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GENERAL NEWS.

M.

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M. Sarrant, Covernor-General of Indo-hina, who recently visit-

The Dosa Māru.]

The Tom Burt, the N. Y. K. boat which was obliged to put back to Singapore owing to an outbreak of hire in one of the holds, has been surveyed and, na

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be had hed the distinguished porting they must go back many honour of being entertained as a centuries before Dr. Jobsson's guest of the Authors' Clob. They time. Plutarch in one of his could tell how many years it was" Lives" referred to a debate in since he was their guest_bofore the Roman Senate, and mentioned when he reminded them that his that the speeches were taken no serious damage was done to followguest on that occasion, was down by means of" dol and seven rooms and drying room, the vessel, she is departed for. Stevens, who died in signs that were equivalent to Farnished, including Electric fans

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are for that evening was the Press shing relating to proceedings in required, which is also nearly the Gallery of the House of Commons,nny house." That was still there, figures of the iron and steal and he supposed that that gallery while at the same time the Bouse industries. Mines require 20 wat innre or lese connected with of Commons and the House of million tons, while gne-works use authorship; there was a close Lords have their official staff up only 15 millious, and railways | connection between then. There of reporters. There had been a 12 million tons per annum. had been roul authors in the long struggle over the question Baggage-Smashing." Presa Gallery Charles Dickensf reporting the proceedings of muny the House. In 1728 there was

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