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Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 18, 6 October 1883, Page 3

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Received October 5,2.30 p.m. • London, Oct. 4. Tun failure is announced to-day of Messrs Pase and Libeth, general merchants, Lime Street City. Liabilities set down at a I quirtd of a million btorling. i Other failures are apprehended in London and Provinces, and'an uneasy feeling prevails in mercantile circles. The election took place at Manchester for a member of the House of Commons in the room of Hugh Birjey, deceased. Holdsworth, Conservative, was placed at the head of the poll, defeating the Radical candidate by an immense majority. Parkhurst, Liberal, had announced his candidature, but at the last moment abstained from going to the poll. Latest intelligence trom Madagascar is to the eifecfc that the 'tfovaa are making active preparations for the renewal of hostilities. The French forces are stated to be numerically weak, and tlieir 'position somewhat precarious. •- - • '

Romk, October 4. The report current yestorday that the Pope was seriously ill is now proved to have been unfound d. Tt is announced fiom the Vatican tuat his Holiness is in good health. MklßvjUknk, Fri<la\. Arrived, this morning —Orient John Ektar, from JhymouHi, Aiii;ii->t 2.").

Received Oct. 4, 12.50 p.m. Melbourne, Friday. Latest betting on the Derby is us iullows:—6 to 4 against Art.hie, 5 to 1 Martini-Henri, 6 to 1 offered on Color. ■ Betting on the Melbourne Cup 4a;;-nant. For the Caulfield Cup, to be run on the •20th inst.*, Footstep and Yately each at 100, to 8. .