FEDERAL TARIFF.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7398, 26 February 1902, Page 2

FEDERAL TARIFF.

Melbourne, February 25. The Federal House has placed sheep

washes and disinfectants on the free list.

THE PLAGUE.

Received February 25, 10.55 p.m.

Sydney, February 25.

A man named Hayward is attacked by the plague at His Majesty's Theatre Hotel.

Knight, a resident at Surrey Hills, and a boy named Austin, residing at Alexandria, have the plague. GERMAN PRINCE IN UNITED STATES. Received February 26, 9.82 a.m. New York, February 23. Prince Henry (brother of the Kaiser) was everywhere ovationed. There was an interesting and cordial exchange of visits wiih President Roosevelt at Washington. Prince Henry is residing at tne Embassy. He drove to the British Ambassador's, and then called at the other embassies. Later he visited the Capitol, and dined at the White House in the evening. LAJ3OR TROUBLES IN SPAIN. Madrid , Fab ruary 25 . Nine and half hours a day has been conceded to the metal trade workers of Barcelona. FBENCH MILITARY SERVICE. Paris, February 25. The Chamber of Deputies has agreed to the principle of two years' military service. FIGHTING ON MONTENEGRIAN FRONTIER. Constantinople , February 25. Sixty-four casualties occurred on the Montenegrian frontier during fighting between clansmen who murdered an Albanian chief and Turkish regulars, owing to Turkey not surrendering the assassin. THE MISSING WAR-SLOOP. San Francisco, February 25. The Phaeton returned to Honolulu after a three weeks' fruitless search for the war-sloop Condor.