London.
The scarcity of water is causing much suffering in Whitechapel. The public fountains are mobbed. The supply of water is restricted to six hours per day.
The House of Commons rose at 4.40 on Saturday morning, having finished the committee stage of the Irish Land Bill.
Mr Tim Healy congratulated Mr Gerald Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, on the skill, patience and industry he had shown in dealing with the measure.
Lord Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor for Ireland, will have charge of the Bill in the House of Lords.
The New Zealand Iron and Steel Company, with a capital of £450,000, is issuing £850,000 worth of sharea to the public. The Company has been formed to acquire and work the Taranaki ironsand deposits.
New Zealand frozen mat ton is unchanged. New Zealand lamb, 4Ad
New Zealand hemp is unchanged. The English wheat market is quiet, and inclined to weakness ; the Continental dull ; the American is changing a little for the better. At a meeting of the National Rifle Association at Bisley, the Qaeen'a prize was won by Lieutenant Thompson, of the Queen's Edinburghs, with an aggregate of 278 points.
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Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1896, Page 2
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189London. Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1896, Page 2
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