SECOND EDITION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2318, 5 January 1893, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

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(UNITED PRESS ABBOOIATION.I

LONDON, Jannary 5. Sir W. V..Harconrt, Chancellor of tbe Exobeqaer, and Mr. A. J. Mondella, President of the Board of Trade, will reo*ive, on tbe 25th instant, an important depotation, inolnding tbe Agencß-General of the colonies, in favor of tbe deoimal iyitem in respeot of coinage and weights and measures. The river Seine, in France, and tbe Thames are frozen in many places. At Market Harboroußh, 16 miles south of Leicester, a orioket match was played on tbe ice, and there was heavy scoring. Great Britain agrees to guarantee Italy the cost of the transport of the Brindisi mail to tbe extent of £20,C30. , Delegates representing 800,000 members of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain will discuss tbe eight boars question at Birmingham on Monday. SYDNEY, January 4. Mr., J. See, Colonial Treasurer, annpnneef that since tbe financial statement was made in Deoember the returns show a deficit of £488,0C0 for the year. He states the Government are hopeful of effecting savings in tbe authorised expenditure sufficient to wipe out the deficiency for December. During tbe year the Sydney mint issued 2,887.000 sovereigns.

MELBOURNE, Janaary 4. .Bwled— Tarawera, for. the Bloff via mfdid {founds, with 800 passengers.