CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 143, 9 June 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

♦ — [By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright ] TrkuTßß's TKIIEGBAMBJ Received April 9, 11 a.m. London June 8. Tn an action brought by the Lancaster Wagon Company «*..»: i<s< Sir D. Bell, Ajjent-Ger.eral for New Zealand, in the Court of Queen's Bench, judgment was given in furor of, defendant, the Court deciding that ColomaNAgents are not liable for contracts made in tho name of their Governments. London, June 7. In the Common* last night, Mr Raikes, PostmasteraGeneral, stated, in reply to a question, that he estimated a saving of £20,000 per annum would be effected by the new contract for carriage of mails between Great Britain and Australia. The contract, he stated, had not yet been completed. The ship Orari, loading for Port Chalmers, took fire. Both the vessel and the cargo were slightly injured. Per Merchant Shipping and Under* writers' Association, Now York, 6th, arrived— Barque Liucludea, from Auck* land. * London 6th, arrived- -Auriga, from Oamaru. Obituary— James Snell, chief clerk and accountant in the office of the AgenuGeneral for South Australia; also, Richard Young, actor. Sir Henry Holland will probably re* instate Sir John Pope Hcnnessy as Governor of Mavritius. New Zealand mmtton is quoted at 4d to 4£d per Ib. The Italian Government are prepared to reduce the transit rates on letters from Australasia, provided the colonial Governments agree to make a reciprocal reduction. . The Imperial Government propose to prohibit armed parties landing on British territory from foreign mea-oi-war yes» sels, and also t& rejfnct the number of wamhipx «nt«na£Jfo*it&^lisrb<>vr9, and stringent stops4ie.tp.be taken to preserve secrecy as to strength of armament of the various forts. "The colonies are to bo advised to act similarly. Clapper, the welUlcnown boaUbuilder, has snipped two bouts consigned to Triekett, of Sydney. The troops of tho Ameer, who are marching from Balkh and Herat against the Ghilzais, have effected a jmnetion. Jon* 8. Russia has strongly reinforced the garrisons at Beni, a town of Bessarabia. The Bulgarian army intendt o proclaim Prince Alexander their commander. Mr Gladstone, speaking at Cardiff, declared that 10,000 citizens of Melbourne had unauimously condemned coercion. Mr Gladstone arrived in London from Swansea yesterday. During the course of his journey, ho delivered speeches at Cardiff and at wayside stations. During a series of evictions at Bobyke the mob threw vitriol and boiling water on tho bailiffs. Mr Michael Davitt, who was present, delivered an incendiary speech. Bcblik. Jvne 6. Emperor William is suffering from a severe cold, which confines him to hia reom. Ottawa, June 7. In the Canadian Hoftse of Commons to-dny, during the adoption of the Jubilee Address to the Queen, the members joined in siuging the National Anthem.