SECOND EDITION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2431, 19 May 1893, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

OABLE NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.— ComuaHT. (UNITED PREBS ASSOCIATION.) "London. M»y 17. Mr Bnxton, Under- Secretary for tbf colonies, has replied to Sir Obu. Toppcfthat tbe admiralty is considering Huddatf . Parker's reqaest for » sabiidy to tb* Canadian line. There is a diversity of opinion at to which salt is best for the preparation of Australian bntter. An expert it vifiUnf. , the salt works in Liverpool add olhw districts, making enquiries on tbe •nbjteffc Details of the massacre, at Kombi*. ia China, show that- a band <of mcradtrs burnt houses, shops, and thettre dnriog a festival. Two thousand people ptriibed in tbe fltmep, and 40 womea vert abdaoted. SYDNEY, May 10. Two more arrests have been made in connection with tbe post office frauds*One of tbe prisoners, a man named Gale* was also connected with tbe " long firm " of ewindleye, which recently engaged tbe attention of tbe police. An item of £1000, expenses, in conns* tion with Sir G. Dibbs' trip Home, vrhiob created a large amount of commentr-ha*., , been withdrawn from tbe estimates, A Dumber of "citizens having subscribed tba amount.