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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 85, 11 January 1890, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

NEW ZEALAND HEMP. DECLINE OP £1 PER TON, FROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS. DISCOVERT of CLEOPATRA'S TOMB. ILLNESS OF THE KING OF SPAIN. THE LATE SIBERIAN MASSACRE. ■'■■.■ . i ■ ■ ■ By Electric Copyright. ' 1 IPBB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). " London January 9. ; The Times has paid 40s in Court in satisfaction of Mr Parneli's claim for damages in 'the hbel action. The imports of Australian wine during the year amounted to 307,000 gallons. New Zealand hemp is in poor demand and has suffered a decline of £1 per ton. New Zealand frozen mutton, 3£d ; New f^outh Wales frozen mutton, 3fd, New Zealand bee£ — hindquarters, It is reported that ■ Queen Victoria will shortly pay a visit to the Honiburg baths. * It is reported that the recent explorations resulted in the discovery of Cleopatra's tomb. It is announced that Mr Peter Reid, a London merchant, is the donor . of the £100,000 for establishing a> convalescent home in this city ; : The>~ donation was formerly attributed to- - the Duke of Westminister. • Tallow is firm. Best mutton, 27s 6d ; beef 2os 6d. It 18 reported that the Earl of Duqraven, acting in concert with theEight Hon. J. Chamberlain, will next session introduce an Eigbt Hours Bill in the House of Lords. The tea merchants and whirfing rv of th& Doefc Companies threaten to lock out the tea men on Monday it the docker& forbid non-unionist -me a to work in the tea warehouses.. If this step is taken it will probably cause a strike of the whole of the* Dockera' Uniott. The proposed conversion of : theEgyptian debt has been suspended, owing to the opposition of the French Government. . • Lord Salisbury, though still con fined to his housf, is recovering -ii&n. , his tecenc iudiß>o.fition. * ' The Hon. J. White's colts Nareilruj. and- Kirk ham have been nominated for the Ascot G^ldkCup. r Bix?y horses have finally accepted for the Derby, - Masked, January ft. The infant King of Spain isnovr suffering from a partial failure of the heart's action, and it is reported to be in a critical condition. It is feared the King of Spain i& dying. Berlin. January 9 The German election* are fixed tr> take place in. February. - The Empress Augusta expired peacefully, the immediate -aufie ofdeuLh beingpiralysis. When it was round that her strength was failing, the Imperial family was assembled. The Empress Frederick is at Rome, but she will be able" to return in time for the funeral. Bismarck has attempted to- suppress the Emperor's alarmist speech !©• toe garrison of Berlin. ■ • The body of the Empress Augusta has been embalmed, and will lie-in state untii Friday. The funeral will take place at ; Chariot* eaburg.. Tiie FreriC! Ambiissador sent a formal letter of condolence to the : Emperor. Sr pETBBSBtTBS. Janu-i rj 9. Twenty different newspapers, in ' publishing the details of the recent Siberian masaaere, state that the Czar expects theoiEtcials to be severely dealt with, : It is announced the Czar is punishing ; the v authors, of the recent atrocities m Siberia. ; . , Melbofsnk, Jairaarj ip. The Victorian wheat yield is estimated at nearly twelve million bushels which is an increase- of 2,383,000 over that of the previous year. It is computed that estimate include* obo- million bushels of shrivelled grain-. Hong Kono, January 10V A waterspout burst at Nan-kin, and 1 flooded the Yangsekiang. Hundreds of people were drowned by the- sudden ! rising of the, river. : SiDSKTr January 10. Considerable uneasiness; is-felt inofficial circles regarding the result of the actuarial inquiry into the administration of the-* Civil Service SupeEanuation Fund. It is understood that the fund is far from solvent, and that is largely due to- the- severe strain caused by the retrenchment of recent years, throwing claimants on thefund who had not reached the age at which the fund was intended to-be available. It is thought that the Government will hay c to give material financial aid to the fund, to prevent the superanuation scheme collapsing. An Indian , prowling about the streets . of Pemith resisted Sergeant Beattoes efforts to move him on, and drove a Joog sheath knife through the. officer's body. The Indian kept a crowd at bay for time, and at last Constable Mosely drew his revolver and shot him in the abdomen. A by-Btander then attempted to secure the Indian, but the latter drove his knife into him also. All three are in a critical condition. ..;.-.