SECOND EDTTION,

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2347, 8 February 1893, Page 2

SECOND EDTTION,

• • By JSlectbio Telegraph.— Cop*bight. (DNITBD PREBB ASSOCIATION. I LONDON, February 7. In the House of Lords, Lord Boseberyi Foreign Secretary, said Sir Gerald Portal, British Commissioner at Uganda, was allowed a free hand and was empowered to take over the British East African Company's force. Mr. Labourchere's amendment' to the Address'in-Beply expressing a hope that Sir Gerald Portal wonld not be invested with inoreased Imperial responsibility in Uganda was withdrawn. The Blue Book shows that Portal was authorised by the British Government to pay the subsidy to King Mwanga. • WASHINGTON, February 7. The Senate rejected by 42 to 23 a motion to consider a proposal to repeal the Silver Purchase Act. The iaiesij^tearaer, City of Pekin, has arrived at Sab Franeieco. ""BOMB, February 7. Baron Hozzaroni has been arrested on a charge of being concerned in the Bank of Borne frauds. He is indebted to tha^ institution to the amount of 12,000,000 lires. t MELBOUBNE, February 7. Mr. J. B. Patterson, Premier, was re-elected by a large majority. SYDNEY, February 1. Sailed— H.M.S.Bingdove, for Auckland. A LIBERAL VICTORY. » ■■ (FSB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, February 7. The election of a member to represent Barnley seat in the House of Commons in the place of Mr. Jabez Balfonr took place to ■ day, and resulted in the retnrn of Mr. Philip Stanhope, Liberal candidate. The polling was Stanhope, 6199 ; Lindsay, Conservative, 5506. ================= , |r ..n.^ New South Wales Politics. » (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, February 7. In the Legislative Assembly to-night, the Premier announced the intention of the Government to carry fen business in the House, and claimed the support '<s*> those who thought more of their country than of their party. Mr. G. H. Beid said the Government had become. so utterly • dfegr&ced that they had no claim to " support. Mr. Wilkinson gave notice to move that under the present oircum. stances an appeal to the country is ' desirable.