Seven people wore, killed and many injured in a -cyclono. at Capetown, \Malmesbury was wrecked and hundreds The American insurance disclosure are daily becoming more remarkable. 'The eminent banker, Mr. Schiff, ox-director of the Equitable Company, has caused a sensation by deposing that the directors of large' New York Corporations are a negligible quantity and are valueless for checking. the misconduct of executive officers. The evidence of other offi showed that three great companies divided the. Legislatures.of the United States and of Canada into three groups; appointing a confidential agent. in each with Inrge sums at his disposal for the purpose of influencing favour for the Companies.
The. result of the Prince Edward Handicap was:—Cape Verde first, Glen-amoy second, Challncombe third.
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