CABLEGRAMS
London, March 30. At the annual meeting of the North Austra han Mining Company it was stated that the year's operations had been profitless. It was decided to anticipate Australian anti Chinese legislation, by importing Chinese to work the mines.
Mr Gladstone is hostile to the ratification of the Sugar Bounties Conference, and the support of the Unionists to the measure is doubtful.
If Boulanger is arrested the Senate w try him. It is not believed he will be prosecuted.
The statement that a reciprocal treaty had been agreed between France and Italy is without foundation.
The King of Holland is rinking. On Saturday last, while crossing the Straits of Dover, the Ostend-Dover mail boat collided with a Belgian steamer and was immediately blown up. The boilers of the mail steamer exploded after the collision. Fourteen passengers were drowned. Victor Bonaparte was amongst those rescued.
The Oxford and Cambridge annual boat race was rowed off on Saturday over the usual course from Putney to Mortlake, Tho latter crew led from the start, winning easily by three lengths, Time 20mins I9seos.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 281, 2 April 1889, Page 2
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181CABLEGRAMS Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 281, 2 April 1889, Page 2
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