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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8791, 18 January 1897, Page 3

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Received Janusiy 17, at 5.35 p m. London, January 16. The Irish Parliamentary Party have decided that an amendment to the Address-in Reply dealing with the question of Irish taxation shall be moved by the Hon. E, Blake, member for Longford South The Lord Mayor, speaUng at Kildare, hinted that the possible cry might be raised that Ireland was against the payment of any taxes. ihe Mansion House fund in aid of the Indian famine has reached L 78,000.

Calgtttv, January 16. The Maharajah of Dharbangha, one of the native princes of the Deccan, has remitted taxation to the extent of eight laks of rupees, aiid subscribed a similar amount to the relief fund. The mortality in Bombay has reached 170 per day. The rapidly increasing plague has attacked rodents, swine, and poultry, which are dying in large numbers.

Received January 17, at 5 40 p m. Sydney, January 17. Sailed— Mannpouri . The amateur swimming championship of New South Wales resulted as follows : Lane, 1 ; Gormley, 2 , Hellings, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2mina 46secs. Melbourne, January 17. The League of Wheelmen mile cham pionship resulted as follows : Ken Lewis, 1 ; Clinton, 2 ; Walker, 3. Time, 2mins 37 2-sth sees. Pa,-sons and Martin failed to win their heats. I

Received January 18, at 12 30 a m London, January 17. The P. and 0. Company subscribed L5OO and the Broken Hill Proprietary Company L 250 to the Indian famine relief fund. Lieut. Hourat, leader of the French Niger expedition, has concluded a treaty with the King of Madidu, which ensures France a passage up the Niger to the exclusion of the British from IWUdidu territory.

Received January 18, at 1.10 a.m. London, January 17. Mr John Moriey, speaking at Dundee, st&l-ed that the revenue for 1895-96 showed that Ireland contributed onetwelfth instead of one-twentieth to the Imperial revenue. He was not in favor of a reduction of the Irish whisky duty below that imposed in England. There were other methods by which a readjustment of taxation was possible. He preferred to wait until Sir Michael HicksBeach had delivered his Budget speech before discussing the question further. He considered Mr Balfour's recent speech at Manchester had spread confusion.

Sydney, January 17. The Primate has replied in the press to the enquiry whether he intended to allow himself to be nominated to the Federal Convention election by. an emphatic negative, adding that he was surprised at the enquiry being made.

Melbourne, January i/. Brady's fiancee states that he told her on the day of the murder that he had arranged to meet Phillips at the shop at night to receive a portion of the money alleged to have been embezzled by the latter, Brady having agreed not to prosecute if it was refunded. It is suggested that the money was not forthcoming, and the crime was the outcome of Brady's . threat to press the prosecution.

Adelaide, January 17. Borchgrevinck states that as the result of his appeal European scientific societies have already raised half the sum necessary to equip an Antarctic expedition. He confidently looks to Australia to supply the remainder.

C Brown iND Gibbard's big up-to-date sale drew a large crowd yesterday. Anyone can Bee at a glance that startling reductions have been made, the object of the firm being to effect a clearance, regardless of profits, »nd make room for incoming shipments e»r!y next month. Another big rush is expected to day. We regret that owing to an oversight our readers only received their Bale circulars on Friday morning instead of Thursday, as intended. However, they are •till in tune for the bargdiufe, and we advise them to call early, Dr Emily B. Ryder, who recently give health lectures in Oamaru, received a sample of the Bread made by Messrs W. Smyth AND Co., and in writing to that firm says : " I thank you very kindly for the sample of whole wheat-meal bread which you sent for Inspection, I showed it to the ladies at my lecture yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, and congratulated them on being able to obtain bread that is desirable. I Uke pleasure in recommending your whole wheat-meal bretd to *U tho»e desirmg thoroughly good ooai mfctinlau* bread. You art at perfect liberty to publiih this."