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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6654, 1 November 1888, Page 3

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(Per United Press Association.) Lohdoh, November I.— Mr Polydore D Kaiser, Lord Mayor of London, has bee knighted. Sir R. Webster, during the course of th examination of yritnesses, hinted that th Times had obtained information from peopl whose personality if revealed would surpris Irish members. The accounts and docu ments of the Leagne weigh over two torn They were forwarded to the Court in charg of an official from the Central Leagu office. By direction of President Cleveland Sec retary Bayard has officially informed Sir I Sackville West that he is no longer accept able to' the Government of the Unitei States as British Minister at Washington . , It is understood this step has been taken ii / v consequence of Lord Salisbury's attentioi having been called to the action of th Minister without result. WASHnf&TON, November I— lnfonnatioi has been received that thirteen whalin§ ships with 500 souls on board are ice bounc off the north coast of Alaska. The crewi , have little hope of release unless they continue to subsist till next summer. Bbb_ V, November I—Obituar1 — Obituary — Prin> cess Waldeck-Pynnont, aged 67. Hei daughter, the Duchess of Albony, has left for Germany to attend the funeral. The German press is much enraged at « statement made by General Demiribel during a speech at Nancy, that revenge on the Germans would not long be delayed. MbIbOUBKB, Novembor 1. — At the Conference of Chambers of Commerce now being held here, a resolution was passed in favour of intercolonial Frcetrade on the basis of a Customs Union with uniform tariff. The Chambers in the various colonies will be requested to nominate delegates to investigate the question fully. Bravo, Whakawai, and Mentor aro now each quoted at Bto 1 for the Cup. Carbine ha* again advanced to first position for the Derby, 2 to 1 being the best offer obtainable. Melos is quoted at 3 to 1. This morning Mentor and Enfilade did a mile and a half on the tan in 2min 62sec, neither of them going very well. Australian Peer went once round the sand track in 2min 2isec. Theorist and Touchstone covered a mile and a half in 2min 52} sec. Carlyon and Abercorn did a mile in company, their time being taken as lmin SOsec. Beryl and Firelock wont round the sandtraokin 2minß7seo. Aldivalloch did a wretched gallop. Necklet and Poot puC in a rattling five furlong spin on the sand in lmin 6}gee. Adelaide, November I.— The Assembly has re-inserted the limitation of one Chinamen for every 600 tons of shipping, which ■was altered by the Council. The bill is not to come into force until Victoria, Queensland, and New South Wales have passed similar measures. Bbhbakb, November!— The Council has passed the Chinese Bill. Owing to the drought owners of stack deoline to enter into contracts with the Queensland Meat company for monthly shipments of frozen mutton. Tho state of the country is unprecedented, and enormous loss will be occasioned unless the dry weather breaks up immediately. Pbbth, November I.— Tho petition of the newspaper proprietors against the Chief Justice Onslow has beon forwarded to Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies Sidney, November I.— The Bank of New South Wales has declared a dividend of fifteen per cent., with a bonus of 2Jd. Lord Carrington has given an emphatic denial to the statement of the world that ho did not intend to return after his visit to England. The first instalment of Sir M. MacKenzie's bookdescribing the illness of the Emperor Frederick, appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday. * (News from China and East by mail.) It is reported that serious trouble is impending with a native ruler in one quarter of the British Borneo Company's territority. There is great distress in Honan and North Thrivi owing to the Autumn freshet?, which have turned the country into a huge sea. A fire at Yokohama dock yard destroyed a large factory and modelling house with machinery of great value. Two warships had a narrow escape. A report has reached Foochow that an epidemic cawed frightful destruction of life in Hingua and Cheolghen districts in September. The mortality was so widespread that the supply of coffins was exhausted. Hong Kong, October 15.— A Tien Tsin p»pe_r publishes a letter from an official at the Emperor's Court at Pekin stating that if the Chinese Exclusion Bill is passed by the United States China will have no option but to prohibit the landing of Americans in her territory, and that should this step not have the desired effect China would then cancel the treaties entered into with America, recall her subjects living in the States, expel all Americans from China, and cease to hold intercourse with the United States. Sr Pbtbbbbtjbo, October 31—Twentyone passengers were killed by tho Czar's train being thrown off the line when proceeding to Azoff. The Minister of War was amongst those injured. The Czar and Czarina were unhurt. Loimojy, October 31— New Guinea is gazetted a British possession. The market rate of discount has declined to 2 per cent. English wheat has experienced a general advance of 6d. The Continental market is steady and American is also advancing. The average price for English wheat in country markets is 32s 3d. The heather market is qniet, no alteration since the beginning of the month.