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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3129, 4 August 1892, Page 2

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(nv ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.) Londox, August 1. Gkeat Bhitain is urging tho Canadiau Government to deepen the St. Lawrence canals sufficiently to give a passage to gunboats. The costs is estimated at 2] millions. August 2. It is understood that the nomination of the Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel as Speaker of the House of Commons will not be opposed. Mr O'Brien says it is impossible for Liberal treachery to defeat HomeRule, but it is quite possible for Irish dissension to do so.

The return match betweeu Notts j and Surrey at the Ovul attracted an 1 enormous attendance, thirty-four > thousand people being present. The f scoring was low, Surrey, being disposed of in the first inning for 129 and Notts making 123 for eight wickets at the drawing of the stumps, i Later,. The Notts in their first innings ' scored 124, the last two wickets fulling for a single. In their second, Surrey totted up 159. The Notts requiring 160 runs to win, have started the second inniugs and lost 3 wickets for Mr Childers is improving in health but is unlikely to accept office in the new administration. The Privy Council has endorsed the' ruling of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Kitualistic case a K airist the Bishop of Lincoln. Paris, August 1 The Eopublicans have gained a hundred seats in the French provincial elections. St. Petersburg, August 1. The Panslavists are plotting to> secure General Ignatieffs appointment as successor to M. De Giers, as. a breach with Germany would be'involved. Washington, August 1. The case of the soldier, James win? was punished for sympathising with the Idaho strikers, is exciting public indignation all over the United States Ihe Central Labour Union has demanded that all workmen in tho National Guard shall resign. The President states give his sanction to any measure fS ing the hours o f ™T inechan cs «n public works '*> «Lh Private James has issued a 1, mons against his officer , * j ing bim°by the thumb * ' f ° r SUSpend '