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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 23 July 1891, Page 2

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Mr Duncan, a Tory, and the Hon Mr Brand, a Liberal, have been nominated for the Wisbeach seat, rendered vacant by the resignation of .Capt Sdlwyn. , . Mr Balfour, speaking at a meeting of the Hatfleld Primrose League,, predicted that the general election would takeplace next year. ' -Prince ; George of Wales will 1 leave for India on a semi-State visit, in November. ■■.■■■> ° Captara 1 Kane, late of H.M.S. Calliope, has been appointed to the command of .the training . squadron. ; '^Government is. asking the .House of Commons to sanction the preliminary surveys of . : the . proposed railway .from Mombassa to Lake Victoria Nyanza. Serious complaints are ■'- made against the South African Company for neglecting tri provide proper equipment for the Mashonaland expedition. • The country la allege^ . to be full . of graves,' 50- deaths, having occurred at Bundi alone. •; At Port Victoria 152 out of 160 police there are-on iUe sick list. . " Mr Justin McCarthy has- -oonr sented to lead- the seceding party until tha end of the Session. ■ Mr Parnell is extending his policy. He intends to introduce many Labour' candidates into the Irish elections, and generally to reorganise the National League. The ■ Shareholders,'.. Committee of the National Bank of New Zealand advises, that the number of directors should be reduced to six; that no fresh colonial appointments should be made/;, that non T paying branches should be abandoned ; and that salaries should notbe reduced. Mr Spurgeon is decidedly improving.^ '!•'.*. ''"■ '' V' 7 " •' ; V-V' ■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile f gency Company (Limited) have received the following cable message from their London office, 'dated 17th instant :^-New : Zealand Hemp.— Has' ' risen 103 per ton. There is more enquiry.' ; " General' 1 Booth leaves England in the Tainui in August next. He visits the Cape, and after a .brief stay goes on to Australia, and thence to New Zealand. ; The Free Education ; Bill, has passed through all its stages in the House of Lords, Mr De Cobain, in reply to his summons from the House of Commons to attend and answer the serious 1 oharges preferred against him, 'states he is too ill to appear. The Speaker has decided to. send a medical gentleman to interview Mr De Cobain to ascertain the truth of the statement, and.it is considered probable' that the Government will defer furthe* action in the matter until next session. General Booth intends to build an International Temple in London at a cost of £200,000- ' ; Sir Frederick Weld died on Monday,;aged64. The Btrike of porters in Dublin has bfeen defeatad, and free labour established. ' ■ . ' • • ) 1,:,,,;:- .... •;. .i ,^r^ t .» .1