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Patea Mail, 2 November 1880, Page 3

A groat demonstration has been held in New York in aid of General Grant. Ihe city was magnificently decorated, and a procession, numbering over forty thousand people, and consisting principally of old soldiers who had served under him during the civil war, marched through the streets at night. The city was brilliantly illuminated. Intelligence from Candahar states that sickness is very prevalent among the British troops stationed at Candahar, and that they have suffered much from excessive heat. Fever is common, and their condition of health generally is unsatisfactory . ExroimNG to China. —A certain firm of grocers in Wellington are about to try the experiment of exporting butter to China, Japan, and other countries. They have already had prepared about twelve dozen tin vessels, which, when filled, will be made air-tight, in the same manner as jams arc packed for exportation. The only difficulty to be encountered is to devise some means of keeping the butter cool while passing through hot climes, and if this difficulty can be surmounted, the intending exporters are confident, from data obtained by them, that the trade will extensively develop, profitably alike in the settlers of the district and to themselves. The first consignment of a couple of tons will be shortly despatched, and wc hope in a short time to chronicle the complete success of this new venture.— Times. Several articles have appeared in the London Press upon the financial position of New Zealand, in which attention has been drawn to the enormous amount of its liabilities compared with its population. The extent to which the colony has appealed to the London Stock Exchange is severely criticised. A strong opinion is expressed that for some time at least no attempt should be made to float any further loans. Persistent reports arc being published in various English and Continental journals that the Czar of Russia is afflicted with paralysis, but no authoritivc news on the subject has been yet received.

W A V E R L E Y STORE. (near the church.) C. E. SKELLEY BEGS to inform his numerous customers that he has RE-MARKED THE WHOLE OF HIS STOCK OF DEAPERY In order to make room for new shipments. The Goods must he sold regardless of cost. Dress,' Mantle, and Habit Making Establishment, WAVE RL E Y S T,O R E