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Hastings Standard, Volume IV, Issue 13, 11 May 1899, Page 4

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BREVITIES. London, May 8. In the House of Commons, Sir H. Fowler intimated his intention to move an address to the Crown, asking that the Indian countervailing duties on sugar be disallowed. The Duke of York, in view of the numereus inquiries as to his health, exclaimed, "I might have been a Kipling." The Government, amid cheers, announced an amendment not accepting the Discipline Bill, but foreshadowing legislation in the event of the Episcopal authorities failing to speedily secure obedience to the laws of the Church.

In the House of Commons, Sir G. Hamilton stated that American contractors would construct the Goktiek railway viaduct, Burmah, within the year at a cost of £60,000. The lowest English tender was £'116,000, three years being required for construction. At the wool sales the Otaio clip sold at lOd. The wool sale was postponed owing to a dense fog.

In the House of Commons the Hon. Sir John Brodrisk, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that under Britain's agreement with Eussia regarding the Yangtze Valley it was provided that no portion would ever be leased, mortgaged, or alienated to another Power. Brit.nirt'q trf>-Uy rights nori... of tlio Great. Vvu,a Aj.~u.ia intact.

Sir W. V. Hareourt, late leader of the Opposition, addressing the Devonshire Club, denounced Lord Rosebery's proposal to obliterate the whole of Gladstone's legacy. The Liberal party deserved to be destroyed if it allowed Lord Rosebery to thwart its aims. He added that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannsrman, the leader of the Opposition, was no apostle of reaction. In the House of Commons, Mr Hogan, M.P., asked whether, in vi6W of British Columbia's offer to contribute towards the Pacific cable, Britain would re-consider the scheme and fall in harmony with the wishes of Canada and Australia.

Mr Chamberlain, in reply, said that he wa3 awaiting replies from the colonies. If representations were made on their behalf regarding Britain's offer these would receive careful consideration. Washington, May 10. The Washington authorities have abandoned the hope of effecting an agreement with Canada on the various matter? in dispute. The Commission appointed for the settlement of the troubles is unlikely to re-assemble. Cairo, May 10.

The Sirdar, Lord Kitchener, will open the Soudan trade in September. LOST IN THE BUSH. Brisbane, May 10. A girl lost in the bush last week was found in a shocking condition and unconscious. She was lying in the glaring sun, covered with ants. She died shortly after she was discovered. An investigation revealed the girl's mother and two sisters lying in a wretched hut dying of starvation, each demented. They were practically living skeletons. The father died at Christmas while engaged in a ring-barking contract. The wonjan continued the contract, but hard work and insufficient nourishment drove all of them crazy, the eldest girl wandering into the bush.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Albany, May 10. Earl Beauchamp, the new Governor of New South Wales, has arrived. Sydney, May 10.

An Unemployed Board has been appointed to inquire into the unemployed problem with the view to indicate to the Government what should be done permanently to remove the difficulty. Mr Witheford is a passenger for Auckland by the Alameda. He submitted a definite proposal to the Government to subsidise the Aus-tralian-American service as a basis for future negotiation^.

The Westralia has sailed for Hew Zealand.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. Sydney, May 10, Wheat, chick 2s 4d to 2s 6d, milling 2s 8d to 2s lOd flour (firmer), £6 10s to £6 15s, Manitoban £9 15s; oats, feeding New Zealand prime Is 8d to Is 9d, Tasmanian Is 6d to Is Bd, seeding Tartarian 2s to 2s 3d barley, Cape 2s 4d to 2s 6d, Chevalier 5s 3d ; maize, 2s 8d; peas, Prussian blue, 33 6d to 3s 9d ; bran, 9d ; pollard, B£d ; potatoes, Circular Heads £2 10s, New Zealand Derwents £2 ss; onions, Victorian £2 10s to £3 ss, New Zealand £3 to £3 2s 6d ; butter, dairy 9d to lOd, factory 10M to lid ; cheese, large 44d to sd, loaf sid to 6d ; bacon, 6|d to Bd. Melbourne, May 10. Wheat, 2s 8d to 2s BJd ; oats, Is 5d to Is 8d; barley, chevalier 4s Gd; maize, 2s 7d ; bran, 8d ; pollard, BJd ; potatoes, £2 to £2 7s 6d ; onions, £2 to £2 10s. Adelaide, May 10, Wheat, 2s 7d, to 2s 9d ; flour, £6 10= ; oats, dun and Algerian Is 6d to Is Bd, stout 2s to 2s 6d ; bran and pollard, 9d.