HOME & FOREMT CABLES. »

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 187, 7 February 1895, Page 2

HOME & FOREMT CABLES. »

THE BELGIAN POISONER. , NEW ZEALAND GOLD MINES. SIR It. V WILLIAMS. NELSON BROS.' COMPANY. SECOND AItY EDUCATION. THE SPLIT IN THE HUSH PARTY. THE CONGO DIFFICULTY. (Per Press Association.) Brussels, February 5 Madame Joniaux appeals agahi6t the sentence of death passed upon her. London, February 5. The Hanraki Gold Mine Company of New Zealund has been placed on the market with a proposed capital of £250,000. which is almost subscribed in full. London, February 6. The Gilchrist trustees have offered to provide half the cost of a travelling scholarship to enable a Colonial teacher from each Colouy in turn to spend half a year in England for (lie purpose of studying secondary education. Each colony nominating a teacher will be expected to pay the other half Mr Brennan, the inventor of the torpedo known by his name, has been appointed Torpedo Adviser to the War Office and Admiralty. The dissensions between the followers of Healv and Dillon are increasing. The former are excluded from the parliament ary committee of the party. Mr Angel, of Adelaide, states that a large smelting firm has adopted his process of >multing sulphide ores, and ar ranged to erect works at Swansea. They will purchase for treatment there Broken Hill sweepings, which have hitherto been t<'o expensive to work. Lord Herchill, Lord High Chancellor, denies any imputation of misconduct in connection with Justice Sir Roland V Williams He admitted it was possible for expediency that a more permanent transfer was cont. mplated, I >ut so far as Sir Robert homer's appointment to Justice Willi-ims' position n was only temporary. He resi-nied bir Roland V. Williams' aciion wnli regard to theNewZea land Loan and Mercantile \gency Com pany, and the statement thni he desired to screen Wiis absolutely untrue. At the meeting of Nelson Bros ' Cornpan, the Ohiurtti'in said the lirge snr puiH of hlieyp in Au.-iraia would inevititbl_> affect i he price ot'New Zealand runt ton in the English mtuket. The Company would nut suffer as it had reduced i he contract p'ice> in view of the depres--ion. The affairs of the Cotupanv he said were in v satisfactory condition, but ii had lost £5000 b the floods in New Zealand Mr Marghett was elected a director and Messrs Frederick, Nelson »nd Seem r« elecied directors The Bivter market is recovering and avernges 98> per cwt The glut of the Danish urt cle is reduced The Princess of Wales has returned to London Mr Thomas Cnrran. M.P. For tiligo South, will move in ih'- Hon^e of Com mons that the correspondence between the Secretary ol State for the Colonies, the Governor of New Souib Wales, and Sir G K. Dibbs, ex Premier, in connection with the refusul of the Governor to appoint the full number ol Sir G. R Dibbs' nominees to the Legislative Conn ell when the latter was ahnut to retire from oflice, be plrced on the table. Paris, February 6. France and Belgium have re affirmed their preemptive right to the Congo.