TELEGRAPHIC

Evening Star, Issue 7875, 6 April 1889, Page 2

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'THE TIMES'-PARNELL COMMTS

LONDON, April 5,

Sir Charles Russell characterised At-torney-General Webster's manner of conducting the proceedings in connection with the Commission as unworthy of the leader of the English Bar. The charge he had preferred against Mr Parnell of complicity with murder was entirely without evidence to support it.

PERSONAL. LONDON, April 5. Miss Mary Anderson is recovering. It is denied that her disease is a mental one.

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DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRES. NEW YORK, April 5. (Received April 6,1889, at 1 p.m.)

Intelligence haß been received of terrible prairie fires having occurred at Dakota. They spread over a vast extent of country, and did enormous damage. Hundreds of families are homeless.

THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.

BERLIN, April 5.

Surprise is expressed here at the haste shown by the United States in sending warships to Samoa. It is asserted that this action has caused Germany to despatch war vessels there.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN ROUMANIA, BUCHAREST, April 5. The Ministry have resigned.

CROFTER EMIGRATION. LONDON, April 5,

Two hundred and eighty crofters have been despatched to Canada by the Assisted Emigration Society.

THE QUEEN, LONDON, April 5,

Her Majesty has been much improved by her visit to the Continent. She has made a donation of 3,000fr to the poor of Biarritz.

A NEWSPAPER LIBEL. LONDON, April 5.

The ' Pall Mall Gazette' has been mulcted in the sum of L 1.500 in its libel action.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON, April 5.

The Bank of England's reserve is L 14,336,000 ; the percentage to liabilities being 39. Consols, 98J, the quotation being exdividend.

New Zealand fours, also ex dividend. Australian wheat, 40a 6d, and depressed ; New Zealand (ex store), long-berried, 393 9d and weaker.

Tallow is firm—mutton, 26s Cd to 27s beef, 26s to 26s Gd. Ox hides, to 3|d. Kauri is quiet and steady. Copper, L 42 ss, and recovering. German sugar, 17a 3d ; Java, 18s 3d. Iron, L 44 15s.

INTERCOLONIAL.

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GUBERNATORIAL. ADELAIDE, April 6, fßeoclved April 6,1889, at 1 p.m.)

Sir William Jervois was entertained lasl night by Acting-Governor Way.

MELBOURNE, Ai-ril 6 Earl Onslow has been entertained by the Grand Lodge of Freemasons here.

INTEEPKOVINCIAL,

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MARTON, April 6.

A large Maori meeting will be held at Orepuki Pah on the loth to discuss land business. Tawhaio will be present.