CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 19, 27 July 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[HEUTEE's TKIEOHAMB. I Eeceived July 27, 1 a.m. Plbis, July 26. , The firdt convoy ef residivistes leaves for New Caledonia on the 15thof Octo--bir. '• ■■ ' ■ .■■ ' ■ The Official Journal to-day, in an I article on the Hebrides question, states t that the occupation oE the group by France would be only temporary, and uolely for the protection of French colonists, and adds that the English and French Governments are now engaged in studying a ' modus vivendi view, taking joint steps for the maintenance of •rder in th«l*jandß. . r \y, /;■'■

: ':. i»KDOw, -luly 24. It has transpired that the British Go. rerament have informed the French Ga« vernment that they cannot be permitted, to have the New Hebrides. Mr Either will gjre a dinner to and admit to the Exhibitipa a thdusand East End children. .. Rothschilds, and Soni, bankers, iuritc ; teaderH for eight milljohs fejr the con - I ntructiori of the Manchester ship canal!

Baron Macleay is at present in Si. Petersburg, ■ arranging- for' the despatch of Bnnsian emigrants to New Guinea: Mr Samuel M orlej is in a oritical condition. , . , '■.-, The Eclipse Stakes of 10,000 sots., were won by Bendigo, with Candlema.* second, St. Gatien third. Minting waV scratched. _■'{*■ The Prince of Wales has drown tfp a memorandum with a view of ascertaining *hat amount the various colonies are prepared to yote for maintenance of i* colonial museum in London. . ■'-

A large party ef colonial,- euests were entertained to-day at Portsmouth *n Iward the troopships. , Explorates and Orontes. The reserve, squadron subsequent ly formed an extended line. The Queen in tbe Boyal yacht passed by Her Majenty being loudly cheered. The day's proceedings terminated with an attack by tbe /torpedo vessels on the turret ship i elossus, and a grand sabmarine explosion. A sculling match took place to-day on tbe Thames between Bubear and Kemp of Sydney, and was won easily' by the former. Among these injured by the truck accident «t Plymouth dockyards were Captain Blackshap (New South Wales) one of the competitors in the recent Wimbledon meeting, who receiyed rather a severe contusion on the head.

A sculling match has been arranged, to. take place on the 18th of September between Gander, the American oarsman, and Beach, of Sydney. ■ Madbid, July 24.

The Anglo-rSpanish Commercial Con* rentibn has beon' passed bj the Chamber of Deputies.