CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 22, 1 August 1885, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[2ST7TXBB TXXSGBAMS.I London, July 30. The Egyptian Loan was placed on the market to-day. The rate «f interest is 3 percent., and the minimum has been fixed at 95}. In the House of Commons to-day, the Hon. F. Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that an Imperial or Colonial protectorate would be established over Bechuanaland, but that Her Majesty's advisers were undecided at present which tn adopt. Tbe Government have refused to agree to tbe appointment of a Royal Commis. sion to inquire into the British and Celenial armaments. M. de Lesseps will ask the French Government to issue six hundred million francs worth of State lottery bonds for the Panama Canal works. Dr Moran, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, has made a Cardinal. Eeceived August 1, 1.3U a.m. London, July 30. Tbe manager of the Munster Bank, which failed recently has absconded, and it has since been ascertained he is a defaulter to a serious amount. The Goodwood Cup was run to-day and resulted as follows :— Althorp 1; Metal 2 ; Cosmos 3. Tenders fer the Egyption loan were opened to-day, when it was found the ameunt required was several times covered. Australian mails, dated Melbourne, June 20th, per Messageries s.s. Tarra, and iS.Z. mails, via Frisco, dated Auckland, 23rd June, per Australia, were delivered here yesterday. Calcutta, July 30. It is announced that General Sir Fred. Roberts has been appointed Commander-in-Chief in India m succession to Sir Donald Stewart.