London.

Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1894, Page 2

London.

Mr Gladstoue in a letter to M. Leon Say, the well-known French statesman, laments the opposition to freebrade, which he considers a powerful factor m promoting goodwill among nations, and states that he deplores the material losses which have been caused through a protection policy. News has been received that Eab Arega, the noted slave-dealer in East Africa, has been defeated by a small force under Colonel Colville. After the victory Colonel Colville hoisted the British flag at Wadali. Sir William Harcourt has assured the Derby electors that the report of his intended retirement is entirely without foundation. The SpecUitor's correspondent at Calcutta, in his article predicting another Indian mutiny, says the mysterious marking of mango trees in Behar and the North-west Provinces is puzzling the Government and coincides with the secret distri-

bution of unleavened cakes prior to the outbreak of the mutiny in May, 1857. Mr Geddes, of New South Wales has formed a company to test the best means of obtaining a uniform chilling process for meat, A ! steamer is being fitted up which will^ be able to treat 1000 quarters of beef. Mr Geddes returns to Australia in July. JLb*~ The Meat Committee establisnpT in London will regulate prices every week. Mr Austen Chamberlain, M.P. for East Worcester, eldest son of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, has been badly gored by a Guernsey bull. The Parnellites ; declare their intention of voting against the increase in the beer and spirit duties. The division, which takes place or Thursday, is expected to be very close. Bubear beat Emmett easily by three lengths in a sculling match from Putney to Mortlake. Emmett lost the lead after the first six strokes and never regained it. The time was 25min 26scc. An explosion has taken place at the cordite works at Waltham, in which there were 1000 jars of nitrates and sulphuric acid. Every window in the town was broken. Four persons were killed and 80 injured. The Waltham explosion took place during the operation of roasting nitro-glycerine.