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("Aok" Specials] London. February 1 Providing for the emigration of the ' poor of Ireland is now engaging the attention o£ the British Cabinot. It is understood that the AgentsGeneral are willing to accept the amended tenders for tbe colonial mail eervico proTided the term is reduced to eeven years. Febraary 2. The latest reports to hand from Brazil m connection with the collision between ihe ship Kopundft and the barque Ada Malmoro, state that it ib improbab'e that any other poreons than those already specified have been saved Le Qaulois, a Parisian Republican j mr« nal, pnbliaboa an artiolo from its St Petersburg correspondent, containing pacific reassurances from tho Czar, and announces that negotiations for a Russian loan are being resumed m Paris The Berlin Tagblatt states that war between Germany and Franco is inevitable at an oarly date. Tho London T&aw and DiUy Chronicle publish articles m wjjieh it is asserted that war is imminent between the two Continental Powers So question. A conference has beea arranged between Lord Churchill, Mr Gladstone and Lord Hartington for Saturday, when Ibe present political crisis will be considered A serioos explosion took pl»oo y rerdaj on board the steamer Americi, but was fortunately onat tended with fatal result*; It ia thought that thi explosion wm caused by an infernal machine being placed on board by discontented wharf laborers who Are out on strike. Feb:anry 3. A large and lofltfentlal Company has been formed for the purpose of placing Australian wine on the London market And forwarding the interests of colonial vigneron*. The capital of the Company has been fixed at £150,000, and the money has been sabtcribed. Baron Makleay has delivered a lecture at 8t Petersburg, m whit h he claims to have established the rights of .Russia to « portion of territory m New Guinea. Memorials have been presented to the iQaeen, largely eigned by Catholic o'ergyinen *ad laymen, protesting against the (exclusion of Gatholios from Sligo juries. The AgenU General for the Australian colonies had an interview this morning with Mr Rafkes for th« pmpoae of urging opon the considerations of the Imperial Government; the desirability of reaumiog oegotatlons with the Orient and P. and O. Steamship Companies fur carrying the Aastralian mails. After lengthy confederation of the subject the PostmastorGerJ«r»l said he would prefer to postpone the settlement of the question until each. time as the proposed conference of colonial representatives was afforded an opportunity of fally considering the jnatUr. February *, Mr Samuel Oharlea Allsopp, member of the well-known brewery firm of Allsopp «od Sons, baa left England on a visit to v *he Aastralian colonies. February 7. TiSe Meriting Pod publUher a statement vthat Prince Btsmarck has given expression to th? opinion that tho peaceful •ssuranct?! recenMy »aad« by the Frenoh ambassador at Bertfu are inßjncere and that he fetfls oonrlnocA France aosmreo war. A terrible accident io the express train from Boston to Montreal was caused by the Bridge over the White liver giving way. Six»y of toe paisengera h»V9 been j killed. The liquidator of tbe Commercial B ink of South Australia jstatea that there are ample funds at his command to p»y tbe English creditors of tfce Bank m full with Interest . % At the meeting of the Pacific Cable Company to-day Viscount Fi'lkatone, ■»arl Miltown, Messrs Hatton, Randolph, Want, Cocte, Slade, James, Corry, Owen *nd Jones were elected Directors Mr Harold Finch Hatton was appointed £eeretary. It was stated at the meeting ithat the Canadian Government had promi-ed to contribute a moitty of the cost of saroey . JStep* are being taken by the Government for the p:rpoue pf oomplet»ly ««P* presilng the meeting* of the National !ea?ne m Ireland. I'm Hon E. Stanhopo deoUn.es to publish the reports prepared by Capt, Perratt, of Sydney, oo the geological features of the Soudan country inla&d fr°m Souukim. Captain Perratt accompanied tbo Now South Wales Contingent as an omoer of the Boginetr Corps Febraa y 4 Rumors of an immense war continue to be circulated m England and on the Continent, where anxious and all absorbing interest is being taken l» the atterin(oi Mid mpT9m4nts of the Powan.

The Daily News iuiliahe* n com munioatitm fruru u« epe^ii' c >to pn^ n ■it Vienna to day, m which ifc ia sue da*; the Emroror rf A;Mri* h>s d clanh*t he will "draw the sword" npsi.-H Kusoi* m tho I'toui of tho troops of th Cz r alt^mpiing to occupy any poit'o;. o ?hrt teriitory of Bn'sr-irin. An < ffiioiu 'dc. Lan been ifrsU^d liy f"« Empe'O prohibiting the expora i *n of horse 3 from Austria, A serious panic ban occurred en the continent, *nd a hravy fall m a ocks hnf tiken plaoe on the London Stock Exjhanpe. The Sufz C^nal has been Bndo'eniv nnexpectedly blooked up, and the P. ard () Company's. Peßhawur and Orient Company 'a Llguri* are m oons quence delayed. MrK^rick, tpeaklng at Bfroainaham, stated thai tie deuth of the late Colone'; Burnaby, m the Soudan war, was cumed by the explonion of a def cMve c^rtrid^e. Diooyoies has been e'ectad patriaro'i of th 9 Greek Church. Bon Harold Finch Hitton has presented toßir By. Hollnnd awriUen atatement m reference to the North QaeonEl»nd separation movement. It la now aßcartnined that the Kapunda, which o»me m<o cotlctlr.n with th(baiqae Ada Melmoro carried on uneufßoieot number of boats There were 200 paaeengera on board the K'punda, but the capacity of her boats was only equal to accommodating 163 peraonß. The veHeel w«b, however, furnithed with as many boats as the shipping laws presoribod. The remains of the late Dr Vaughan will be burricd at Hulford m a private manner on Tuesday next Indiontion ia expressed at the refusal of Cardinal Moran to comply with the niahep of the dfoaased prela'63, who deßired tkat his remains sh r u^l be bnr*te^ at Sydney,

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1482, 14 February 1887, Page 3

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LATE CABLE NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1482, 14 February 1887, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1482, 14 February 1887, Page 3

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