CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 34, 8 September 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

* [By Eleotnc Teleßraph.—Copynght J TeBIJTEB'B TELKOBAMB.I Beceired, September 8, 11.20 aim. ■,:; ; London, September 7. House of Comnioris "to^da>; iff \ the course of a debate on the Colonial Estimates, the Secretary of State for the Colonies said he was convinced that the proclamation of British Sovereignty over NewGtdHea-Wt^ benefit to the natives. He denied that .it. was,, intended to cede New Guinea territory to New Zealand. t r -v : CAicoiTA,-September 7% Farther news is to bind from Cabul, to the ettepi Jthat^A^oiibfKhan had entered Afghanistan, but was imme» diately Tepnlseji by rtße bribes. He is stated to be now in the Persian territory, and his early capture i.is expected.-- :! -,r-. '■•'•■■'"' ;; ;< , Sorii, September 7ii Prince Ferdinand is leaving Bulgaria for his estate in Hungary, where he will spend several weeks, remaining until the elections to the Sobranjd are completed; I ; London; September 5; ' ! - Huddart and Parker's new excursion steamer, built by Messrs 0. W. Swan gand Hunter, ef Newcastle- pn-Tyne, was [launched yesterday. The ceremo,ny , of naming her was performed by Lady Berry, who christened the vessel "Cquiner." The steamer is to be used in the Geelbhg and Port Philip Bay trade, afid her contract speed, is seventeen knots. A large gathering of colonial celebrities •were 'present, and Sir Graham; Berry made a speech, in the course of which he defended Protection, and complained that, England had neglected Australian interests in the Pacific - '' ,T The new Sobranjd will be elected bn October Bth. i . Afiaira at'Gstend are now tranquil. i: r ! i The Tunes says that' rthertactics of France with regard to the New Hebrides' ;axe uiiwor|hy of a great nation... _... r ,/, , ; It is reported that the German Consulat New- York -is recruiting for the Gw-. man army. • '-■/■'■'■ '* ]\_ ", : '■'',-' ;,-:-'•."'-•- cMuChamberlairi, before proceeding tb Canada, will visit : Ulster, to> prepare al scheme of local self rgovernmenti for Ire-; land.' '".■":■ , '.'■, \ „-' :-s;-- v <.•.-,!•; ;.,-,.. ; r - r . .,.(■'.-:"* \ It is reported iiiat fifteen officers jiaye been arrested m Bulgaria for endeavouring to cause a revolt. ' . . ' . ~ / Pabis, September 5/ : LeTemps, in an article tffis morning' on the New Hebrides, says, that a settlement of the question may ; be expected shortly after the Parliamentary recess; St. PBTETSBUJao,, September 5.. The report that skirinishing had taken place on the 6th ulti, near Zulfikarj between Herat soldiers and bodies fof Russian^troops is officially- deni^dih'erei : .; : v i ■ Berlin, September s. ■'-. '■. V I The ; semi : - ofiicial , North ■ 'German jGazette, referring to the. announcement that a meeting will shortly take /place between the Emperor William, and Czar at Stettin, declare* the stefenierit to, be pure conjecture, aaicl that no {such meeting has been arranged.: ? y-'* •■-"•