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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 14, 18 January 1892, Page 1

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Stratfokd party started. Mr Joseph Glenny is dead. Mr C. F. James died in Africa. Influenza still epidemic in Europe;, Ovalau arrived from Fiji yesterday.VNative obstruction reported from __obo< rua. . . Heavy rain fell in Wellington on.Sue. day. ■ . ■'. Dr. Robert Giffen has left Launceston fofr England. All New Zealand harbour stock has advanced £1. The Duchess of Albany is suffering from a severe cold. The weather in Waikato' is fine and likely to continue so. ' Funeral sermons in city,andvsuburban churches yesterday. Window curtain o'nffire ab the Waverley Hotel. Slight damage. On Saturday and Sunday there was very heavy rain at Dunedin. Mr Thomas Scott, the oldesb settler feof Rangitikei district, died on Saturday. The Chilian Government denies the statement tkat a loan of five millions is to be-raised from the banks. Negotiations between the French and", Spanish Governments to avert the imposition of a maximum tariff have failed. The leaders of the printers declare thab fche strike is ab an end, owing to the want of funds and desertions by members of the - union. , Prince Abbas, the new Khedive, reviewed the garrison on Saturday in the presence of large crowds, and was accorded an enthusiastic welcome. . A girl named Emily Grant, who absconded from-the Girls' Industrial School, St. George's Bay, was arrested on Saturday and returned tplthe institution. The British Miners' Federation proposes that a general ballot of members ba taken on the question to restrict the output from the mines to five working 'dayß. English shippers are arranging to convey from New York to a F.ussian port a dona--tion of fIOO tons flour, which is being sent- to the famine-stricken district by the President of the United States. The Newmarket Fishing Club had a largo party on board on Saturday. A large haul of fish was made. They returned at 7 p.m., all pleased with the pleasant) trip and good sp'orb afforded. The anniversary of Robert Burns, Scotland's most honoured poet, will be cele- - brabed with a concert and ball and.the much-honoured haggis on the 25th inst. in St. George's Hall, Newton. The British miners! federation ab Stoke,, representing 173,000 men, has decided;to a wait tho action ot Parliament with?re-* spect to the Eight Hours' Legislation be- ; fore declaring an international strike. The Hon. A. J. Cadman addressed s a, large meeting of electors on Saturday night*.;; in the Caledonian Hall, Coromandel. • Ate" the conclusion, a hearty vote of thanks and? confidence was given to Mr Cadman. _ At the City Court nominal penalties were imposed in cases of jumping on the train*, while ib was in motion. In one.case ib wa'sl proved that a young lady fell between the' last carriage and the guard's van, escaping; death by little short of a miracle. '; Tho status of Tawhiao was discussed by Mr Cadman and Henare Kaihau on Satur-f----day. The latter asked whether Tawhiao-, -would- be allowed to retain the title off* King. To this the Native Minister re-, plied that Tawhiao might take, whatever title he' pleased, if. he obeyed the law. '-The English Quakers who ..eently _enb> delegates to Russia to investigate the famine are appealing for funds for those in distress, aud undertake' to personally distribute them. They state they have verified the statement that millions, of.* peasants are destitute and ono-half of them ara in actual danger of starvation. _Ab a conference of New South Wales miners and non-associated colliery owners. |.the miners proposed that colliers should pay tho old rate when a strike of the associated miners occurred. The owners and miners' representatives win lay a proposal before the directors of various mines before arriving at a final decision. The United- Methodist district meeting ab Canterbury appointed a deputation to request tho Primitive Methodist Conference to reconsider their action in appointing a minister at Westport. The Revs. J. Bun„' ning : and J. Saunders having passed the; examinations satisfactorily were advanced/ one year. In the Chancery division of the High. Courb of Justice on Saturday, Justice Sir l Arthur Kekewich granted an injunction l , restraining Clem Edwards, of the TradesCouncil and Federation of Trades and; Labour Unions, from issuing a circular boy-cobt-inc firms who discharged members ofthe unions, as it was a _ro?s interference with the liberty of trade. Wyndbam-straet Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths. Hob bath and shower, Is, 9s per dozen ; cold bath and shower, 6d. ' Open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., aUo Sunday morning. Three doors from Queen-street. Try one. —(Abvt.) Experience has proved thab the monbeconomical Tea is Arthur Nathan's. You can have either Ceylon, Indian, or the favourite Blended Tea, ab 2s and 2s 6d ; per * lb. Try them.—(Advt.) To Cure Skin Disease's.—Sulpholina Lottos' quickly drives _\y«r ■ Eruption., Pimples, Blotches. Redness, Eczema, ACne, Disfigurements, Roughnops and Scurf, _:c, leaving a clear,-spotless Skit*, and beautiful Complexion. 1 Sulpholine is a necessity _«_ the Skin,especially in hot climates. Made in Lendoh. Sole, everywhere.— (Advt.)