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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 50, 17 February 1880, Page 2

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lo^Da^^ February 14. In the House of Commons, a mo* tion brought forward by W. St. John Wheelhouse, Q.C., and member for Leeds, for the purpose of gefctiug a select committee appointed to inquire into ihe question of free trade in re 1 lation to its effects upon commerce and condition of the country, was negatived Clarke, the Conserva ivo candidate, ' has been elected in place of Locke, deceased member for South wark, defoa ing- Dunn. Liberal candidate, and Skipton, Uadical. The 5 per cent New Zealand 1040 loan should be quoted 103 i, not 1 02 1, as previously jziven. ;■ 15th February. In the sculling match on the Tyne, Buyd beat liawden easily. Oai,cutta, 15th February. Latest intelligence from 'Jabul states that Mahomed Jan still continues to inci'e different tribes., t? attack the BiitMi forces. •Sydney, Monday. The Ciiy, steamer, has arrived at Cooktown with liobiuson, ex* Governor of Straifs Setlement, who goes, to Perth on .a reduction of £3000 iv s.ilary. Some larrikins, in attempting to rescue borne companions, would pro* bably have murdered two policetneu but tor a grocer, who defended them with a paliu . . .ifV-/* Pearco beat Laycocl; ea.sily in^"" sculling match. \_C /