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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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oclamationof a reciprocal commercial agreement between theUnited States and Portugal under the Dingley tarifflaw. June 16.—An arrangement for the arbitration ofclaims of American sealers against Russia for illegalseizures off the Siberian coast is announced. June 17.—The Chinese forts at Taku, at the mouth ofthe Peiho River, fire on the foreign warships, whichforthwith bombard the forts and compel their sur-render. June 18.—United States troops are ordered fromManila to China ; Admiral Kempff is directed tocooperate with the naval commanders of other powersin the protection of American interests in China. June 19.—It is announced the French Governmentwill dispatch a cruiser and 4,200 troops to China. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. May 21.—A squadron of Colonel Bethunes Horse issurprised on its way to Newcastle, six miles .southwes*of Vryheid ; total casualties about 66. May 22.^General Hamilton reaches Heilbron, after aseries of engagements with the Boers under Comman-dant De Wet.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALTA. (Showing the contribution of each State.) The PopM?<Tfion is shown by a man; Kerome by the obverse side of a sovereign; Expenditure by the reverse side; RailwayMileage by a train ; Importa by a black ship; Exports by a white ship (the figures within brackets denote the proportionof the imports and exports, whicli is purely intercolonial). RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. 25

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