GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 74, 2 December 1884, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

Special to " Star." [rePTEB's TELEGBAMS.I London, November 30. A despatch has b; en received from Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Uapu Culod v, in reference to the recent settlement of Becbuana Land.. H ; s Excellency states that the Cape co'onisls i «je«c<"ony disapprove of the settleaieat. ! aad t'.at the aciioa of the miaislry in , offering favou-able 1 ?rra to the Boer! raiders is warmly criticised by tbe public p'-ess. The Mahdi is advancng on Dongola, with a view of capturing that city before the arrival of Lord Wolseley. Messrs Spartali & Co.. 25 Old Broad, St. Leonards, engaged in the Danubian cora Irade, have failed. Their liabilities are set down at £5<~),GX>. i (x. Pei-kins beat G. Gobum to-day in a rowing match over the Thames championship cooise for £100 a-S'de. James French, one of (he accused in the Donliu scandals, who was acquU-'pd. has resigned the coaal ry inspoc ; orsbip owing to llUhealfcb. An aMeaipfc, which proved pa^nally successful, has been made lo des'i'ov the houie of a laod a^eot m Ker«-y, Iceland. The erplosiou of the dvoamile change used caused considerable damage (o the building, but alfbon^h the ageDt's family were oq the piem'ses. none were ioju'ed. So far no ar'esis h've beea made ia conneclion with the outrage. Bkpc'N, November 29. The conference ou (he Coogo question is still holding iis si<>inj;s here. The proceedings bave beau harmonious tbrou shout aod it is expecied that a settlement of the question will shorllv be arrived at to tbe satisfaction of a" the Powers concerned. Received December 2, 0.50 a,m. BecliN, November 30. At tbe sildng of tbe International Conference yesterday aresoluiion infavoc of free trade in tbe Congo Biver and in the neighboring couatry was adopted.