HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 309, 9 May 1894, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

LAND SETTLEMENT IN THE COLONIES. AMERICAN TARIFF PROPOSALS. SOUTH HACKNEY ELECTION. FROZEN MEAT TRADE. ANOTHER INSURRECTION. COLONIAL PRODUCE in ENGLAND. INTERESTING DISCOVERY IN MATABELELAND. TBJS SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND. ACCIDENT TO A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). London. M«y 7. During April the imports increased by 4:2,900,000, and exports by £943,000. The Times congratulates the Australian Colonies on their endeavours in the direction of settling the people upon tbc laud. The election for the South Hackney seat, rendered vacant by the elevation of Sir Charles Russell to the Judicial Bench as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, took place to-day, wheuMrMoulton, the Liberal candidate, was returned by a majority of 192 votes. Bubear beat Emmet easily by three lengths in a sculling match from Putney to Mortlake. Emmett lost the lead after the first six strokes and never regained it. Time, 25min 26sec. The Parnellites declare their intention of voting against the increase in the 1 beer and spirit duties. The division, •which takes place on Thursday, is expected to be very close. May 8. It is reported another insurrection has broken out in Buenos Ayres. liubear has chullenped Sullivan to row for the championship of Knglaud. Mr Austin Chamberlain, M.P , foT East Worcester, oldest son of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, has been badly gored by v Guernsey hull. As a testimony to the success of Lord Onslow's Produce-marking Corumission, it is mentioned that the Cape Government are willing to mark fruit prior to export. Pabis, May 8. The French War Office is unable to take the meat by the ship Timaru, which left Geeloug a few days ago for London The officials of the War Department advise Mr Weddell to establish stores in Paris for the sale of frozen meat, in order to popularise the trade. Washington, May 8 Hundreds of. atneuclments to the tariff proposals have been framed in the direction of increasing the duties throughout- though at the higher figure they will still be lower than the Mcivinley rates— substituting a specific for an ad valorem duty, and retaining wool on the free list. The Government has decided to build twelve 25-knot torpedo-boat destroyers, at a cost of £500,000. Capetown, May 8. A number of Roman coins have beeu found in the ruins of Zimbalye, in Mata* beleland.