To-day's News
o LONDON, June 6 Washington correspondent of Financial Times says it is suggested that Monetary Union should be arranged to include British Colonies, but to exclude Great Britain herself. Suez Canal Coy. conferred liberal pension on De Lesseps and family. Home Secretary is to act as arbi-
trator in cabmen’s strike. St. Pancras Coroner committed an American gentleman, named Hewston, who killed a street musician with his umbrella, fur •rial on a charge of manslaughter. Defence was that it was accidental.
Application for shares in Lotwi and Mercantile Coy. have exceeded anticipation of Directors, who are aiso highly satisfied with the way in which payment of calls are being met. Committee of Inspection are divided on question of suing old Directors for amount of dividends improperly paid out of capital. Radical Conference urged that Lords should be abolished or Govt should legislate for remission of Bills direct to the Crown after Lords have rejected them. Dilke moved that franchise should rest on personal fitness alone, and that constituencies should pay election expenses and that Parliament should pay Members. Resolution carried.
Pall Mall Gazette declares the Chancellor’s proposal to levy death duties on colonial estates without first obtaining assent of the Colonies is dangerous and revolutionarv. CONSTANTINOPLE, June (i Turkish Govt issued an £8,000,000 conversion loan.
WASHINGTON, June 6
Senate passed sugar duties. American Republicans considering advisability of adopting bimetallic policy with reciprocal tariff to foreigners, who favor free coinage of silver. HOBART, June 7
Report of Govt geologist regarding Mount Huxley district states there lias been foul play, all the samples submitted to him having been salted and this has vitiated all tests. He is unable to state value of deposits, but believes there is a little gold there, though not sufficient to make working payable. The Premier says steps are to be taken to punish guilty parties. MELBOURNE, June 7 Great excitement caused by reported intention of Govt of New South Wales to levy a toll on wheat and wool crossing the Murray river tor carriage to Victorian seaboard, as a reprisal for Victorian Stock Tax. Returns show aggregate import from New South Wales to be annual total of £3,071,000, and loss in railway freights alone to be £176,000, while whole amount of Stock Tax levied last year was £77,000. SYDNEY June 6 Dibbs considers that British Govt have embarked on dangerous course of action in regard to death duties, and
that policy is calculated to create unpleasant feeling between Mother Country and the Colonies. He has instructed Samuels to join with other Agents General in making a combined protest against provisions of the Bill affecting the Colonies. WELLINGTON, Today Gear Meat Coy. dividend for 6 months just ended 10 per cent.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 745, 8 June 1894, Page 5
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