CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 7, 2 July 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

■ «. [By Klpcfnc Telegraph. —Copyright J rBKUTKB'B TELKORAMB I London, June 30. Baron Hersk, the well known Austra* lian financier, has presented £10,000 to the Imperial Institute. . , , •, ■■ / . Sir H Holland, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, said the report of the Imperial Conference was undergoing ex;ensive revision. That pbrtionof the proceeding!* ' relating to the" New Hebrides would be suppressed. Mr Dillon intends to bring an action against the Times for statements in its articles on Parnelhsm and crime. He claims £10.000 damages.. , # < The Chronicle reporfs that King MiUn of Servia intends to abdicate. ; Mr Lawson has given notice in the' House of Gommonstbask if the Government will, on behalf of the Queen, state, what public services have been pertormed by the gentlemen who are recipients of Jubilee honours. : • : ■ -- A disastrous drought is, prevalent in the, north of Kngland, and*, the agricuU tural industry is suffernng severely.., j It is reported . that Peate, Bates, jin.d Bowley (professional cricketers) will join Mr G. F. Vernon's team for Australia. Attewell will probably go as well. i A grand garden party took place yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and Her Vtajesty the Queen was present. The event was of a. splendid character, a large number of distinguished guests being present. ■ .''":'." At the wool sales to»day 11,000 bales were offered. ' The market continued firm... ." .- . ■■;.■.■ ■. :- -.:. . ■ • . : !;' . The present series of colonial wool auctions will close July 15th. .;_ • / ] The Hastings (New Z. s'and)..Borop^li loan of £25,000 has been wiifdrawn from the market, only £i 00 having been subscribed. Sir William Fitzherbert will return to New Zealand, via Vancouver., . , trial of the captain, mates, and two seamen of the ship Lady D-uglas, on a charge of killing a Malay seaman rinmed Hassan during the voyage from Shark Bay, Wei«r«rn Austfalia, ''"'to: tf>n■don, has resulted. in the four, prisoners being sentenced to death. -The jury m bring in their verdict recommended the prisoners to mercy. ; i • ; Calcutta, June 30. | Reports to hand from Afghanistan prove that continuous fighting is takiiig place between tHe Ameer's troops arid' the rebels, but the accounts of the Various engagements, and tbe success of either side, are most conflicting. t i ; • Bblgbavb (Servia); June 29. - - Extreme antagonism has manifested itself of late between King Milan an.l Queen Nathalie. The latter is now in the Crimea, and the King absolutely forbids' heir, to return" to Servia. " .■; . ' .... :_ _^—_^^» " j'" '. 'j