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Show TENDER TO GEORGE IFFT TJnlted States Consul at Chatham Offered Of-fered Higher Post. r-rrrn 1ST lfft, OWJltr Of tho PofOtnllO. M?re Tribune now Unit") States Coneut m rhiiham Ontario, has been tendered an-5th an-5th r-t ' The Chatham Now. ot Juno 6. ""United SUl3 Conuul GorBo N. lfft thla I r.rMvtd a telegram from the Sc-rcty Sc-rcty of Stito tcndcrlnV him tho port of AJ?inn rXnsul nt Port 13 zaboth. South AfrlcoTho St carles a salary of JJSOO and In the T cloaflncatlon of Amcrlcnn consulates i. , thr.In TirrnTlcs hlcher than tho Chatham JJff. Iff" has replied that ho really Sow not io bo to tho gapo of Good Hope. nd Mkcd It 'I would not bo pooalble to uslRn him to a Canadian post of tqual rank ln"PoCrt"EUwbcth In the Inmost and moat Imrwirtant acaport of South Africa, ana ie de-S de-S d M a md healthful place, with mild and dry cllnmta AccordlnK to American consular con-sular reports. It iniporw largely from tho United Stolen, the- principal articles being wheat, nour. alo. beer, rnuS dynamlto. wheeled vchlcleu, cloeka and watches, maize, cats drUKS agricultural and mining machln-prewved machln-prewved meat, oil. lnrd. tobacco and ood. The chief articles of oiport to tho United States aro hides, wool and grease. |