TOWN EDITION.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 84, 16 February 1888, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. [pee united press association.] Received-, Februarj 16, 12.30 p m. London, February 15. In the House of Commons, Howard Vincent, member for Sheffield, has give notice to move, That it is desirable that Great Britain and the Coli onies should enter into commercial union. It is stated that the eagerness with which rumors oc an Anglo-French-Russian Alliance is discussed in Paris ' is due to the French people beiug en--1 tirely misled as to the object of Lord Randolph Churchill's recent visit to Russia, Constantinople, February 15. I The Sultan has signed the Suez Canal Convention subject to certain important modifications. Roue, February 15. The statement made by M. Fiourens, Minister of Justice, in the Chamber of Deputies to the effect that General Brianlton is making the inspection of the Italion frontier in order to assure himself that the defences are secure, has caused a feeling of iritation throughout this country. Melbourne, This Dj. Bieadstuffs, quite; flour (roller made), £8 per ton* market steady; oats, 2s 9d. Adelaide, This Day. Wheat market quiet ; shipping, 3s to 3s 2£d; farmers lots, 3s; flour (roller made), £8 10s ; oats, 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; barley, 5s t* 5s 6d. News is to band that northern blacks ate again proving troublesome, and have killed two men and destroyed their boat at Roper River. AtGoyder Greek two Malays were murdered and eaten by them.