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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 84, 14 February 1888, Page 2

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..'. ' ' ■"■ f. ■ ' Bjr Electric > Telegraph.— Copyright. [VeR UNITED £r ESS ASSOCIATION.! Londov, February 12. The' Government have, decided not to "proclaim" the meeting whict is to be held atLoughrea by Mr J. Shaw Lefevre. Speaking in the Bouse of Commons on the subject of the leeeut riots in London, Mr Gladstone said the Government should decide promptly as to the right of the public to hold meetings }n Trafalgar square. He himself was strongly in favor of the meetings, being allowed. - The announcement that an operation was to be performed on the Crown Prince caused the greatest sensation here and perfectly eclipsed all other topics. : Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, accompanied by Prince Oscar and bis fiancee, Miss Ebba Munck, has arrived in this city. , , Mr E. Stanhope, Secretary for War stated in the House of Commons last night that he was arranging a scheme by which the British forces could be mobilised at 48 hours' notice. A syndicate has secured fourtee* of the copper mines in Michigan, U.S., which are estimated to yield 120,000 I tons of metal annually. A Government contractor is implicated with Major Templar in divulging thb military ballooto designs and other matters. The secret 7 was sold to the Italian Government, and the plans supplied were furnished to a firm in Birmingham for the manufacture of a number of balloons, to be used by th« Italian troops in Abyssinia. The commission appointed to inquire into the condition of the crofters at Stornaway, Lewis Island, Teport that they are suffering from want of food, and are in terrible danger of dying from starvation. Scott, the New Zealander, has defeated Hancock, of England, in a 12 hours' walking match. .Scott registered 64 miles in the time, but Ban* cock did not finish, retiring after going 43 miles. St. Petersburg, February 1 1 . The Gear is favorably impressed with the speech delivered to the German Reichstag ty Prince Bismarck. Dcbliii. February 11. Tremendous' cxci «atent has been occasioned by the a rost of Mr J. Gilhooiy, M.P. i >r West C«»rk. . 3.DSBT, February 13. The B.M.S. Manposa, which' was quarantined owing to oue case of smallpox having broke oat on the voyage from. Honolulu, was to-day admitted to pratique. The Centennial rifle matches commenced here to-day. There were 600 competitors on the range. The scores registered were only fair, the weather seriously interfering with the shooting. Adilaide. February 13. A good deal of the speculation in silver mining has been transferred to shares in the mines, which show a considerable advance, and the demand still continues. Received Februijry 14 11 B.m. Sydney, This I)aj. The Hon. J; Foster, membeivfbig 1 Newton, and Attorney-General iv 1 eral previous admistrations.has^'accepted the pupreme court judgiiship recently rendered vacant hy the retirement of Justice Fawcet. London, February 12. Sir George Chitwynd, who was accused, by the Earl . of Durham, of cruelty in training race horses, has issued a writ against the Utter for libel. ,- ■••.•■;■..... •■■•..