By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIV, Issue 3222, 12 September 1892, Page 2

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, September 10.

The Economist asserts that elasticity has gone out of the Victorian tariff, and that it is extremely doubtful if the colony can squeeze more taxation out of the people.

A private Assets Society has offered to buy out depositors in the New Oriental Corporation Bank for 10s cash.

The Trades Union Congress sitting at Glasgow, has resolved in favor of an Eight Hours Bill, but permitting trades to withdraw from its provisions where local unions demand it. Another resolution, which was carried, favored a separate bill being introduced to give eight hours to miners. The Congress expelled, amid hisses, the delegates from Glasgow Harbor Labourers Union, whom, it was alleged, bad been systematic " scabbers."

TANGIERS, September 10.

The Sultan has pardoned fifteen Augherite sheiks in order to secure their assist. ance against Haman, tbe rebel leader.

BERLIN, September 10.

It is feared that the proposed reforms in tbe army, which will increase tbe oost by 150 million marks (about Ik million pounds), will depress tbe Berlin Bourse.

BRUSSELS, September 10.

Tbe representation of " Juliet," in " Romeo and Juliet," by Miss Frances Saville, daughter of Madame Simonsen, was an enormous success, and tbe primadonna received a great ovation. Madame Melba sent cordial congratulations.