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Show DIRECT STEAMER LINE FROM NEW YORK Washington. Oct. :,. vice Consul Oenerai tle.rge L. Foster, of Capetown, Cape-town, has reported to this government that an arrangement has bern concluded con-cluded between the Cerman-Austral-l:m Steamship company and Rider Dempster & company, for j direct steamship service fm;ii South African ports to New York and Roston The sen lee w ill begin November 15 next, the steamers to run from Aus-Iralia. Aus-Iralia. via South African ports to the United States. Freight, it Is reported, will be accepted ac-cepted for this country at South African Afri-can ports at rates consilcrablv lower than tho.sp charged via Kngland The first steamer to malre ih i will be Madgel.urg. which will said I .fr;m fl'x-'irne. touching Durban Na- al. Last London Alcoa P.fiy nnd Cape-own. Cape-own. Two other learners will make. : tlie trip at intervals of about is davs |