LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 120, 10 May 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. 1 (PER UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION) London, Maj 8 Messrs Redfern, Alexander, and Co., Colonial and Indian merchants, propose to convene a meeting of wool importers next month to consider the abvisableness of accepting farthing ( bids at the wool auctions. I It has practically been decided to ; create an Anglican Archbishopric in Sydney. . Bishop "Kennion has declined another colonial bishopric. In the House of Commons the Marquis of Hartington has given notice of his intention to introduce a Bill for regulating the sale of foreign 1 meat. I Their Royal Highnesses the Prince I and Princess of Wales opened the Glasgow Exhibition to-day. The tone of the wheat market is inactive. On the Contingent it is active, but American is declining. The money market is firm, and there is a prospect of an increase in the bank rate of discount. Mr Parnell declares that neither the Irish party in Parliament nor the members of the League were connected with the plan of Campaign, and mentions that he tried to limit the. scope of its operations. The Rev Mr Spicer, who recently visited Australia, has urged the Congregational Union to invite the color nial churches to co-operate in the promotion of denominational projects. Dr Dale supported appointing the Revs Lee and Hannay delegates in Australia. Sydney, May 9. The 'Australian Mutual Provident Society have resolved to divide the sum of £375,000 cash bonuses among its members. A portion of the crew of the Thunderbolt arrived here to-day in irons, having attempted mutiny on the voyage. Melbourne, May 9.

The Chinese residents at Balla a have resolved to co-operate with their brethren in Melbourne in their appeal to the Chinese Government, for as* sistance in the present difficulty. The Wesleyan Conferences opened to-day. The principal questions for discussion are the Tongan difficulty, ' and the desire of the New Zealand church for a separate; conference. A. number of representatives from the latter church present. Bbisbakb, May 8. Miss May Polland, a member of Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove's opera company, is seriously ill from having taken an overdose of eucalptus oil. She is, however, expected to recover.

Received May 10, 1.30 p.m. i Sydney, This Day. Tea mutineers who arrived here in : chains by the barque Thunderbolt, : from London, yesterday, threatened the lives of the captain and officers, after throwing a quantity of the ships 1 stores and deck fittings overboard. Several of the Chinese passengers by the Afghan have been allowed to land, their naturalisation papers being in proper order. Melbourne, This Day. The Rev. Symonds has been elected President of the Wesleyan Conference. Bbisbane, This Day. . The Minister of Lands has been defeated at the election at South Brisbane. On the strength of legal opinion obtained "by Chinese they will not leave the Croydon goldfield, The miners threaten to ejeot them if they return to the field, and special constables have been sworn in to preserve j order.

Adelaide, This Day. The Government do not intend to stop the manufacture of opium in the northern territory, as it would only be the means of increasing the profits of Chinese merchants.

The Government suggested an Intercolonial conference be held to discuss the Chinese question. Advices hare been greceivod from Mauritius to the effect that the sugar crop is one of the best for many years past. Holders have reduced their prices by a few cents as against last month's quotations.