewith are an extract from the over, is a matter of first-class importance, failure of quinine. Some although the dose ients while they were under our treatment. Tork Chronicle of September 9th: and the greatest credit must be attributed is given and swallowed, it fails to cure At the commencement of treatment the AMSTERDAM, October 29th. Referring to the probability of silver to the Police, and to the Special-Branch because it has been adulterated. When the average percentage of hemoglobin was 61, The explosion at Oldebroek (mentioned going above a dollar an ounes before the and its head in particular. That is said Commission of the Rockefeller Foundation at the end of four weeks it was 74. The in yesterday's cable messages) occurred Government has purchased sufficient silver entirely without prejudice to Mr. Newbren was working in Kuala Lumpur: they average weight of adulta was 88 lbs. (six under the most favourable conditions. under the Pittman Act, Senator Pittmanner personally. Whoever were engineering discovered that a sample of quinine which stone four lbs.) at the beginning, and 91 The clouds were high and the atmosphere declared that beyond doubt in the near this criminal business, it is r matter of they employed had bem grossly adulterated. lbs. at the end of the course. The increase clear. There was a slight frost and no future there will be great competition in great satisfaction that the seizure has been In 1918, Dr. Glennie, the Municipal Health the average weight was small bemuse strong wind. Five thousand kilogrammes the purchase of silver. It may be within | made. of ammonium perchlorate were piled in one year, it may require two years, but,
Officer of Singapore, found that the quinine many of the patients suffered, from dropsy crater three metres deep and exploded in any event, it is almost certain, in his
on sale in some of the dispensaries in that which disappeared during treatment. by meats of an electric wire.
The prisoners were charged in the town had been adulterated to the extent of A column view, that the price of silver will go above Court on October 19th.
Lack of faith in quinine is sometimes of fire and smoke shot up to a great height a dollar an ounce before the fund for the
50 per cent. Sometimes that fault lies with due to errors in diagnosis. A/man who is with a noise like a thunderclap and lasted purchase of American produced silver guilty"
Asked by the Bench whether, he pleaded the dispenser but his mistakes rarely come suffering from malaria taay have, at the for several minutes. Not a tree or plant under the Pittman Act is exhausted. Lronner replied, "I'am not guilty. The some five years ago, he dispenses
or not guilty "Mr. New-to light unless, as in a case which occurred tame time, some other disease or 'com- wae left standing in an area of 150 metres "If this takes place," he continued, "then things were not found in my house, but poisonous drug such as strychnine in place nine, so that his temperature remains high plication" which is uninfluenced by qui- round the crater, which is now nine the Government will censo to buy silver in a house in my compound rented by these of quinine. metroa deep.
when it goes above a dollar an ounce, and men" (indicating the other priamers).
in spite of its careful administration. These PARIS, October 29th. the fund will remain on hand as a cop The four prisoners alap pleaded not
cases are frequently cited as examples of OTHER CAUSES OF FAILURE. stant saurance and guarantee, to meet
quinine-resistance. We have investigated·· any emergency at any time to protect Mr. Nowbronner, then stood up and said in treatment, many authorities believe were suffering from taberculosis, two from
guilty.
But apart from these causes of failure five such cases during the past year two American-produced silver at 31 an ounce." that he did not know Hai Hisa or Nai Suan that malaria resists treatment by quinine bronchopneumonia and one from cellulitis. In citing facts to prove the early com- (two Chinese prisoners). The house in his in a large proportion of casce, in the Is euch instance the malaria yielded petition in the purchase of silver, the Senator referred to the fact that the compound had been rented by Hai Ho (an sense that while the patients are taking readily to quinine which, of course, had no demand for silver in China has always Eurasian) together with another man who continue to have attacks of fever with
Annamite) and Mr. Henri Marcelle (as much as twenty grains every day, the effect upon the complicating disease. When Rome awoke yesterday morning beep enormous This demand is now de Hitherto the Fascisti uprising has been were the cessation of trains, trams, and China and the deplorable economic and Mr. Nowbronner's age is given as 31.
the only signs of impending excitement pressed because of the failure of crops in appeared to be missing.
asexual parasites in the peripheral blood. almost entirely bloodless. The successes all means of locomotion, while the political conditions existing there, and
Marcelle (aged 18) is one of the prisoners, During the war we investigated a number which have given momentum to the bridges uniting the various quartern yet it is evident that China is going to
of apparently quinine-resistant pases movement are attributable to widespread were closed with barbed-wire. Cavalry, develop rapidly in the next few years, and
which occurred among soldiers who had support, including the greater part of artillery, and armoured-cars dominated with this development will come a greatly
been infected in Macedonia, Egypt and was revealed at the Westminster Police An extraordinary reverse of fortace the Army and Navy. The Fascisti claim the strategic points of the city, and increased demand for silvar." Ha fur- control of Tuscany and Umbria, and are troops occupied the Fascisti headquar-thermore aserted that "the moving pi
BY AIR TO BERLIN.
other parts of the world; but we found Court on September 23rd, when an octo that in every instanco the disease reagenarian, Frederick Hall Kirby, describ now encircling the towns in Basilicata tera General Pugliese insued pro- ture industry is to-day one of the largest the inauguration of the projected London-time we saw them, and they were all be by fraud and false pretences at an hotel. and Calabris,
The Star forestes difficulties confronting few of these men were very ill at the with having obtained food and lodging ponded to treatment with quinine. Only od as a consulting engineer, was charged clamation forbidding gatherings and pro- Disregarding the military order, the cussions, also the wearing of uniforms. used, goes out of existance."
users of silver, and this silver, when once Berlin air service which was timed to begin ing well nursed and well fed; consequent the accused's solicitor and that been Fasciati continue to wear uniforms Astonishment reached a climax, when the Home, where a parade in the streets was proclamation of a state of siege wha
in October. The journal points out that ly the objection was raised that quinine Kirby, in his younger days bad been acclaimed by the populace.
under the Treaty of Versailles Germany is resistance is unlikely to occur under such engaged in India and built docks at posted up, but was shortly rescinded on The Fascot headquarters were later account of the King's refusal to sign it,
bound to grant foreign nations facilities to conditions, and that it should be looked Bombay, and carried out other works un- mtarned to the owners amidst franstic on the ground that such measure were
By over her territory, but this provision for among debilitated people, saturated der Government. His income was then enthusiasm Trams and buses have re antiquated, and he was started to-day, and the city resumed its taking any step obliging soldiers to fire EXPRESS COLLIDES WITH GOODS thinks that Germany will decline to confer of quinine-resistance among such a group was enfeebled to a certain extent. He
averse from
terminates during the present year; while, with malaria who have undergone great not less that 210,000 a year, but after on the contrary, the limitation sumposed on privation and hardships. Recently the wards he got into the hands of company normal aspect until the afternoon, when at other subjects.
German aviation will continue. The paper opportunity occurred to study the question promoters sad lost a large fortune, Hu bodies of the Fascist conflicted with Thousands of Fascisti and Nationaliste Communists, resulting in one being in characteristic, uniform marched in
facilities on British machines unless shoof poople. By the courtesy of the Medical was a man of the bighest character, and was now partially blind, and his mind killed and several wounded. Telegrams military formation to
is granted compensating relaxation restric Officer in charge, we were permitted to the solicitor suggested that he should be the Quirinal from the provinces report further seizures Palace, where their spokesmen thanked
tions which Great Britain might be willing emming a number of cases admitted to seat to the workhouse infirmary. The of public buildings, but no further fight the King for his action. His Majesty're
soutcome, it says, in that the inauguration most of them were vagrants, thrown out him on a medical certificate being pro to concede, but France would oppose. The the District Hospital, in Kuala Lumper: Magistrate said that he would discharge plica appreciating the demonstration of
is so doubtful that the Air Ministry is at work in consequence of the low price duced regarding his feeblenous of mind (Vodtinued m (and off rigth caliran.) ↑ loyalty
known to have preparad alternative plans. of rubber, who had been wandering about and he could go to the Infirmary,
Roux, October 99th. Following the refusal of Signor Salandra to form a Ministry, the King asked the Fascisti leader, Signor Mussolini, to form a Cabinet.
rarious
FASCISTI LEADER'S PLANS.
LATER. Signor Mussolini refuses to "participate in any Cabinet, but, apparently, is will ing to form one himself, keeping the port- folios of the Interior and Foreign Affairs in his own hands, and distributing the
mang portfolios ang partics including the Catholics, zi iz expected that when Signor Mussolini is formally entrusted with the formation of " a Cubinet, possibly to-day, there will be no further Fascisti action. In order to supply the thousands of Fascisti troops campet around Rome, Fascisti "leaders requisitioned all available motor convey ances, Mcluding 'buses plying between Rome and the surrounding country. Those vehicles can be seen leaving the city full of sacks of bread, without inter. ference by the police, whose attitude is sympathetic.
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KING'S - ACTION APPROVED.
Roma, October 20th.
A the newspapers eulogise the King's refusal to sign the martial-law order. The city is normal in appearance today. Tranis and other vehicles are circulating As usual. There were some disturbances directed against the premises of anti- Fascisti newspapers.
ARMY AND NAVY ASSIST THE
..... FASCISTI,
APPOINTED.
BUKHAREST, October 29th. The Foreign Minister. 3. Dues, will represent Rumanis at the Near East. conference.
SOUND IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.
THE OLDE BROK, EXPERIMENT.
"
Thousands were on the qui vive yester." day afternoon for the Oldebræk explosion but nothing was heard, even the most delicate instruments being unaffected.
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THE PROSPECTS. OF SILVER,
PROBABLE CHINA DEMAND.
RAILWAY DISASTER IN FRANCE.
TRAIN,
PARIS, October 20th.
callision between the Brest exprees and
Tea were killed and 30 injured in a goods train at the station of Chatelaudron, in Cotes Du Nord
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·OCTOGENARIAN'S DOWNFALL.