CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 145, 18 May 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Cbkutebs tklkgra.hs.l Received May 18, 115 a.m. Londox. May 17. It is stated that the British Government jntend to annex the JCermedec group of islands, lying about 400 miles north of New Zealand latitude 31, south longitude 180 east and west. Per Merchant Shipping and Underi writers' Association, arrived — Renfrew from Lyttelton, February 1.

Plymouth, May 14. The s.». lonic arrived last eight from New Zealand, with her frozen meat in good condition. London, May 14. In the Coramoni to-day, Mr Osborne Morgan, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, stated, m reply to a question by Mr Howard Vincent, that Franc* had offered to case the deportation of con-? victs to the Pacific, if she were allowed to occupy the New Hebrides. All the nhares in the North British and New Zealand Investment Company hare been allotted. Tenders for the Collingwood (Victoria) municipal loan of £40,503 were opeued to-day, and the amouut subscribed was £139,000. The average price is about £'105 15s. It is possible that Mr Herbert Stand ford, who has been conned ed with several of the recent Exhibitions at Home, will represent the British exhibitors at the Jubilee Exhibition of South Australia, the Treasury defraying his expenses. Mr Gladstone is impressed with the policr of the Federal Colonies respecting the New Hebrides. The Adelaide fruit sold in the Exhibition market has realised £121 for a week. ' May 15. The Prince of Wales has signified his intention of being present at the match of the Australian* t Surrey, which com* mences on the 20th instant, on Kensing* ton Oval. Mr William Beach, the New South Wales oarsman, has arrived from Australia. May 16. Heavy rains have fallen in the Midland counties. Large tracts of country have been flooded and serious damage to property being occasioned in many distriots. The Aoranf i arrived, all well, at Plymouth at 2 a.m. t©«d»y. Her frozen meat was in good oondition. It is announced that the Government have finally resolved not to allow the annexation of the New Hebrides by France.