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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3157, 17 September 1892, Page 2

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(l!Y KI.EOTRIC TKLKGKAPH.—COI'RIGYHT). London, September 10. Mil Gladstone has intimated that Welsh disestablishment- awl disondowment will go together. Ho is credited with stating that Welsh fanners have groat reason to comphiin, as the average reductions in rents in England have been over throe times as large as in Wales, and this is a matter whieb will require the attention of the Government. Addressing a meeting at Birmingham to day, Mr J. Chamberlain, M.P., advocated that when a twothirds majority of any trade desired to prevent their shop keeping open longer than ten hours per day tliev should have power to apply to the City Council 'to enforce the decision. The Melba divorce suit has been settled privately. The Duke of Orleans, whose name was mentioned in connection with the proceeding?, will shortly leave on a three years' sportingtour in Africa and Asia. The Glamorganshire Building Society has suspended payment, owing to largo embezzlement of the funds by the secretary, who has absconded. The deficiency is stated to be £200,000 (?) September 10. The cricket averages for the year as just out. Shrewsbury heads the batting with an average of 41], W. G. Grace, 31; Murdoch, 2!); Woods. II). Bowling: Woods took 103 wickcts at an average of It! runs apiece ; Ferries, 80 for 24. SpofForth, who has played but little, appears with nine wickets to his name at an average of o L runs each.