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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3228, 19 September 1892, Page 2

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LONDON, September 17,

Tbe Prince of Wales and Mr. Labonchere have become reconciled, and His Royal Highness is reported to have said, " Let us ever be friendß."

Only £140,000 was deposited in the London Provident Bank, which recently suspended payment.

Shaw, Saville, and Albion Company has declared a dividend of 5 per oent. It is officially announced that the total withdrawn during the run on the Birkbeck Bank was and that repayments into the bank amount to 41250,000." Mr. J. Carruihers succeeds Mr. Blackett as inspecting engineer ior New Zealand in London, and will assume office in November. . Mr. Balance's withdrawal of the demand of cash security deposits from foreign i insurance comrmniea doing business in New Zealand has given great satisfaction. The Daily News urges tbe Government to enquire into complaints of evicted tenants.

Mr. W. Redmond, M.P., warns Mr. J. Morley ajrainst exciting people of the country by allowing the police and bailiffs to seize their cattle at midnight.

LONDON, September 18. At the wool auction yesterday there was good competition and prices remain firm. New Zealand scoured wools aro in good demand.

CALCUTTA, September 17.

The Ameer of Afghanistan has intimated that he will gladly receive Lord Bobeits at Jellalabad m October. BEBLIN, September 17. Two hundred and thirteen deaths from cholera were reported in Hamburg to-day.

NEW YOBK, September 17.

The Normania'B passengers have been released from quarantine, and as a measure of precaution, troops were called out to protect them.

A^viceß received at San Francisco by mail state that 300 persons were killed by a typhoon in Japau, and forty-two thousand bouses destroyed at Tokuehiaa.

SYDNEY, September 18.

As it h understood that a nnmber of Freetrade members intend to vote with the Government rather than they sbould sustain defeat at, the hands of tbe Labor Party over their action with regard to the Broken Hill strike, a mass meeting of working men was held to-day, when the action of the Government in arresting the defence committee of Broken Hill was condemned.

The Newcastle mine owners are preparing a new agreement embodying much of that at present in operation.