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frees Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LORD ONSLOW'S ENGAGEMENTS. STDNEr, February 12. Lord Onslow has booked on an excursion to Chiua, leaving on March Ist. : ■ . '" ' ' '■'.: ■. ' ■' -. J RUMOURED COAL TRUST. Persistent rumours are afloat in .Newcastle to the effect that a Coal trust, with a capital of j£2,500;000i is being formed-. It is said to include ail the leading collieries with the exception of the iambton. EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR. The Premier baa promised to bring the case of Captain Carpenter under the notice of the Imperial Govern? ment,aud demand redress from the Dutch authorities. .Carpenter - tyas arbitrarily imprisoned on a charge of -wreckage and his ship taken from him, since when, he states, he does not know what has become of her. STOCK SUBSIDY BILL. The Stock Subsidy Bill, introduced in \he Lower House to-day, provides for a tax of a far thing per head on sheep for four years; A Central Board is created with power to administer the Act, undertake contracts or offer bonuses for the exportation of meat, also to assist .exporting Companies in time of drought and unfavourable seasons, and prevent the closing 6i works. VICTORIAN AGENT-GENERAL. Heubournb, February 12. There is a growing agitation against the appointment of Mr Muuro as Agent-Geueral. ! f • TREASURY BILLS. The Associated Banks have taken £2,000.000 worth of Treasury bills at per cent, at par. ;, !