CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 71, 25 November 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to " Star."

[beUTEB's TELEGRAMS. I London, November 21. j New Zealand mutton. — Prime quality is realising s§d to s£d. Wool sales.— At to-day's auction 10,000 bales were catalogued. The market was firm. In the House of Commons to-day, a motion introduced by Mr Labouchere, tor the reform of the House Lords was negatived on a division by a majority of 71 votes. Lord Edmund FitzMaurice, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, stated that the efforts which had been made by the Government to mediate between Prance and China had proved entirely fruitless. November 22. A firm tone was again experienced at today's wool sale. The catalogue comprised 7,80Q bales. - Beblin, November 21. • The conference on the Congo question is still proceeding here, and it is expected that a general agreement will be arrived at by the plenipotentiaries. The British, delegates following those of Germany and France, consented to recognise the territory occupied by Stanley as an International Free State. France has decided to hold the Island of Formosa until the Chinese yield to their demands. Admiral Courbet reports another victory over the Chinese. r „ .-• , . The Cabinet and Lord Northbrook have disagreed in. reference to Egyptian affairs. ; • - Capetown; -November 21. Telegrams j^av^e been received^here reporting that Dutoit (sic) has hoisted the flag of the Transvaal in Montsioa's territory, and promised to support the native raiders in Bechuana land. It is, however, believed here that the Transvaal Government disavows any participation or interest in the 1 matter. Received-November 26, 0.55 a.m. Caibo, November 23. The transport of British troops detailed* for service in Soudan is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible and detachments arcdaily arriving at Dongpla. A sirong force is now encamped in th<* neighborhood of the town, pending a final advance towards Berber and Khartoum 5 ThisDiiy. It has transpired that. Germany and Russia have made a claim on. the Egyptian Government that thoy should be represented on Caisse do la Dette Pub lique. ' .; . '•"' '.' London, November 24'. The expedition to -Buchuaha* and! under Colonel Warren is tbi>e largely, augmented, and will comprise eight thousand troops. "