TELEGRAPHIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4578, 24 February 1893, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

:-*» [Special to Pbess Association."! CANADIAN DEFENCES. OTTAWA, Fjbb. 22. Lord Stanley of Preston, GovernorGeneral, is urging the Canadian authorities to discard the Snider, and adopt the Martini-Henry rifle. CANADIAN DUTIES. Fbb. 23. Canadian .farmers ask for a removal of the duties on British exports. HAWAII. WASHINGTON, Fbb. 23. Besidents of Hawaii report that England and Germany have been planning for years to possess the islands, and that the Consulates have armed the natives and incited them to oppose the Americans. ;• The United :,'.. 'Stags'. Minister ; in Hawaii, in a despatch to the Government, declares that the Princess Kaiulani is wholly under British influence. The Hawaiian Commissioners to the President are returning to the Islands. THE CLAIM AGAINST NEW ZEALAND. Mr J. L. Stevens i_j still pressing the Hon J.. Ballance for money due. CANAL DUES. President Harrison has revoked the hostile canal dues. COLLIEEY DIFFICULTIES. SYDNEY, Fbb. 23. The Helensburg difficulty has been referred to arbitration. The Corrumal colliery owners have notified their intention to reduce the hewing rates. TEN YE AES' IMPEISONMENT. Bennett, late manager of the Padding** ton Branch of the English and Scottish Chartered Bank, who was convicted of embezzling large sums of money belonging to the institution, haa been sentenced to ten years* imprisonment.