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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6376, 11 February 1892, Page 2

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~„ , , London, February 9. Mr Redmond gave notice to-day to" move tor an amnesty to political prisoners Mr Gladstone returns from the Continent on Saturday week.

Lord ,-iahsbury, rep'ymg to the criticism ot Lord Kimberley, declar, d that England would never surre.,l. r »..gy pt to th „ supremacy of another Power, or leave it to destruction by itself. He alleged that the Wtoundland dispute was due to the eulouists thttiMi-e'vc.

The Address-in-Hcply was agreed to iv t-e tiouse ot L:>.-ds.

Isolated cases uf the foot and mouth ois-aso Mill exist, in Clio outskirts of London Wool is un.-'.i-.;u,'e(l.

Colonial st-eks are vory depressed. The best tr.m.rts of toe colonies among financial autho-mes consider that the situation daily U'ro,v„ graver, and expect that there will be .-, serious weakening of the credit of the colonies uuiess colonial public works are stopped. lh„y i, lhiHt tha( . the co]onies most borrow everything locally f or Jt leag( . a year.

o- vit t n j i. • February 10. Sir W. J. Gendall w appointed Governor of Cyprus.

i he ceremony of ope lng Pa r!i(lraent of an unusually sombre chaiacter, everybody appearing in deep black. Mr Lowther moved an amendment, to tho address-in-reply urging tho Government to terminata those treaties which prevent differential treatment of the colonies by England j£ argued that if some change .vero not 'made the colonies would be tempted to act by themselves. Mr Howard Vincent seconded tho amendment Sir W. Hicks-Beach, in replying end that tho Government were better able to take a broad view of the com mercial relations of the Empire than any of the colonies. The Government would "o a lon* way to secure a Zollverein embracinz England and her colonies, but Mr Lowther's amendment at the present juncture would be injurious. When a favorable opportunity ottered the. Government would try and get the treaties revised, but the occasion was not opportune. Tho amendment was negatived without a division. sir W V Harcourt said tho Opposition would support a genuine honest measure of local government lor Ireland. The debate on the address-in-reply was adjourned.

Sydnkt, February 10 The Legislative Assembly has passed the Customs Bill.

Melbourne, February 10. Contrary to expectation Mr Munro resigned the Premiership to-day, and Mr Shiels has been sent for

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London, February 9. McKinley, one of the seamen belonging to the cruiser Baltimore, who was injured in Valparaiso, claims £6000 from Ohili. The Catholics of Canada have h,ea prohibited from sending their children to schools which Protestant children attend An insurance agent of Wandsworth named Carvagnn, arrest.A in connection with the Anarchists of Walsall, explained that so far as he knew the bombs were intended to destroy rabbits in Australia H.M.S. Swinger is to be sold by auction The Berlin correspondent of a London paper says the pension scheme instituted by lMsmarck is a doubtful success

__ tt • ■_ Washington, February S. The United States Commissioner on Immigration reports that sixty per cent of immigrants have their tickets prepaid by relatives, and that British criminals are systematically sent over under the encouragement of the Imperial Government Tho Commissioner advises that preventive measures should be taken to put a stop to it. Buknos Ayees, February 9 The elections have not been conducted without bloodshed. Twenty persons were killed or wounded during the riots. The Argentine elections are favorable to tha party of peace.