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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 3, Issue 91, 6 December 1892, Page 2

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London, December 4. Earl Derby is improving ii^wlth, The Committee, over Onslow presides, has examinecreeneral Booth with regard to the Salvation Army position, and is now engaged drafting a report. The Hon. H. Gardiner, President of the Board of Agriculture, in replying to a deputation representing the dairy interests, promised to enforce the Margarine Act. There is a large supply of frozen meat on hand, with a very poor demand. Only a few carcases of the Melbourne shipment ex Massil have been sold. The Sydney consignment realised 2|d per lb. At the wool sales a large selection of heavy inferior Queensland wools was offered, and weak prices were obtained, occasional buyers offering from 6|d to BJd per lb. On other wools there wa3 spirited competition, but the prices were unaltered.

The steamer Greystoke, of 1,367 tons, hailing from West Hartlepool, has been wrecked south of the Elbe. Twenty-two passengers were drowned. There are many indications of the truth of the statement that Princess May, of Teck, has been betrothed to the Duke of York.

Tbe Aorangi's skim milk cheese was maladorous, and realised about 21s per cwt.

Bucharest, Decembers.

The Chamber of Deputies has voted Prince Ferdinand a sum of £12,000 annually, and empowers him to transfer half to Princess Marie of Edinburgh, to whom he is betrothed. New York, December 3.

Mr Jay Gould died of pulmonary consumption after nine days illness. He leaves a fortune of thirty-four million sterling. It is expected that he has bequeathed from three to five million dollars to charities. Mr George Gould inherits 40 per cent, of the estate. The entire American Press refer to his death with contemptuous pity, and are glad his sinister influence has ended.

Paris, December 3.

At the Panama Canal enquiry a member of committee on the Panama Lottery Loan Bills deposed that an emissary of M. Charles Da Lesseps vainly offered him one hundred thousand franos to vote for the Bill, and on his refusal the offer was increased to half a million francs. M. Barker deposed that M. Barbe, late Minister of Agriculture, received half a million francs for promoting the Lottery Bill, and he alleged that the late Baron Renach assisted in keeping up Panama stocks, A city banker indicated names of persons whom Charles De Lesseps had bribed.

Sydney, December 4»

The Attorney-General has found a bill of murder against Makin and hia wife in connection with the death of the baby for which the Coroner'* Court found a verdict of manslaughter only.

Wellington, December 8. The Minister for Labour is hurrying on the preliminaries of the State farm scheme, and will initiate the scheme immediately a suitable farm is procured.

In the Supreme Court yesterday };* two young men named Henry Palmer l| and James Follas, cabmen, were ar- ;■ raigned on a cbarse of robbing and assaulting Jqhn George Duhig, a schoolmaster from Marlborough, After a portion of evidence was taken "; they pleaded guilty to larceny from the person, and were remanded until Tuesday for the probation officers report. % The first wool sale of the season for the Wellington district was held yesterday, there being a good attend-. • ance of Home and local buyers. The prices were spirited and were generally satisfactory, except for inferior and log-stained grades, and reflected the recent advance in liondon. Prices for ; greasy cross-bred went up to Bd. •'§ Finley was brought up for sentence | this morning. His consel, Mr Jelli* '| v coe, attacked the local papers for the ' - accounts of the affray published at the tinr, contending that they had inflamed the public mind against the prisoner*. He produced certificates of 4 character from America. The Chief Justice said that no doubt Finley had j received provocation, but notsufficient to justify his reckless The lentence was ten years' iniPKnment with hard labour.