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Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1879, Page 2

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, .. — ■-* : (kEUTEk's SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) Paris, Jauuary 5. The French Senatorial elections resulted in a great Republican triumph— fifteon Conversatives, and 64 Republicans. Cape Town, January 5. The frontier disputes at tho Cape have been nettled in favour of the Zulus. ■ ■■•' London", Jauuary 6. ' Wheat is 6d. and flour la. lower in price than at last advices. New Zealand fives, 99. Ellison, who was implicated in the Ayoca gold robory, has bden^is, charged, the law officers of tho Crown being of opinion that us the warrant was issued for an offence committed on the high seas, although it might have been charged as committad at Melbourne, the Victorian Government have not such exclusive juris> diction to justify the demand hv Ellison's surrender. . - January 7. The suspension of Messrs. Tweedie, Williams, and .Co.'s Cornish Hank,at Truio, has revived the uneasy feeling which recently prevailed- in commercial circles, 'ihe liabilities of the bunk are stated to be £500,000. The Right tton Mr Porster, speak, ing at Bradford, made a severe at--' tnck on the foreign policy of the Government. Uo expressed a hope that the next general election would condemn the Imperialist polici, which might lead to war with the world. January 8. The depression of trade is causing a general movement for reducing wages. Numerous strikes are occurring. fifteen hundred goods guards and shunters on tho Midland railway have struck. \ » January 9. The plague Las broken out in Aslrakau. , The Russian authorities are endeavoring to localise it. It is authentically stated that the Ameer Shore Ali entered the Russian territory unattended by troops. BoMßA^Jafiutry 10. Gen. Kobens^successfuily attacked • and completely defeated Afghans at ;L Khost, where they had taken up a position in considerable numbers*. Heavy loss was inflicted on the enemy. ... } The r-ritish loss, was slight, The*^ defeat is expected to have a salutara ;', ' effect. "^J " Melboubne, Friday. The Mayor of . Melbourne entertained the Canterbury cricket toaoi jesterday. A two days' match, r fee-? ■ tween the Canterbury players and the South Melbourne Club, cowmen- .•..-. ced to-day. Canterbury plays against East Melbourne, the Bohemians, and . the Richmond Club, next week. Saturday. . > Inthecritket match South MclI bourne versus Canterbury, the former . in their first innings mad? 317 ; Canterbury in the first innings riiiade 90, and in the second 134. s * Sttditey, Friday, •■*. 8 Hennessey's case, 335 ; -quarters, 9i 3d; kerosene, Is 8d; Patna,£iJ6; . Adelaide flour at Adelaide, £1S %o £13 10s; Adelaide wheat, 5s .3d. , New Zealand wheafc and oats, none here. Raven's twist, Is 6d ti> U 7d : ; candles, 9d. : ■*■•' The Macedon, from Brisbane to Melbourne, grounded on a shoal iv Moreton Bay. She got off With a damaged rudder, but is leaking Considerably. The passengers returned to Brisbane. ' . , , Saturday. A clerk named Montgomery* has been arresied for stealing a large quantity of jewelry, the property of i»ady ltobinsoo. ■