London.

Manawatu Herald, 3 April 1894, Page 2

London.

The New Zealand loan conversion operations are proceeding well. A quarter of a million's worth of bonds so far have been operated on. In tho House of Commons, Mr Mundalla again introduced tho Labour Disputes (Arbitration) Bill. A dying soldier has confessed that he and a comrade stole and buried King Theebiw's jewels in Mandalay during the Burmese war of 1885-86. Lord Kimberley, Foreign Secretary, has despatched the survivor to find the spot, and will grant him 10 per cent, of the property recovered After three days' bitter wrangling, the shareholders of the Freeman's Journal Company supported Mr Sexton against Messrs Healy and Dillon, who lost their seats on the directorate. The Dock Company's experiment in the direction of discharging meat direct into the frozen stores has boon a success. The Nairnshire's cargo was unloaded in two days and a half. Mr Huddart is arranging: with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to erect cold stores at Vancouver. It is believed in the United States that the powers interested will uphold Chief Justice Ide in his treatment of the Samoan chiefs. Several financial syndicates 'are applying to Mr Huddart to be allowed to assist in floating his Atlantic Company. The gold exhibits from Western Australia are attracting much atten tion at the Imperial Institute, and ; Mr Spinks, the head of the wellknown jewellery firm, has offered to purchase the whole lot. Mrs Gordon Baillie has been committed for trial on a charge of fraud in connection with the pur- ' :ohaß6:*of some pictures. For the defence it was urged that the pictures were being purchased on credit. Accused has not been released on bail. Dr W. Robertson Smith, M.A., LL.D M D.D., Professor of Arabic in Cambridge University, is dead, aged 48 j r ears. The election for the Berwickshire seat in tho House of Commons, rendered vacant by the accession of Mr Marjoribanks to the Peerage, took place to-day. Mr Tennant, Liberal, defeated Mr C. B. Balfour, Conservative, by a. majority of 565 votes.

Mr Humphreys-Owen, Liberal, has been elected to represent Montgomeryshire in the House of Commons, vice Mr Stuart Rendel, who Was recently created a peer. His majority was 225 votes.