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Western Star, Issue 2007, 27 April 1895, Page 2

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Japan will fcViicutto Weihaiwei on payment of the second instalment <>f the indemnity, provided China will pledge her Customs Duties for pstyiijent of the balance. The Grand Jury found a true bill against Oscar Wilde and Taylor. Coined for the accused s'a'e fe hoy do not intend to plead guilty and mem to fight to the bitter end. Cool stores have been openel in Manchester with a capacity for 120,000 sheep. Arrangements have been made for direct steamers from-Australia and New Zealand nest season. Cheese had fallen from two to four shillings per cwt. owing to large Canadian holders placing their stocks in the market.

Measurement freight to Me'bournp, Sydney and Adelaide will be raised 2s Gd next month.

Paving woods have fallen 5s per load owing to a glut cf imports from Australia.

The Hon. J. G-. Ward has promised to assist Mr lieynoKis in his endeavours to secure a reduction in fie'ght on dairy produce.

Colonel Kelly has reached Khusst unopposed. France has occupied Sehabeborgy in Western. A frici.

SirE. Grey, in rep'y to a queVion in the Hou*e o r Commons, denied that Britain had st-nt troops into the Kong di-trict, a portion of French territory in Western Africa.

The House vo'ed Viseounc Peel, exSpeaker, a pension of £IOOO.

Three British war shiDs have been sent to Corinto to ptiForce the ultimatum prf seated to Nicaragua.

The Colonial Office is un:ikelv to agree to obrogate the provision secured to Western Australian aboris»ine< under the Constitution Act, though Sir W". Robinson's efforts to secure a compromise more satisfactory ta the colony, may possibly su *ceed. It was the Khan of Dir who relieved Cliitral. When Dr Robertson signalled by heliograph to the relief force Sher Afzul tmde off. Umra Khan has not replied to the British offer of terms. Oinriibus strikers in Piris are exhibiting violent behaviour and many arre>ts have been made. President Cleveland wll sfcind for the Presidency next year. He will oppose the free and unlimited coinage of silver. INTERCOLONIAL. Sydney. In thn Equity Court, leave wis granted to serve notice upjn the Auditor- G-eneral on FriJav week, for an injunction restraining hi n from paying members' salaries. It was sought to make the notice apply to the present month, but Judge Manning was of opinion that it was too late, besides which it would cause serious hardship to members dependent on their salaries. He added that the matter would not rest with him, as it would probably be carried to the Court of Appeal. Alfred Wall, a professional runner while suffering from delirium tremens, escaped from his room partiv dressed, rushod into tho house of a neighbour and jumped out of a window into the street and was killed. Work has been resumed at Hudson's iron rorks. A few Unionists refused to start on the reduced scale, but the majority of the old hands have been re-engaged.

A murdor is reported from Walgett. Bernard Sweeney and his wife had been living apart, but through the mediation of a priest signed an agreement to come together a<;ain. .The wife demurred to a date fixed by the husband, a quarrel ensued and Sweeny shot her dead.

A meeting of merchants appointed a deputation to . ask the Premier to remove Customs duties gradually, otherwise holders of large stocks of dutiable goods would bo losers