CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 60, 27 October 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [PKH UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION J Albany, October 26.

Late European papers state that the Emperor Frederick's ilinry has been published in the North Deutche Zemins The extracts principally detailed a conversation which took place at a meeting between Napoleon and the Emperor William I. In another part of the diary he emphatically protested against his mouth being dosed by Bismarck in respect to important State matters.

Melbourne, October 25

The Electoral Bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly abolishes plural voting, and compels, under pain of a penalty, all persons on the roll, to recoid their votes. The press loudly denouuce the latter proposal, Sydney, October 25.

Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier, speak ing on the Divorce Extension Bill, which has again been introduced in the Legisla tive Assembly, said he would noc admit the right of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to negative a Bill which had received the deliberate decision of the Legislature, and he would vote in favour of sending the Bill back to the Imperial authorities, because he held that Parlia« ment had the right, under the Con* stitution Act, to pass the measure into law.

' Mr G E Dibbs, member for the Murrumbidgee, hrn been re«appointed leader of the Opposition.

Bbisbank, October 25

A serious complication has arisen with regard to the naval command in Queensland. It appears that the Government granted Commander H. T. Wright, R.N., Commander of Marine Defences, leave of absence until his term of office expired, but refused to pay his salarj for the un° expired period, and ordered Lieutenant Taylor to asume command of the defences. Cotnmandar Wright refused to hand over the Queensland gunboat Gayundah, stores and arms, and placed Lieut White under arrest, alleging that he was guilty of breach of discipline. He also declared, while flying the white ensign, that he was not amenable to the Queensland Government, and at once prepared the Gay undah for sea. A body of police, armed with carbines, were held in readiness to board the vessel, bat in the meantime Commander Wright, after parleying with the Under- Secretary for the Colony, agreed to leave the vessel and proceed to Sydney to discuss the question with Admiral Fairfax.