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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 148, 14 July 1888, Page 2

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By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright IPEK UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | London, June 30. In the libel action, C. Woods (jockey) v. Licensed Victuallers Gaz«tte, which accused plaintiff of pulling in a ra.ce, a verdict was given for plaintiff with a farthing damages The election for the Isle of Tbanet seat in the House of Commons resulted in the return of the Eight Honourable James Lowther, formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland in Lord Bsaconsfield's Adminis" tration in 1880. Mr Lowther secured 3547 votes. His opponent, Mr Knatch* bull-Huge3Kon, a Gladstonite, polled 2889. Importers of kauri gum are realising their stock, fearing a further decline in prices, in consequence of the anticipated heavy shipments from New Zealand. In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Wolseley said it would be the easiest thing possible for France to collect 100,000 men, with 300 guns in one night, and ship a force at any of the ports of France, and then to transfer them to England with the object of capturing London Lord Wolseley has also condemned the wildly misleading state* raents recently made by Lord George Hamilton in the course of the denial ot Lord Wolseley's previous utterances on on the subject. Lord Salisbury said a surprise invasion of the nature indicated by Lord Wolseley was impossible. The statements referred to by Lord Wolseley made by Lord George Hamilton were made on the strength of information re* ceived by the latter fr<m the Transport Department. Lord Wolseley's fears were ridiculed by the experts at thf Admiralty, and it would be more becom ing on the part of the noble lord to guide rather than chastise the Government The Duke of Cambridge expressed the opinion that there was no immediate danger to be feared in the direction mdi« cated by Lord Wolseley. The Archbishop of Canterbury was received at the opening of the Pan-Angli can Conference at Lambeth Palace bj 94 bishops, including 11 from Austra lasia. Information has been received that tin GoTernmenfc of Tahiti haye imposed i protective tariff of 50 per cent on al Englun and American goods. Messrs C. A- Conybeare, M-P. fo Cambarne, and William Saunders, i Home Ruler and ex-member for Hall addressed a meeting of 3000 Socialists ii Trafalgar Square to»day. The police in terfered with the meeting, and a shar struggle ensued, and several arrests wer made. Mrs Gordon Baillie, who has recentl; been concerning herself regarding thi immigration of Crofters, has along wither husband been committed for trial on a charge of having defrauded several tradesmen in London. The trial of Mr William O'Brien.M.P., fell through, in consequence of the depositions taken in the lower conrfc having been stolen. The Court ordered that the case should be reheard. Sofia, June 30. The arrogance of Stambuloff, the Premier, is alienating the sympathy of the leading men of his party, and tends to place Ferdinand in an isolated position. Hong Kong, July 1. The general impression at Shanghai la that China cares little for the exclusion oi the Chinese from the Australian colonies, but seeks to extort other concessions from England. Sir John Washam, British Minister at Pekm, is still parleying with the Chinese Government on the subject. July 3. The representatives of the Chinese Government in Australia are urging the Chinese Government in Pekin to reject any British proposals for regulating the introduction of Chinese into Australia if they are on the lines of the treaty existing between China and America. Capetown, June 30. All the troops stationed at Natal, and the Eoyal Scots quartered here, are under orders to proceed at once to Zululand. * Stockholm, July 1. Serious forest fires have occurred m the country, and it is reported that 12,000 persons have been rendered homeless. Pabis, July 1. M, Floquet was defeated twice in the Chamber on Government questions. The press declare that the Government's days are numbered. Rome, July 3. Cardinal Moran, of Sydney, has had another interview with the Pope, during which he advised His Holiness not to be too stern towards the Nationalists, lest the Irish abroad, especially in America, should defy the edict of the Vatican, His Holiness appeared to be influenced by Cardinal Moran's suggeption.