CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2737, 2 June 1894, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electsic Telegraph. — Copyright

(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION,)

LONDON, May 81.

Sir C. Tupper has convened a meeting of Agents- General and others for Monday to disouss the provision in the new death duties affecting colonial estates.

Scotch bankers and merchants are petitioning the Premier and Sir W. V. Harcourt in favor of a penny postage. They urge tbat the Marquis of Dnfferin, Lords Carrington and Churchill should be sent as British Envoys to negotiate witb the colonies.

Three hundred piotures have been promised on loan to the Hobart Exhibition. Two hundred and fifty British and 150 French, Belgian, and German exhibitors re negotiating for space.

Mr J, Grant, of Glenormiston, has obtained a divorce from his wife on the gronnd of adultery with Vicount Baring. NEW YOBK. May 31. Riots are frequent in Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The sheriff in Cripple Creek district, in Colorado, has imported a gatling gun in order to assist in maintaining or Jer if necessary. The miners, aided by ex-military Germans, have, formed a cavalry troop of 100 horses and have fortified a camp witb a garrison of 1600 men. ' v SYDNEY, Jane 1. There is a movement afoot in business circles to promote an exhibition in Sydney of Canadian products, followed .f. f by exhibition of Australian products in Canada. MELBOURNE, June 1. In the debate on the Addressm-Beply Mr Shields trenchantly oriticised tbe Ministerial policy, and declared their record was one of blander, blaster, and boasting, and empty wretched performances. He ridiculed the invitation to the Dake and Duchess of York. Sach visits only tended to increase toadyism and flunkeyißm. He moved amendment, That this House regrets Parliament was not called together earlier to deal with ; depression and tbe question .of unemployed. Mr Deakin seconded the amendment. Sir J. Patterson, Premier defended the Ministry, and urged members not to be governed by the press as previous Governments bad been. Tha debate was adjourned.