CANADA.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 218, 15 September 1888, Page 2

CANADA.

I ' from Utah, aro crowding into frilfenadiftrr-temfcoryi'^a^^o^iiorth-weat j (Pacific) .coast, and the'&llqn/, Mackenzie {fjowellj" Minister " of ■oßlfams,: has' been appointed to investigate the subject,; They eamo from Utah npoii the uuiWalnnding that tlioy phouW not J3O ailawed to praotise polygamy, T!ie glfoena Biypr Indian .outbreak late* eoiui:«'.' snio'is, and help has: been asked from VicLori-t, Y:,k'. Tbori; ara, ( bud lives, . ...j,. ..v..!.'._: .jis,^^.____' .liiiV

white men in the fort, which is surrounded by ? soo,of the, ,|avageßt Indians, all bent oa .niurder? •; ■' ~:''.■'-'.,. ,- ' ' ' -;'-,,.;'

i The'award of the contract for conveying the mails betwee'u British;, Columbia; and San Francisco to anj American, firm lias roused the ire of the Canadians, and the Conservative Government is charged with eheoui'agirig American shipping at Canada's expense.

tha British Government has finally refused to grant a subsidy for the projected1 cable between British Columbia, Honolulu and Australia,'arid the directors are pressing the "Dominion Govenimentfoi" a Subsidy to supplement that promised by Australian and Sandwich, Islands Governments. The outlook at .[ present' isiKy no means reassuring. ■ . '•■* ..' • .t!,..;. : The Canadian Pacific mail subsidy qiiestion was' finally settled August 9thj by a ten years' contract between the railroad company arid the British Governirient en the basis of $45,000 per annum for service i between Vancouver, 8.C., China and Japan, to begin as soon as first-class steamers can be procured, v. ■ [■> • ;■■ •; .. -. Twenty-live buildings were destroyed by fire, in Sb/John, N. 8., August 20fch, the worst fire since the great disaster in 1879. Loss, 40,000 dollars. ' '■ ,"' A delegate from- British Columbia was in London, August 9bh, urging tho Government to adopt proposals, to, secure the settlement on Vancouver Island of 250 crofter families, the' Provincial Government guaranteeing to repay principal andlnteresfc of the sums advanced for that object. Arrangements have been completed for importing 3,000 cattle into Scotland from Canada. . Scotch farmers view this itriportation trade with alarm, and certain local bodies refuse to admit Canadian cattle into their district. '■■>.■'■ •' '■ '■'■ The Norwegian i.steamship. Libista, i ran ashore at White Island, Nova Scotia, Augußfc'il7i and became a total wreck. The crew had arrived at Halifax. Edward Hariian, Junior, the yourig son of Hanlau, the oarsman, was burned to death at Toronto, August 16th. While'playing with matches his clothes .caught fire. < I'