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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 106, 1 March 1890, Page 2

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. . — ■ — ♦ — ■ .• ■ • By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright |FE It U N I T il> PK liSS ASSOC I A TION - 1 London, February 27. The Telegraph states that the Crown Agents will relend the balance of the New Zeitlazid loan. The bank lias reduced the rate for short loans £ per cent., partly owing to the influx of New Zealand ■loan money. Sir W. Lawson and Mr Oaine eulogise Lord R. UhurchiH's Licensing Bill for including compensation. . . The Tichborue case is to be re*opened. Tallow— Best mutton, 25s 6d ; do .beef, 245. In the House of Commons to-morrow Mr H. Labouchere will bring the West End scandal before the House. A good deal of indignation is expressed at the principal culprits being permitted to escape. Labouchere will receive the support of the Irish party, especially as Mr Ernest Parke, of the North London Press who received 12 mouths' imprisonment for libelling Lord Euston in .connection with the scandal, ia practically editor of the Star, the London organ of the party. Sir Vernon Harcourt and Sir C. Russell, speaking at Bath and Cambridge respectively, claimed that Mr Farnell had been honorably acquitted of all accusations. The Globe strongly urges a subscription Being raised to recoup The Times for the amount of expense it was put to in 'connection with the Special Commission, and state that several persons have already offered sums of £100. Judgement in the proceedings instituted against the Bishop of Lincoln for alleged ritualistic practices, will be given after the Easter holiday. Bebmn, February 27. . The date of the Labour Conference has beeu fixed for March 15. The German Minister of Commerce will preside at the Labour Conference. Yielding, to pressure of the Emperor William, Prince Bismarck has abandoned his intention of retiring from the position of Chancellor of the German Empire and Premier of Prussia. Prince Bismarck' las postponed his total retirement from public life, in order to show that he is not . affected by the results of the elections. ' Pahis, February 27. It is understood that M. Jules Simon will represent France at the Berlin Conference. VlEiirifA, February 27. The Novisti says the iucreuse of the Austrian army, and the dispute about the payment of the Bulgarian indemnity which was lately revived, will provoke Russia also to augument her forces. Lisbon, Febuary 27. Major Pinto has started for Lisbon, via the Cape. He professes to be amazed at the excitement his doings in Africa have caused, and asserts that the Makololos were the f aggressors.