Banker, of Sydney, who died on the 6th inst., is to be buried at Barlow, Derbyshire, his birthplace. Paris, April 18. A robbery of postal packages con taining valuables and securities, esti mated to be worth a million francs, was committed last evening from the central post office in this city. No clue to the perpetrators of the theft has yet been obtained. Washington, April 18. A new measure recently introduced in the House of Representatives, pro viding for tho total exclusion of Chinese from the Uuited States, for a period of 10 years, was finally agreed to by the House. Last evening a bill was introduced in the Senate, to authorise Government to repay to Great Britain the unex pended balance of the Geneva award in connection with the Alabama claims.
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A BOY DROWNED.
Dujtedin, 4pril 18. A boy named E tgarty, son of a for uer hotelkeeper of Green Island, whilst boat ins on Lake Wailsola on Sunday, with his fuher and sisters, fell overboard. The father who is a good swimmer, jumped overboard after him, but was unable to save him.
DUNEDIN DOCK.
