CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 24 August 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(beutee's telegrams.) London, August 21. The Chairman of the Irish National Convention at Chicago has cabled to Mr Parnell that a " united and harmonious convention" cordially endorsed his policy. Colonial breadituffa have experienced, farther advances. Adelaide wheat, ex store, is sixpence higher, 375. Adelaide flour has advanced sixpence to 25s 6d. New Zealand wheat> ex store, ranges from 28s to 355, being a shilling higher for best qaalities. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1.760,000 quarters, 50,000 less thai* last week. A cemnittee of the Eaglish and: Australian Copper Company have advised that the capital should be written down to £140,000, and a proposal to berrow £35,000 was adopted. The Board of Directors will resign in the middle of September. Gladstone leaves next month on a visit to Bavana. Australian mails per P. and O. Co.'s Shannon, which left Melbourne on July 13th, were delivered to-day via Bnndisi. Sir Graham Berry had an interview with Mr Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, at which he strongly urged that an understanding should be come to with the French Government to fix a date ier the withdrawal, of the French troops from the Now Hebrides. Eio Ds Jambbo, August 21. Arrived this morning, Tenganro from Wellington, July 30th. Her oargo of frozen meat is reported to be in good condition. N«w Yoke, August 21. Seven mea have been arrested in conneotion with the Lake Shore railway riots at Chicago in Jo.no last, and have been tried and sentenced to death. The Irish National Convention- at Chicago have passed resolutions thanking Mr Gladstone and his followers, for their efforts to obtain Homo Bule for Ireland. Mr Redmond made .a speech at the Convention, wnerein he denounced England's policj In regard to Ireland, and said the Tatter had no future course but to fight 1 for her rights.