LATE GABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1367, 11 October 1886, Page 2

LATE GABLE NEWS.

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[By telegraph from the Bluff ] THE LATE ARCHBISHOP VAUGHAN. FRANCO-RL SSI AN ALLIANCE COERCING ENGLAND. THE WOOL MARKET. THE EASTERN SITUATION. London, September 27. The Rev Herbert Vaughan, Bishop of Salford, ia indignant at the careless attitude of Cardinal Moran in reference to the 'defrayal of the coat of the proposed interment In Sydney of the body of his predecessor, the late Archbishop Vaughan. It ia probably the body will be buried in England unless the Roman Catholics of New South Wales speedily arrange lor its transfer to Sydney. September 28. A rumor, which, in diplomatic circles, Is generally understood to be well founded, gained currency that Russia has been conducting secret negotiations with France with the object of forming an offensive alliance against Germany. It Is stated that Russia offered to declare war against Germar y on a guarantee being given that the active support of Francs would be given her. The report further states th<t the negotiations -were dia covered by Plsaasrok who, by his ■ nargy, succeeded in frustrating the contemplated alliance.

La Fiance., in an outspoken article on the suojeot of the French occupation of the New Hebrides, advocates the withdrawal of the French soldiers from the Islands. It asserts that the Now Caledonian ring is urging the annexation of the Islands simply with the object of ob valuing facilities for kidnapping natives September 29.

Hanlan attended at the Sportsman office yesterday afternoon in order that be might sign articles in connection with the proposed match, in the event of Beach pre eating himself. He waited two boors but the champion did not respond to the challenge. Hunlan professes great indignation at hia challenge n t being taken np and calls Beach a coward It has transpired that eff irts are being made by the French and Russian Governments to compel Great Britain to evacuate Egypt. Germany, it is stated, has been invited to co-operate in the demand for the British evacuation of territory, bat the invitation was declined. Several leading newspapers publish articles commenting on the conclusion of the tour of the Australian eleven and generally pronounce the team a failure. . September 30 The Standard this morning comments on the prospects of the wool market, and the largely increased prices realised at thn opening sties, as compare! with those which hid for some time previously been ruling. It ex cessed the belief that the rise in prices has rescued many of the Bank and Mortgage Coys from a position of serious danger The Standard takes a pessimistic view of the future pr babilities of the wool market. Prices It predicts have not reached their maximum aud it anticipates that a reaction will shortly take placs. The French agent at Sofia is the only foreign envoy who supports General Kaulbars in his demand that the elections for the National Assembly shall be postponed. I |The Due D’Aumale has presented his Chantilly estate to the French Institute, snbj >ct to his retaining his life interest therein.

The Saturday Review comments cynically upon the impudence of the continued occupation of the New Hebrides fcy France and asserts that before long Franca will discover that she has overfed the patience and stupidity of the Foreign office.

The Eastern question has assumed a mire peaceful aspect but the press still continue to discuss the situation at considerable length, lord Salisbury has expressed the opinion tha the ponptaoti' n of Germany has had the eff-ct of checkmating the designs of Russia upon the Balkan Pr ivincf>a A speech which was delivered by M. Tisza has met with very general approval, and it is now considered im pr >bable that the peace of Enrops will be disturbed. It Is expected thac the ra»ency recently appointed in Bulgaria will concede tha demands of Russia and thus render an occupation of the country needless. A rumour is in circulation that the| Russian Government have determined upon at once recalling their representative in Bulgaria, General Kaulbars Berlin newspapers oonaure Harr Tisza for playing into the hands of Eng!»nd by his speech atßuda-Pes'h on the 29 h nit. In which ha declared that Austro-H ungary won d not permit any occupation or protectorate of Bulgaria