GENERAL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVII, Issue 834, 11 July 1890, Page 6

GENERAL.

? : ■ i'Mc-t^eciliHaikcs, Postmaster-general, yi^s- uncertain as to the date upon which s »thc : 2|d ocean .postage rat£ will '.cbknje ""imto^force.-' ; ' ; ''„', ". ' '■ * !.Tv": William .E wart Mofaii, who cteclarefl V "fhis, '.real name^ to, be ; Egan, has , beeh "•charged ,■ on six . with "■bigamy, and it is believed ; that there ,l -are, other r, cases. ., -Accused, ..; married < : Emma.Figg : at .Winchester in. March >:jlßßs, iand r Annie. Spieer in Dover in 1 October- 1886.:j ■ (Both these women; are 'in 'Australia,, and the Treasury* desire vitp obtain their address. : ' Moran asserts "that he wKs' imprisoned" in Wanganui vt in March 1887 under, tlib iiamo of '•""Syclney 'Egahl , i, ' • ( i, ..The 7 foilpwing, is the result of the Selection - for- Barrow : — -Mr .Duncan .^Radical),- 199 i y Mr, Wainwright 136.2 ; Mr. -W* S. Came : ((Unionist),- 1208. [Mr Came resigned .this seat in order to protest against the [-proposal to compensate publicans for *ioss cf license!] ; \Nine thousand visitors, including the -tDuke. and \duchess of Edmburgh, attended f the^ conversazione in celebration \of .'the penny post jubilee. . Congratulajtions were received from- all -parts of jthe;world. ; -. •■' . : : : , : TThe premier of Newfoundland has Arrived ■ in" 'London. He asserts that tthe eolon'y is thoroughly loyal, and the ffishefm'en are not excited or likely to ib'e ! prov6keU;irtto attacking the French. £He denied that the people are arming ♦or "tha ; t any. serious trouble, may' be "expected. { He expressed his conviction ■^ttiat "■"the", difficulty may soon be arrranged. , (The ©irectors Liability Bill has been iread a third -time -in the House: of 'C/Oinmens. All the Powers have signed the ■Anti-slavery Act drawn up by the Brussels Conference, except Efolland, will bo allowed six months' ;grace. Mr Stanhope, Secretary for Wai:, ;in the House of Commons 'that a naval and military council was •being appointed within . the Cabinet, '•the Premier presiding. . A bill is being introduced into the IHouse of Commons, rendering adultery «or desertion by a husband a cause for "divorce. Canterbury frozen mutton (July 3), *4^d ; otherwise the' frozen meat market "is unchanged. New Zealand- hemp, good medium ■quality, LI 9 . 5s to LI 9 10s. ; Burnett's wool-scouring machine has fbeen sold to a, (Leeds and Bramford : syndicate for L4OOO. ■ Michael Davitt is about to start the Labor World, an organ to advance the cause of the labor party. He intends to ' publish . Richard Pigott's diary in.it. . . The Duchess of Teck \yhile boating •=on the Thames had a narrow escape of killed by the bowsprit of a vessel which came into collision with ther craft. . A French man-of-war : drove oil ,30 British vessels taking bait at Port-au-Port, Newfoundland, and seized and .cut their nets. A company, including some first•class capitalists in London, has been vformed to take over the globo assets of ;the Bank of New Zealand. The company will obtain large advances while control of the assets and the future profit. The advances will be -ample for all the wants of the bank, including future extension of business. are fully satisfied of the soundness of the bank, and it is ex--pected the scheme will be completed ■immediately.. Before, however, shareholders arc asked to confirm the pro- , .jposal, a full refutation will be subrespecting Mr Buckley's charges. If the scheme is confirmed, the London Board will assume the management, • and the bank directors will be increased ty>y other good names. New Zealand, hemp is steadier, and at is now believed that this fibre has touched bottom prices. '-[The Emperor of Germany is expected r to arrive at Osborne on August 2on a A'isit-to her Majesty the Queen. His •visit v/itl extend over five days, and he •then Visits It is reported that England will recognise the UTrench protectorate over Madagascar <on condition that the Trench Government waive their rights to Zanzibar. While mancouvres^weYe being carried out at Aklershott a detachment of ■'hussai's collided with a body ot lancers. Wild confusion resulted, during which several were injured. The captain of the hussars was censured. The Statist states that the Victorian railway proposals are a fitting sequel to the glaring financial blunders which have earned for the colony unenviable notoriety, and it is absurd to suppose that extensions alone will ensure profitable development. . The error, the Statist considers, is to spend a sum of thirty millions without attracting immigrants. Her Majesty the Queen has presented to Miss Dorothy. Tennant, who is betrothed to Mr Stanley, with a miniature set in brilliants and a lock of hair. - The Western Australiaii Constitution Bill has passodthe House of Commons. The passage of the bill was warmly cheered.

The {Premier of Newfoundland .denies that that colony desires annexation to the HTnifced Stutiss) aTifi that he is confident of England's 'protection in 'bhe' p>eserifr difficulty!/ '-■■"■" ■■' : ;: ".•'■ A, grave political, and financial; crisis, continues iii thb .jki'gentiiie. Republic. ',: A .bill sanctioning the cession df, HeKgoland to Germany ;has been iiritroduced in the Houseof Commons. The Queen was charmed with Madame; Melba's' singing; and expressed herself proud of 'coltiiiiaT talent. , ■Shp i presented Madame Melba with a siiberb jewelled .brooch. , ij2 ? .;. .. ;■: . ■ , The procedure committee 'of-'the House of Commons- approved of ; the suggestion. that Goveruieiit bills should be: resumed at the'-same stage next session.' 1 By : a : majority of two the committee rejected Mr Gladstbrie's report against .the Government -suspensionary scheme. ' =-...:. • Fifteen thousand Newfoundlanders have petitioned tin House of Comraons praying Parliament., to ' grant them relief from French : oppression. . " ; . The petition presented by ..publicans in favor o£ compensation has ; been rejected on the grounds that' many of the signatures are in the same liandwritihgy and also that a few of them -are obscene. ~< ■■•>■'- '••' ■■ ■> T ■■ • ■• - : -' ■ ■'- ' ■. It' is currently reported 'that Lord Randolph Churchill; has become reconciled to his former colleagues,, and that lie returns to the Cabinet. It is re-r-egarded •as imminent that he will receive either the secretaryship for India or Ireland, and in the event : of the latter, Mr Balfour would load the House of Commons in succession to Mr W. H. Smith, who is likely to accept a peerage. It is reported that Osman Digna, with 5000 followers, has left Tokar for the Nile. Famine is still being experienced by his followers, who have been compelled to resort to cannibalism. ...It is hoped Mr G.oschen will allocate a portion of the licensing fund, now released, to the cable guarantee. It has been formally decided that the convict Cremmier shall be executed by electricity at New York. Moran, alias Egan, the alleged "bigamist, assorts that he was divorced at Maitland, in New South Wales, in July. 188,7. • - " Baird has been permitted to open his lobster factories at Newfoundland. Australian whea'fc ?(ex warehouse), 36s to 275 ; Ne\y Zealand long-berried do (ex warehouse), 35s -6d to 365. The Grenadiers (not, as was stated, the 2nd Coldstreams)) stationed, at Wellington. Barracks, .being ordered out for kit inspection, the whole, body -of men refused to parade, and locked themselves in their rooms. The -stafi was sent for and the inspection -a'baridoned. The men then paraded, hissing and hooting Colonel Maitland. The War Office is discussing the matter, and tlie regiment will probably, be ordered on foreign service. The men complain of being harassed by useless drills and needless inspections. Three hundred and fifty are confined to the barracks ; the remainder are performing regular guard duty. There has been considerable dissatisfaction existing in the battalion since Colonel Maitland was appointed, he being a strict disciplinarian. Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, asserts that the discontent is exaggerated, and that it is due to their performing police duty, but the difficulty is now arranged. Five thousand quarters of New Zealand wheat have been sold at 34s 6d, 'and 8000 quarters of Adelaide at 365. Wheat is Is dearer on the week. New Zealand oats are at 265. The body, of a girl, 12 years of age, has been discovered violated and mutilated in the same style as the former victims attributed to ' Jack the Ripper.' The Chinese Government are thinking of borrowing 30,000,000' taels in American silver for the purpose of constructing a railway to Mantchuria, an extensive region situated in the laortheastem portion of the empire.