CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 136, 16 June 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [PER UNITED PBBBB ASSOCIATION.! I<ONDON. June 14^ In the House of Commons,- Mr Jen* mngs, member for Stockport, moved that ' a reorganisation of the Admiralty was necessary. He thought in the public interests it was injurious to have forced officials, who afterward became burdens. Lord G. F. Hamilton's amendment was negatived. The motion was carried by a majority of 13 New Zealand scrip is quoted at 2$ premium. Letters have been received from Major B&rtelotf, commander of Stanley's re* serve, stating they are short of provis» ions and bis followers are dying. He implores that relief may be sent without delay. At a meeting of the Koyal Colonial Institute yesterday, Mr Hubert de Castella, tbe well-known Victorian winegrower, who is at present visiting England, read a paper on Australian wines. The Earl of Carnarvon, in eulogising the paper, declared that closer union < ; f the colonies with England was a matter of necessity, but he thought it desirable that the first advances in that direction should be left to the colonies.

Tbe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's half-year's dividend is 10 per cent. At a banquet tendered to Mr Parnell the members of his party claimed that they had the entire support and sympathy of Australia and America. The Ascot Stakes resulted as follows ; —Mr W. Blake's, b h Exmoor, 1; Cotillon, 2 ; Osric, 3. Mr W. Eddy, assistant manager of the Caledonian Bailway (Glasgow >, has been appointed commissioner of tbe New South Wales Bailway, at a salary of £3000.

The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is two million four hundred and seventy thousand quarters, and for the Continent seven hundred and twenty thousand quarters. Wheat prices are dropping. An off coast Australian cargo in iron bottom ! was sold at 32s 9d. American parcels are firm. Leather is quoted at lOjd. News has been received from the Arabs at Kinsbassa, Upper Gong. , that Stanley's party encountered: a ■ force of tbe hostile tribe; After this fight half his escort deserted him. . Tiypo tailed to keep his promise, and send a convoy to Stanley. Sofia. June 14. M. Stambouloff, the Premier, has re^ signed owing to the disunion in the Cabinet. The cause of the disagreement between the Ministers is said to have arisen over the recent sentence imposed upon M.. Papaff, one of the ex^Retjents, who was convicted of embezzling Government moneys. Prince Ferdinand is not diposed to accept the resignation of the Premier-