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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 87, 9 October 1895, Page 2

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the missing ship timaru. nf.w soutei wales loan. fatal railway collision. n.s.w. finance condemned. celebrating parnell's death (Per Press Association). London October 7. A premium of twenty guineas is being paid for the reinsurance of the ship Timaru, which left Melbourne for London on June 4th. She was last spoken on June 11th. The New South Wales four million 3 per cent loan with a minimum at 93, ia quoted at 4 per cent premium. The nett minimum, allowing for discounts, is JE93 17s Bd. It is expected the loan will realise £98. During September the imports increased by £378,393, and the exports by £1,864,620. Professor Lankester, who was arrested on a charge of alleged disorderly conduct in Piccadilly, declared that he was taken into custody to prevent his giving testimony of illusage of a female prisoner by the police. The Times says comments are being made in the city on the New South Wales Funding Bills issued for a year or two. It is rightly contended they ought to be paid out of revenue. The anniversary of Mr Parnell's death ■was celebrated by the largest procession which has ever been seen on such an occasion. The proceedings were orderly. Paris, October 7. A railway collision occurred at Havre Three carriages were telescoped. There were eighteen persons killed, and one hundred injured. Shanghai, October 7. The Viceroy of Nankin on the plea of sickness has declined to receive Admiral Buller. Monte Video, October 7. While Worth Bros.' circus was performing in Pohcteama Theatre the building caught fire and was destroyed. Capetown, October 7. Kahuna has agreed to his territory lying south of British Bechuanaland being controlled by the Rhodes Company. Belgrade, October 8. The Servian press demands the country shall join the Triple Alliance. New York, Oct. 8. At the athletic contest between representatives of Yale and Cambridge Universities, out of ten events the latter won the half mile, mile and 440 yds races, and were second in four others. The steamer Urmston Grange, from Sydney, has arrived at Grayesend She lost six more head of cattle since leaving Buenos Ayres. The cattle are mostly in poor condition.