CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 51, 1 May 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to "Star." KEUTEB's TELEGBAMB. London, April 29. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and family, left London yesterday for Darmstadt, Germany, where Her Majesty the Queen is now residing. No date has yet been fixed for the meeting of the projected conference of European Powers regarding Egyptian affairs. Ihe French Government demand j that the Fgyptian question in its entirety j shall be open to discussion. j ■ The Hebdomadal Councial of the University of Oxford has passed a resolution approving of the admission of women to the examination for University honours. The troopship Corcodile has arrived at Portsmouth with cholera on board, six cases and three deaths having occurred since she left Suez. The second of the years's series of I colonial wool auctions opened to-day before a large number of home and foreign buyers. The catalogue comprised 8,700 bales, for which a fair demand was ! experienced, crossbred ruling at about the closing rates of last auctions. The quantity to be offered during iho. series is limited to 370,000 bales. The sales will close on the 18th June. A loan of £800,000 for the Tasmanian Government is announced today. The rate of interest is 4 per cent, and the minimum is fixed at 98. Tender" will opened on the 7 th. It is now ascertained that an attempt was made to destroy . v eiderwald statue the day it was unveiled by the Emperor William, but failed, owing the heavy rain falling. Earl Granville stated that England is willing to invite the Great Powers to consider the best means of maintaining order, and also carrying on the good government of Kgypt. He is, however, waiting to see what action France and Turkey take in the matter. Belgrade. April 29. The Archduke Rudolph, Prince Im_ perial of Austria, arrived here to-day from Constantinople, en route to Vienna. His Imperial Highness wns cordially received by Kin^ Milan, and numerous fetes have been organised in his honour. Received May 1, 0.55 a.m. London, April 30. The P. and O. steamship Sutlez, with the remainder of the Australian cricketers, arrived in Plymouth on Monday night. The cholera patients on board H M. transport Crocodile are now recovering, and the troops which that vessel brought have been landed. It is expected no further cases will now occur. The deaths are announced of Sir Michael Costa, the eminent composer, aged 74, and of Sir Michael Arthur Bass, \1 .P. for East Staffordshire, aged 47.