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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 97, 10 January 1894, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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A Splendid Gift. Li.yTDGK, TwfTVißry W.

Dr Rtnwiok, «l" Nt w South WithCommissioner to the Chicago Exhibition, ha- presented live thousand pound's worth of the colony'" exhibit to tli« Imperial In HtituU. President t’loveland and Mi Wilson tchairman ot the tlsiainium of Wins and Miami have assured Dr Hen wlt'k that they intend to pans a bill pro siding for the free admission of wool, iron, and coal into tile l nited Statedespite the strenuous opposition that was ofibred to the measure.

Australia.

London. January W. In a paper read before the Colonial Institute. Mien Shaw, who recently travelled through tb* \ustralian colomo** on behalf of the Tunes, referred to torn perato and tropical Australia as two cog A tmenu. the former being destined to sent democratic, and the latter aristocrat it* | forces of life in commerce, labour and politics. The two divisions weroof necessity different. The tropical part of the colony must develop** the service of lain*!-, | and then there would be no limit to the 1 production of wealth. The general wealth |of the continent was proaigous, and it seemed destined to bo the fruitful mother lof wealth of half the world. She was 1 sanguine as to the results of the new I scheme for the settlement of land, and with the Government * assistance there settlement would probably attract the most intelligent workmen in England. The Radical and Democratic i leal, much of the nature of Liberal* in Australia, favored the separation from tin* Mother Country, hut a much stronger collective body of opinion favored the retention the Imperial tic. The Governor's Aide-de-camp ”

Received 10.50 a.in. London, January 9. C aptain McKenzie Elliott, of the 40th A reguni iit.hasbeen appointed uolr th • / J to Lord Glasgow, and sails in the steamci Ophir.

Obituary. London. January 0. I News has been roeeived of the death of I Bishop and Mrs Hill, of Niger territories. N.Z L.& M.A.C. London, January 0. At the statutory meeting of the Nov Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company to-day, the Creditors Committee r* ported ! that a powerful counsel was of opinion 1 that the old debenture holders were not 1 secured. Mr Browne, the commitU*« . 1 solicitor, strongly condemned the nmnnJ of issuing the IH’JJ stock and wv lifted tin management of having issued misleading circulars. The committee are not in fsvoi >f litigation in the matter. Sir James Ferguson defended the directors ami justified their action. The meeting was noisy, and Sir Janie* Fej guson was subjected to considerable interj rupiion while explaining the action of the ! directors. The meeting was adjourned ! until the construction scheme had been j issued to the shareholders. The Matabele War. Capetown. January 0. King Lewatiaka, of Barotse Kingdom, intends sending forces to Lesiki/i, situated below the Victoria Falls to prewnt ! Lobeugula crossing the Zannibrn . Th« I entire Barotso strength will, if noee--.irv-resist the fugitive king crossing flu* riv* V hundred thousand acre farm* have I been staked out in MKtnbellcland. Serious Fire. Chicago, January 'J. The Casino and Liberal Art building*, • which formed part of the building m connection with the* World’s Fail have i been destroyed bv fire. The value of the ' building* was estimated at a hundred thousand dollar*. income Tax. Washington, Jan. A strong section of Democrat- favor the proposed income tax being abandoned. Extravagance. Washington, Jan. M. Senator V\ iLoti. in the course of liis r« mark* while introducing the Tariff Bill, occuse*l the Republican* of converting r< overflowing Treasury into a bankrupt on. i and recklessly wasting seventy’ mill! pound*, of which forty millions were speiu * , 0,1 pension*, bounties, and prepayment of j interest and principal. He declared tli ; thirty million pound* was lost to the revenue by remission of duties on »ugm and tobacco. The final date on Bill ifixed for Moudayi ‘**tli iust. Resigned. Paris. Jail. I. ; It in announced that General IVsoato. . President of Brazil, liaa retained.