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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 70, 10 December 1891, Page 2

THE LATEST.

; (Received December 10, 10.15 a.lll.) 1 . Washington, December 9. It is reported that the reciprocity treaty between Germany : and the XTtiilecl States will be concluded. In a message to Gongrew, President Harrison says that the- result of the MacKinley Tariff has been' satisfactory to'tfie conditions of trade, , findj there isno rag* 1 gestion that it oppresses the people or retards, the commercial development of : the country, the new tariff has^crea.te4 1 several greaVindustries.' 7 = — **•••* ?-^-J? : ■"■'^^ Lotook^ December 9. Prince George passed a good night. The Queen's Bench Division has docided that statements . made at the; sit; tings of the' London County. Council are not privileged, and mulcted Mr W. 0. Parkinson, Councillor for Notth Islington, in £250 damages for alleging that an ; indecent show was being held in Wes];mister Aquarium. . ii. ■•;; ■? , The Aberdeen Justice's, declined toafctend the Industrial Exhibition opened by Sir Charles Dilke. . .'* ' m ;' \- r ' [ , ' Bank of New Zealand eharesj new ia- . issue, £7 10s ; old issue, £5 10sV '. r v : - : WBtuKtMPoisr,; This Day. • f Mr Percy Smith, , Surveybr^Ctenerali; [ Mr Gray; Secretary of ithe Post Office, , Mr Crombie, Property Tax Commissioner the board appointed to enquire into the,' charges against the Eev de Castro, formerly of ; the Publio Trust Office, met' , this morning. Only de Castro's evidence was taken and the board then adjourned, I tine die. . .. : . : [] '■' ■„ . Wangaitoi, This pay* ,: t : William Gordon, aged 7 jreart, was 1 drowned in the river this morning. ' "■'," : The Premier leaves for the" north tb>! , morrow, and will address the Auckland; , electors on Thursday next. « i • ; ; '; Martok, This Day. \. The Hon. Mr Cadman, acoompanied , by Messrs Lawrie, Hursthouse, and an \ engineer to' pilot them, left 'Sunteryille I this morning to inspect the route of the Central. Bail way, and the adjoining* native lands. ' ■• •■ '■■ t : CHBisTCHtTHCH, Dobember 9. Shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon a boy eight years of a£e, the son of G. [ Agar, was killed ipLondpn«stree|, Lyttelton, by being run. over by an express. I He ran off the footpath right in. frottt of the vehicle. ' ■ : : '