LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 932, 27 February 1880, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN, (From Exchanges.) Rohe, February 10th. The Pope has issued an encyclical letter declaring that the law of divorce has an immoral effect, London, F liman- IG'h. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,760.000 quarters. During to-day’s sitting the House of commons went into Comraitte on the Irish Distress Relief Bill. An amendment was pro. posed that an advance should he mails to. wards the Relief Fund from tho Imperial Treasury, instead of from the Clin eh Surplus, but it was defeated on a division Tho steamship Chimborazo has sailed. The main portion of her cargo, which was damaged, has been left behind. February 17th. Tho statement of the Times that tho English exhibitors are withdrawing from the Melbourne Exhibition on account of Victoria’s protective tariff is incorrect The Marqm's of Salisbury is si ill iu a critical condition. At the wool sales there wore lame attendance, and keen competition. 22.090 Dales were taken for Yorkshire and the Continent, Prices show an average of from three halfpence to twopence on scoured and greasy. The new series of the Colonial wool auction sales opened to day. 80.001) hales were catalogued for the opening sale. There was a firm and active demand, and Australian wools at the close of the day showed an advanceof 10 percent, c unpared with the last auctions. There was a large attendance of Home and foreign buyers. February 18Mi. The Homeward mails via San Francisco were delivered in London on the 18 hj inst At the wool auctions during the past week 9(14.') hales have been catalogued. The Turcoman exoedition. under A hdul P,tinman, is approaching Balkli without opposition, occasioning great excitement amongst the Cahnlese. Tlie Municipality of Paris hj is voted 5000 francs to defray the e -st of a special collection of exhibits for Melbourne The Chinese are being dismissed from the factories and railway works in California owing to the popular pressure Adelaide wheat (per 4961 hj, ex warehouse) has fnrllinr advanced Is, today’s quotation being 595, Adelaide Hour is unchanged. February 19fch. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16.625,00'). London, February 19th. The Turcoman chiefs have been ordered to levy 60.0D0 men fo' 1 the imrnose of offensive operations against the Rus-i.ins. The Khan of Merv has appealed to India and Persia to furnish him with artillery. February 20th. The announcement that Mr H.-mnay, of Glasgow, has succeeded in producing artificial diamonds that defy detection from real ones is confirmed. February 21 at. ! In the House of Lords an important discussion took place on the Afghanistan I question. The Duke of Argyle again attacked the policy of Mie Government, 'idle Premier replied, d fending the course pursued, stating that Russia sought, to emi harrass England in Asia. The duty of the t Government was therefore to secure the . pates of India, and until this had been I achieved it was ininossihle to retire from 5 i Afghanistan, as anarchy still prevailed in t j the country. si t Berlin, Fuhi-na’y 21st. I ! The German Government are taking an . I active interest in the prenaration of exhibits 1 for the Me’b urno Exhibition, and are k adopting steps to he adequately represented, ) and have also detciiuiue Ito grant a liberal , subsidy. Constantinople, February 21st. Colonel Lynge, who was accompanied by ! his wife, engaged in relieving the destitute j of Roumelia, have been captured by Greek brigands, and threatened with death failing an adequate ransom. I There was an excited debate to-day iu the Mouse of Lords on the Afghan question. , I The Duke of Argyle condemned the Afghan policy of the Ministry, stigmatising it a deceitful, weak, cowardlv, and a stain on British honour. Lord Beaconslield defended . the Government. . St. Petersburg. February 22m1. The Academy of For est Cul nre at 5 Moscow was totally destroyed by fine toe day. One of the students of the Academy, 3 who is believed to he implicated, has been arrested on a charge of ineen liarism. ’ London, February 22nd. r The Canadian Parliament has voted i 100.009 dels (1,21,000) towards tho Li-h Rebel Fund. It is rumourel that the Russians are arranging with Japan for a large yard at a Nagasaki, as the dispute between China r and Japan is still unsettled, and, as China , talks of refusing to sa'isfy the Kuloja Treaty. Japan miy accept the proposal s The Irish Works Bill debate derived i's ■ chief imoortanee through the Irish memt *’ er3 prolonging the discussion made to shelve .Mr Newdigate’s motion to prevent obstruction The Government were thus induced to replace Mr Newdigate’s with . their own resolution , It is believed that the Government are derirmts to appeal to the country with an 1 anti-obstructive cry. 1 f February 23rd. The Afghan chiefs are apparently willing to submit, General Roberts is negotiating with them.