GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 31 August 1886, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

(BEUTEb's TELBGBAMB.)

Received August 31. 12.30 p.m

LoNDOy, August 30.

The first heats in the sculling sweep* stakes of £200 eauh with £500 added, wa* rowed to-day on the Thames. The tiiree events rowed resulted as follows:— first, Neil Matter son, 1, Wallace £osi, 2. Second, J. Teemer 1, Perkins 2. Third, W. Beach 1, Lee 2.

London, Augmst 28.

The Shipping Company's Kaikoura left Plymouth for Auckland and Wellington, this morning.

The Her. Mr Austen, of Whitby, who has been offered the Bishopric of Mcl- | bourne, has net yet decided whether t» ! accept the position. Baron Norton, in a successful speech, declared that colonists were as badly off as European*, almest every inch of their soil being in the possession of a few hun« dred capitalists. He also said that the farming community in the colonies scarcely sained an existence, whilst in New South Wales there were thousands of the artisan •clasii unemployed. Victoria be considered the most thriving of the colonies. Working clashes opposed the deportation of Becidivistes, but did not care whether the French annexed the New Hebrides or not. The opposition that was rained against that Power doing so was limply on the part of capitalist*. The Sydney oranges are selling at an arerage of mine shillings per case. Mr Morris has informed Sir P. C. Owen that Mr Spier's contract for the sale of wiaes at the Exhibition ha* seri* eusly injured Colonial wine interests. Under the auspices of the Freetrade League, Mr Buchanan will shortly | deliver a lecture urging Australia to adopt a policy of protection. Owing t» splendid weather, Monday's advance of 6d in barley has been maintained. Australian wheat, ex warehome, is quoted at 36k ; ex ship, 355 ; New Zealand shipments from 32» to 365. Hop picking has commenced, and the quality is excellent. The wool market is firm, and the late advance is fully maintained. Munich, August 27. Mr Gladstone arrived to«day from London, and afterwards- proceeded to Tegeru See, about 20 miles from this city.