LATE CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1310, 9 August 1886, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

I «, [“ AGE ” SPECIALS ] 1 [By telegraph from the Bluff.] London, July 30. It is probable that arrangements, will b< made whereby Prince Albert Victor will visit Australia next year and perform tlw opening ceremony at the South Australian Jubilee Exhibition. If such an arrange ment should be concluded His Royal Highness will probably be accompanied by the Duke of Manchester, Sir Phillip Ounliffe Owen and Sir Arthur Hodgaou. Queen Christina, the Regent of Spain, has formally a-seated to the AngloSpanlsh Convention under which Spanish and Australian wines containing leas than 30 degrees alcohol will be admitted into England at a duty of la per gallon. August 1. The Russian press commenting on Baron Mikadosho Makle.-y’a project for establishing a Russian colony in German New Guinea, reminds him that it is an indictable offence to induce Russians to emigrate. The Scheme is likely t> collapa 3 as it la discountenanced at St Petersburg. Mr Bos'ato has been summoned to Osborne to bo personally invested by Her Mojoty with the order of 0. M. Q. Mr Poiisto who had refused the honor now reluctantly accepts it in diferanoe to the wishes of the Queen; Mr Justice Dobson, of Tasmania, has received the offer of l£aighthood, bat declines the distinction unless personally invested with it by Her Majesty. August 2, The Peninsular and Oriental Comp ry have given orders for the construction of two steamers of very large dimensions for the Australian service. The vessels will each ho 7000 tons register and in their construction special attention is to ha given to the attainment of a greater rate of speed than can be reached by any vessel now on the Australian Hue. j