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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 365, 21 January 1890, Page 2

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London, Jan. 10. The firm of Artola Hermanns, merchants aud hankers, carrying on business in Louden, Paris and ripjiu, has failed for half a million. Ixird Huston denies everything uud adheres to the statement he made before tiie Magistrate that he- went to the house in the West End under the impression that he was going to see an exhibition of fvses flastiques. Glasgow pig iron is quoted at 61 a. It is alleged that no loss than 300 persons were shot during and after an abortive revolt against the Republican Governm- lit in Brazil. Sir J. P. lleuuessy, in the course of a speech at the Colonial Institute, said that Australia was justified in excluding Chinese from her shores. A motion brought forward in the London County Council to accord Stanley a public welcome was withdrawn. Bums denounced the famous explorer as a mere buccaneer who undertook the expedition because he was anxious to secure Emiti Bey's store of ivory. In the libel case against Mr Parkes the witnesses for the defence swore that Elision frequented the house in which the offuiices are alleged to have been committed. The Judge will sum up to-morrow. It is rumored that Germany will assent to England annexing the debatable territory on the Zambesi provided the former is given a free hand on the Zanzibar coast.

Emin Bey has had a relapse of discha-gta from the ear, and the doctors propose an operation. Thirty thousand children in Chicago are reported to be suffering from influenza.

The Dockmen s Union has raised the wages at all ports on the the East Coast of Great Brilian to prevent a diversion of the shipping trade from London.

The laborers on the wool floors of the Jjondon warehouses v. ill meet on \\ ednesday next to secure the abolition of the existing system which pays one man in each gang to rush the work through. A strike will probably lollow the meeting. The strike at the Metropolitan Gas Works has ended, the fund of the men being exhausted. Mr Herbert Glad-itoue has recovered £IOOO iii an action lie brought against Col. Malleson for connecting him with a divorce case.

January 17. Judgment was given to day in the Parke libel action. The defendant was sentenced to twelve montha' imprisonment. The witnesses entirely failed to identify Lord Euston. The Judge's summing up in the libel action against Mr Parkes was adverse to the defendant. His Honor characterised it as an atrocious libel. Mr Parkes alleged that the witnesses on whom lie relied betrayed him. The case in which Colonel Mapleson was mulcted in AIOOO damages, was a libel action brought against linn byMr Herbert Gladstone, lor saying the latter would shortly have figured as a co-respondent in a divorce suit, but that Ins fatiier had squared the affair. Baron Von Nordenskjold, the wellknown Swedish Polar explorer, proposes to lead an extensive expedition to the South Polo. The Baron will ask the Australasian colonies to con.rib.ite to the cost of the expedition.

Australian wheat, ex-warehouse, quiet at 355. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex-store, quiet at 37s Cd.

London, January 18. Arrangements are being made to double the present fleet of tho Nord Deucber and Lloy d Line to Australia. The death is announced of the Duke of Aosta, formerly King of Spam. Parleying lias been resumed with Washington in connection with the Behring Sea fisheries disputes. America now seems inclined to abandon her claims to the exclusive ownership of the fisheries. Slavm lias challenged Sullivan for £2500 aside, and lias made a deposit of £SOO. He has also expressed ins willingness to box Sullivan for £IOOO aside, if the Athletic Club will give £3OOO.

Chicaoo, January 17. It is believed that Burke is likely to make a confession regarding Dr Cronin's murder. Lisbon. January 16 The public statues in this city are draped in mourning. Nenhor Piraental. the head of the new Ministry, in a speech to the Chamber of Deputies said that Portugal had the right and England the might.

A republican movement is feared in Lisbon in consequence of the unpopularity of the surrerder made to thmland. *

Berlin, January 17. The colliery hands in Westphalia are now demanding a reduction in tha hours of labour to eight hours, and an increase in wages by 60 per cent. January 18. The port-stokers and crane-meu of Hamburg have struck, owing to a reduction in the rate of wages. Ten thousand miners of Charteroi have renewed the strike.

Otiawa, January 18. Several c’-elo-. <.« have | )CBn p*»ri*uc.-b in The tra 29

were forced off the ra.ls by ilia fury of tla wmd. Cui:n, January 16. Tj» Ktie--I.ee bw dceorwied H. if. h'.anle* iuj hi* parly. Sews >• I > hand of m terrible famine in lii* Souilin. Tha moi laltiy is re ported u* be aiionooiu. and it in iutrd tbai tba Mebdist (ureas Lava been disbanded in omaequeuee. New You. January 16. Teenier. lJaiiUn, and Oaudaur will enter f»r the Tliaver sweepstake* to ba rowed in June. Thayer offers Kemp and Stausb try £IOO apiece for expenses if they will compete. J. L. Sjlliran has fomented to fight Slaviu if the slakes are increased. Stowet. January 16. In ilia M'Leay district miles of country are under water, and at Olen Innas a railway bridge has been we-dici away, caustug traffic to be S .«pend«*d. The Lubeck, which arrived to-dar fr :n Samoa, reports that affairs are »*t tbeie, but that a good deal of ill feeling is manifested against Colonel Coetlogan, the British viceconsul. A public meeting has been held at which it was resolved to petition Sir J. Thurston, the High I urrjii'ioiier. to remove Colonel (••etlogan. It is reported that he is to be promoted t<> the position of cnns il in New O'aledoma. —There are great sign* of discoulent in Tonga, an 1 the small price given for copra, through no fault of the Government, tends largely to increase the prevailing d.'Satisfaction. The natives arc quite unihle to pay the taxes, and are seeking various means of relief. Aukluhe. January 19.

The Hon. J. J. Hamsay, formerly Chief Secretary, was horribly burnt by the explosion of a lamp in a railway carr.sge. au 1 died shortly after the accident.