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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 75, 22 December 1891, Page 2

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(PER UNITEDJPRESS AS&OClAtflttNv)?, iLoNDON, December 19. Obituary — Rev Harold Browne, CD-, who was Bishop" of Winchester from 1873 until last year, when he resigned. Mr Musgrove lias engaged Jfc Marius. actor, to accompany Mrs Bernard Beere on her Australian tour. Her Majesty the IQucen has expressed sympathy with the efforts being made to suppress rabbit coursing. The Radicals complain that it is an attack on a poor man's sport. - Bankers are staggered at the.combined colonies asking for over eight million pounds' worth of Treasury Bills, which are regarded as virtually new loans. They express themselves as unable to understand why 4§ per cent should not tempt local investors to take up a portion of the amount, and it is feared that holders of colonial stock will sell in orler to purchase Treasury Bills, thereby largely depreciating Australian stock for years. Sir Charles Dilke, in a letter in the Speaker, opposes the sudden evacuation of Egypt by the British, but suggests that French troops should be sent to Port Said, thereby compelling a confer? once of the two countries, resulting in the compulsory retirement of both France and England, or a joint occupation. — England relying on the Cape route to the colonies. The Economist considers that the issue of Treasury bills will place the colonies" much more under the domination of bankers, and is certain to create many new difficulties. It believes it would be better to submit to the price necessary to float a permanent, loan, as if the bills aretaken up, it is possible that London will be flooded with 12 millions of floating debt within a year. Messrs Davitt and Tanner, who are working in the interest of their candidate for the Waterford seat, rendered vacant by the death of Mr R- Power, visited a bacon factory in the constituency, when the workmen refused to listen to either, and threatened to knife Dr Tanner. Both gentlemen retired; The proposal of the English Govern* ment to apportion the sum of L 200.000 to Ireland from the Imperial grant for free education is causing much dispute in Ireland. New Yoek, December 20. The United States is sending a relief expedition to Peary, the explorer. Rio db Janeibo, December 20. A conflict has taken place between the police and the people of Pernambuco, and it is reported that sixty have been killed. December 20, The cause of the riots at St. Vincent, West Indies^ was popular indignation against the reduction in tho number of Judges. The mob stoned the Goyernor and attached his residence, but sailors from H.M.S. Buzzard dispersed the rioters. Caibo, December l9. A monk who escaped from Khartoum states that S'.atinßey is at Omdurman, and though he is free is closely watched in order to provide against his escape. Beblin, December 18. The Russian Government is endeavour* ing to float a railway loan ia. Berlin. December 19. General Caprivi, the German Chan» cellor, has been croa'cd a Count as a reward for his satisfactory arrangement of the commercial treaties. The Emperor, speaking: a t Potsdam, said he considered that the establishment of the League was yital to tht interests of the country, and millions of people would bless the successful conclusion of the Customs League. . St.' I'jetersbubg, December 19. , The Kussian Government refuses to accept the monetary assistance towards the famine*stricken peasants proffered by the Italians and Germans, and a resj dent in the city had much difficulty in inducing the Government to accept casual aid from— England, including LIOOjOOO subscribed by the Quakers. Ottawa, December 19. The Hon. H- Mcrcier, Premier of Quei bee, declares that his Government was i dismissed from office in defiance of the 1 constitution. He appeals to the people 'against the insults of the Lieutenant* | Governor of Quebec (Hon A. R. Angers.) 1 The .French portion of the population are very much, excited, and threaten a disruption of the confederation.