CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 131, 5 June 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [PEB TOOTED PBESS ASSOCIATION. [ | London. June 2. An Australian wheat cargo of 1000 quarters has been sold at 32s 4£d. Lord Salisbury lias assured the London Missionary Society that the Government are earnestly urging Prance to formulate reason 9 for the expulsion of the Her Mr Jones from the Hew Hebrides. Sir James Fergusson, replying to Mr rlenaiker Heaton, said the 0 linese Gov« eminent were greatly irritated at the ex elusion of the Chinese from Australia, and that the position of the Government on the question was an extremely difficult one. : ■ ■ In the Rouse of Commons, Baron de Worms stated that no treaty of engagement exists permitting Chinese to enter the colonies at pleasure. In the House of Commons, Mr Labouchere said Lord Salisbury had insulted France by refusing to be officially represented at the Paris Exhibition. Mr W. H. Smith, in reply stated that the action of England was amicably understood. There was, he mentioned, un> doubted danger of a European war, but he trusted that an outbreak between Germany and France would be prcTented as both were allies of England. Paris, June 2. One of the members of the Chamber of Deputies has introduced a Bill to enforce passport reprisals with Germany. It is believed that the measure was inspired by General Boulanger. Ottawa. June 2. The residents in Canada are agitating in favor of restricting immigration from Great Britain, and ask the Government to legislate in the direction of preventing the introduction of paupers. Vienna, June 1. The amount of the credit vote asked for by the Premier is 47,000,000 florins.