CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 63, 27 November 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

— ♦ - Tbbutebs tblbobams! Received N.>reniber 27, 1 30 a.m. Bkblin, November 25. In his speech at the opening of the Reichstag to-day Emperor William announced that an increase in the army was necessary owing to the increase which had been effected in the armies of the adjoining states. He also annouueed that 4., 000 men had been added to the German standing array. Sofia, November 26 A plot has been discovered among the cadets at the Military School in this town with the object of murdering toe Kegents and other prominent citizena. Several arrests have been made. Calcutta, November 25. Five additional native regiments hay« been ordered to proceed to Burmah. London, November 25; ; The libel action, Adams v. Lord Coleridge (Lord Chief Justice), was concluded to«day. aud resulted in a verdict for the defendant. 1 London, November 24. The Taonui, which left New Zealand October 16, arrived at Plymouth this morning: Her cargo of frozen mutton is in good condition, - . Another mining comp»nj at Cairns is announced under the title of the .New Long Tunnel Walliaila, with » capital of £100,000. •;■•■■■■■■. „ The Cabinet are hesitating over the question of sovereignity over New Guinea, but strongly object to the limited dnration of the colonial guarantee. Sir R. Hamilton leaves for Tasmania after Sir G. C Strachan arrives in £n«» j land. , -ri • Sir Danial Cooper kas joined the Paci* fie cable syndicate. ' • One thousand pounds has been granted by the. Government for thd representation of art at the Jubilee Exhibition. j Tha South Australian Gold Mining Company has been registered with a capital of £100,0' O. The company will purchase the Spring Hill and Hone and Thistle mine*. The wool cargoes by the following yes. sels has been excluded from the ap« proaching sales : — San Martin, Australia, i Tagliferro. and Almora. One hundred and twenty thousand bails ate available ; for sales/ A vacancy has occurred in the representation of Brighton in the House ofCommons, owing to the death ©f the senior Conservative member VI r David Smith. The seat will be conte*te«l by Mr Trevelyan, Secretdry for Scotland,, in the last Gladstone administration against a Conservative candidate. ■. Colonial breadstuffs, steady; Adelaide* wheat, . ex- store, 36s 6d; New Zealand, 30s to according to quality; Adelaide flour, ex store, 25s 6d. Tallow. Australian, average quality selling ; beef, 26s 6d ; mutton, 30s. The wool market is quiet ; arrivals to date for next auctions, commencing 30th instant, amount to 120,000 bales ; lists closed U.-diy. It is officially notified that the foot and mouth disease has ceased- in Enjj land. It is considered likely that Prince Bismarck will propose an increase in the German army of 41, XX) men. . Some outcry has been oc« atoned in Ireland relative to the' transfer of thi> carriage of American mails to the North German Llojrd* Company from South' amptdn, which, it is iriju-d, has beaa done because it is c.ea. er than the old route. Madieba, November 24. The Bimutaka arrived this morning en route for Mew Zealand. San FbancißCO, November 23. The Mararoa sailed last night for Auckland. " • ■■ Pabis. Novemner 25. A portion of the Parisian Pre»s aro rcTiriaß the controversy in rt»fi'r»nee to the government of Egypt and the British occupation of that country. In the Chunaber of Deputies a debate on the Budget is proceeding, «nd -alter.; cations between ' the Guv n iwnt and their opponents relativp to reiluctions in the Estimates are of daily occurrence. Roue, November 25* An Italian Gre n Bo»k has been pub lished showing that Italy supportfd Prince Alexander of Bulgaria m the recent crisis in that country ; after hiabdication Italy favoured the Begency ; deprecated the action of Bn«sia in de« laying a settlement of the Bulgarian difficulty. ■ ■_.'■■ Beblin, November 25 The German Parliament was opened to«day by the Emperor, who, in his speech, declared that the policy of Germany would be to exert her influence in maintaining agreement ainonsjtbe Powers. This policy he stated, was the result of Germany's earnest desires penoe. and for preserving the dose friendship of her neighbours.