LATE CABLE NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1334, 6 September 1886, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS

[“ AGE " SPECIALS ] [TELEGRAPHED FilOM THE BLUE ] London, August xi, Mr Stangeways, formerly Premier tf I South Australia, will embark for Adelaide 1 in October next. A c'naigoment tf 250 cases of oranges sent from Australia by the Sorata j arrived in g°od conditio'. The oranges’ are Belling at ten shillings a case, but it 5a euggeatod that it would be advantageous if the fruit were wrapped in paper. Rev G. Aut-tin, Rector of Whitby, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in response to a communication from a oommi'tio of gentlemen appointed to select a successor to Dr Moorhouse Las Intimated his willingness to accept the vacint position.

Aognst 25. It Is reported that the Government formed by the supporters of Prince 1 Alexander has determined upon recalling j him to resume the Governorship of Bulgaria. 1 August 26 I The statement that Prince Alexander had formally signed his abdication of the I rulerahlp of Bulgaria upon being arrested 1 is now denied. 1 Much anxiety continues to be felt con- 1 cerning the safety of Prince Alexander. Her Majesty the Queen has telegraphed to Bucharest with the object if possible of 1 ascertaining his whereabouts. A company has been privately floated to work the Day Dawn mine at Charters Toweib, in Queensland. The applications for shares represented £50,000 in excess of the capital required. August 22. Prince Bistnar k and M. de Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, are holding a Conference at Franzenbad, The Bulgarian crisis is the principal subject under discussion

Mr J. Norton was present at yesterday’s sitting of the Paris Trades Union Congiesa. Norton, who was received with considerable warmth, made a speech, in the course of which he denounced the policy of free trade and assisted immigration. He declared the popular feeling in Australia was strongly opposed to the influx of Chinese. He also spoke of the tyranny of capital in Australia. Referring to the Pacific Islands, he stated that the working classes of Australia were strongly opposed to sending recid mates to any of the islands, but they were, he said, willing that France should annex the New Hebrides

Serious differences which have existed for some tune between Sir John Pope Hennessy, Governor of Mauritius, and Mr Clifford Lloyd, have engaged the attention of the Right Hon Edward Stanhope. The matter will receive further consideration at bis hands, but in the meantime, and pending a final deciei n, he has censured Sir Pope Hennessy and removed Mr Lloyd to Scychel ea Islands, one of the dependencies of the Mauritius. August 2D.

Mr Gladstone 1 as issued a pamphlet on the Pome Rule question, in which he •justifies his action in having concealed his ▼laws from his colleagues in the Cabinet until the matter was ripe for pub ic consideration. t'e adm ts, however, that it is necessary that the 1 and Purchase and Home Hide questions should be dealt with separately. August .30 A rumor is in circulation, the authenticity of which, however, is seriously doubted, to th« effect that Lord Randolph Churchill, Chen ell r of the (Exchequer, intends to submit a proposal tor the imposition of a duty on foreign Lops, the colonial article to be still admitted free.