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North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7264, 12 October 1891, Page 3

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Reeeived October 11, at 6 p.m. iLo>'dox, October 10. Shareholders of the Bank of South Australia are mveh irritated at the alleged discrepancy appearing in the circular, and threaten to proceed against the directors of the institutionSir J. F. Garrick, Agent-Goneral for Queensland, has assured Mr W. Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England, that he never imputed any want of honesty or good faith on the part of the Bank, and that he would decline to await an answer by mail from his Government on this head, but would insist on an immediate denial being cabled. The Standard asserts that the colonial stock market ia very sensitive, owing to the first weight of undigested stock. Mr D. Cooper's mare Mons Meg has been supported for the Czarewitch Handicap to win L20.000 at 22 to 1. Madame Melba has made her son a ward in Chancery, and haa settled upon him a large 6um of money. Since employers have refused negotiations with the strikers the latter have determined to extend the present block in London to the provinces. The men engaged on Chamberlain's and Hay's wharves have received notice of the extended reduction in wages to 5d per honr. Mr Parn ell's mother is showing symptoms of insanity, consequent on grief at the death of her son. She believes he was murdered. National subscriptions are being raised in New York and Chicago for the purpose of erecting a statue or tribute to his memory. The body h;»s been removed from Brighton to Dublin, and waa escorted by numerous members of his party. There was no demonstration in England. The principal railway companies in Ireland intend to run special trains to carry thoso desirous of attending the funeral. It is oxpected that there will bo a tremendous demonstration at the grave. Fearing an attack by the mob on the arrival of the corpse in Dublin, none of the followers of Mr Justin M'Carthy attended. Many of the public bodies in Ireland have carried motion! expressing sympathy and regret at the death of Parntll. It is announced that the Chicago Irish decline to recognise as leader of the party any of those who took a prominent part in the late crusade against the deceased. The United Ireland publishes an imflamrnatory article in which it gives the names of several politicians and others whom it declares virtually murdered Mr Parnell during his visic to Ireland. Mr John Dillon was hustled by the mob, and there were loud cries of " Murderer. ' The Rev. Benjamin Jowett, late VicoChancellor of the University of Edinburgh, is seriously ill, and his condition causes his friends a deal of anxiety. Professor Jowett is 74 years of age. Professor Webb has been elected unopposed to fill the vacancy in the representation of Cambridge University in the House of Commons, caused by the death of Mr Cecil Raikes. Mr Tom Mann states that during tho past two years 25,000 members of tho Dockers' Union have resigned, and that the present strength is 40,000. Paris, October 10. In the course of an address at Marseilles M. de Freycinet, the French Premier, stated that France was now in a position to enable her to devote her attention to distant colonial expeditions. While M. Routier (Minister of Finance), M. Guyot (Minister of Public Works), and M. Roche (Minister of Commerce), were driving through the streets of Marseilles to-day with an escort of troops a person hurled an opened knife at the carriage, but it strugk one of the officers

of the escort. Nobody ttm hurt. The Ministers were < ccasionnlly hissed. St. Petersburg, October 10. It is estimated that thirty-two million Russian peasants nro in a destitute condition and must remain so for the next ten months. The German settlers in the Volg.i district are famino-stricken, and over h thousand are said to bo prostrated with typhus fever. Tho Russian fiovernment subsidise exKing Milan of Sorviii for pulitic.il st>ivices by tho Russian banks advancing him a sum of 3,000,000 franca on security jf his interests in the Crown estates in Servia. The Russian expedition to Pamir has safely traversed Kashl'ear and Yarkund. Buenos Ayres, Octobor 10. Tho Committeo of tho Senate rec<>m~ mend the rejection of the Financial Bills sent up by the Chamber of Deputies. Received October 12, at 1 a.m. Sydney, October 11. A goods train on tho great zigzag rail way line broke away and smashed the rolling stock. Three officials and ono passenger were injured, but not seriously. Melbourne, October 11. Tho death is announced from influenza of the Rov, Dr Nish, Presbyterian Minister.