CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Issue 155, 31 July 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright I per united press association, [ London. July 28 At the Sandown Park meeting the Eclipse Stakes, of 10,000 soys. was won by the Duke of Westminster's Ossory, Orbit 2. Martley 3. The hop gardens iv England are in a critical condition, being invested with vermin, and it is feared they will also become infected with blight. It is reported that, acting on the pressure of the Gladstonian party, Mr Parnell is likely to bring the action against The Times in Scotland- Unless the scope of the judicial Commission is limited, O'Donnell intends to move for a new trial against I he Times. The Imperial Defence Bill has been carried. It is calculated to ratify th? i agreement of the Australian Squadron, and nutborises expenditure in connection with the defence of tho mercantile ports and coaling stations. In the House of Commons to«day, Admiral Field stated that the charges of bribery in the Victorian Parliament, to which he alluded, took place prior to 1882. He regretted much that anything he had said had caused pain. The R.M.S. Kaikoura sailed from Plymouth to-day, via Teneriffe, Capetown, and Hobart. News has been received that the Yom« mod Turkomans have revolted, and are plundering villages, with great loss of life. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, said he never for an instant regretted his support on the Irish Crimes Bill. If Mr Gladstone ever succeeded in making his Home Rule scheme law he would have to face a civil war, for Ulster would never submit to the control of a Parliament sitting in Dublin. It is believed that the Otago Dock Trust Loan is a failure, but the broke 1 s are very reticent. The vessels seized by Americans in Behring Straits will be sold. At the inquest on the body of the late Mr Mandeville, the jury returned a verdict that death resulted from inflammation, caused by the brutal and unjustifiable treatment to which he was subjected in Tullamore Gaol. The jury protested against political prisoner* being treated the same as criminals. St. Petersburg, July 27. The centenary ot the introduction of Christianity into Russia was celebrated to-day. The principal ceremonies took place at Kief. A friendly message was received from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Berlin, July 28. The Empress of Germany gave birth to a son yesterday. It is believed one result of the Eiqv peror's visit to St. Petersburg will be that Prince Ferdinand will shortly be compelled to abdicate tbe throne of Bui* garia. Diplomatic means only will be resorted to, as neither Russia nor Ger« many propose to effect any change by force. It is understood the Czar is more favorably inclined to Prince Alexander. Capetown, July 27. President Kruger has given Mr Shippard, the British resident, an assurance thiit he will observe strict neutrality as regards Zululand.