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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5094, 13 September 1894, Page 3

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(Per b.s. Alameda, at Auckland.) [Peb Pbbsb Association.*) AUCKLAND, Sept. 12. General Summary. (Dates from Europe up to August 22.) Mr Howard Vincent, in the House of Commons on August 21, asked whether the opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been taken as to whether the treaties of Great Britain prevented trading relations between Great Britain and her colonies and between the colonies themselves. Mr Sydney Buxton replied that the treaties did not prevent preferential treatment by Great Britain in favour of of the colonies nor between the colonies themselves, but the treaties did prevent preferential treatment by the colonies in favour of Great Britain. The Central Neivs says British Government officials are watching carefully all firms that are fitting ont ships and manufacturing ammunition. Many firms that have been warned agaiDsb working for either Japan or China have denied that they intended to undermine the Government's policy. Those who acknowledged that they were dealing in material or vessels of war protested earnestly that they were working for South American countries. Mr Bereßford Hope has sold the Saturday Review to Mr L. H. Edmunds. An explosion occurred on the night of August 14 in a small stationer's store at the New Cross post office. It was caused by gunpowder and nitro-glycerine wrapped in heavy paper inserted in the letter-box. On a portion of the paper was written, "In memory of Eavachol, Bcurdin, Vaillant and Santo.'' The wool manufacturers of Bradford, Leeds and Halifax, where stocks are abnoraelly low, and when business hss been stagnant for years, expect a revival as a result of the tariff settlement in the United Stateß. The London Daily News saya the passage cf the Tariff Bill has been followed by great activity in many markets. Metals, it Eays, have most readily responded, especially copper and tin, on the expectation of a large American demand for tin plates* Sandow, the professional strong mac, was married on August 8, in Manchester^ to Miss Blanche Brooks, daughter ot a' photographer. Qainn and Cantwell, two Anarchists, charged with inciting persons to the murder of members of the Royal Family at the proceedings attending the opening of the Tower Bridge, were found guilty at the Old Bailey on July 31, and sentenced each to bix months' imprisonment.