TOWN EDITION.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 68, 15 November 1888, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received November 15, 1.25 p.m. London, November- 14. Tallow is advancing in price owing to a French syndicate arranging to buy up all available stock. Sydney, This Day. The Daily Telegragh this morning, m referriug to the death of Mr Gully, of Nelson, says that he was one of the fh-nt and one of the most successful of artists who have interpreted the charm and glory of New Zealand. Melboubne. This Day. At the Centennial Rifle Meeting the Queen's prize was won by Gunner Bunting, of Victoria. The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia match was won by Dunistone, of Victoria. W. Ballinger, of Wellington, was third. It was decided to fire off the tie for first place between McCarthy, of Dunedin, and Sheppardson, of Queensland, in the members match, when the New Zealander won. A German named Gurduer shot a man named Brown in Flinders street jon Monday last. The wounded man succumed to the injuries last night. The Chamber of Manufacturers Conference has carried a similar Freetrade resolution as the delegates from Chambers of Commerce who met in the early part of the month. Bhisbanb, This Day. Sir Thomas Mcllwraith, while declining to discuss the appointment of a new Governor arith the Colonial Office, has formulated his reasons for objecting to the gentleman selected. The leading Chinese merchant, of Cooktown, has received information that the Chinese Government will retaliate Australia's action in preventing the introduction of Chinese into the Colonies, by imposing a poll tax of 10 dollars on every Britisher entering Canton, Shanghai, Amoy, and Foochow. Admiral Fairfax has forwarded Commander H. Wright's report on the latter's dispute with the Queensland Government to the Admiralty. Auckland, This I);iy. A five-year-old son of George Clnri.. Whangapona, Coromamiel, })lnyin« i:n the beach last night was washed into tli<sea by a receding wave. The body has not been recovered. The Government having asked the Justices, Messrs Collins and King, to explain their action in sentencing Sir Charles Burdett to 14 days for larceny of flowers, the Justices replied that as the prisoner was an educated man it was deemed ri^ht to make an example of him.