GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 35, 2 September 1886, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

« . (bbutbs's telbgbams.) Beceived Se pte inter 2, 1.30 a.m. • Pabis, September 1. Tt is officially announced that in future all recidivistes" will be transported to the* Island of Pines in the Pacific,. London, August 30. The British and Eussian Commission for the delimitation of the Afghan fron* | tier have conceeded Bussia 9000 miles, aod the Ameer 2000 miles. The Times considers that tf atterson, Beach, and Bubear have the best ohanoe of winning the Great Sculling Sweepstakes. MrCherson, writing to the Times in reply to Mr Parr, defends the native policy of Fiji. It is announced that an International Exhibition for the display of mining inventions and appliances and mechanical engineering exhibits will be opened at i Newcastle in May next year. It is expected that the colonies will be represented. It is reported that Sir C. Oilke is about to proceed on a hunting trip to British Columbia and that he will afterwards preceed to AustraliaThe Times suggests that a Eoyal Commission composed of skilled workmen should be appointed to inquire into the causes which enable foreign countries to successfully compete against England in the colonial markets. A correspondent writing to the Times suggests that a .Roving Commission should visit the colonies for tae purpose of ascertaining the feeling amongst colonials with regard te the proposed establishment of Imperial federation, and furnising a report relative to the matter. In a cricket match at Gravesend, the Australians in their first innings scored 290, all out. The South of Eugland have six wickets down for 90. The leading firms dealing in the woollen trade anticipate a further increase of 2d per lb in wool at the coming sales.