SECOND EDITION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1914, 26 April 1888, Page 3

SECOND EDITION

CABLE NEWS.

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LONDON, April 25. Consols, 105 ; market rate of discount, I*.

Mr. Gladstone has given notice of his intention to oppose the extra duty on bottled wines when the proposals come before tbe House in committee.

Sir John Pender was banquetted last night. Earl Derby presided, and, in proposing the toast of the evening.re vie wed at length Sir John's services and sacrifices in tbe cause of telegraphy. Sir Garnet Wolseley. in replying to the toast of the army and navy, spoke in condemnation of Ministers being compelled for party purposes to curtail imperatively necessary expenditure for the maintenance of the proper efficiency of the army and navy.

In connection with the Eev. Charles Spurgeon's recent charges of heresy in the Baptist church, a motion has been carried by the Baptist Union, to the effect that it is inexpedient to provide further theological tests for membership, inasmuch as tbe union already possess sufficient power to deal with non-Evangelical sentiment. The motion was seconded by the Key. J. A. Spurgeon, brother of tbe Eev. C. Spurgeon, and was carried by a large majority. It is thought that tbe carrying of the resolution will have the effect of allaying the quarrel in the churches.

SYDNEY, April 24.

The Government statistician in his report states that tbe progr ess of population of Australasian colonies shows that birtbß last year were 120,000, tbe average per thousand population being 35*43 ; the deaths were 47,500, averaging 13-64. New Zealand showed the lowest birth rate 81*71, and also the lowest death rate 10*17. The immigration was 247,000, emigration, 182,000 in excess of immigrants over emigrants. In New Zealand there were only 077.