CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 69, 17 November 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright [PER I'NITil) PRKSS ASSOCIATION J Lo.nik)K, November 14. Tt is rum< rod that Mr T. Kuss-ell, dirwtor of the Bink of New Zealand, has resigned, the Hon. Sjdaey C»rrGljn replacing hit». The Marquis of jNormanby is unwilling to accept the appointment as Governor of Western •. u-oraUa.-It is ex co-ted that Sir H. A. Blake will retire from t lit- appointment as Governor of Qu< eusl> nd Referring to the diapute the press generally ars adverse to the auction taken by Lord Knutsford. J Wool importers have effected a com* promise regarding bids at wool sales. It has been arranged that farthing bids be accepted up to U>d. and ou wool above that value a halfpenny. The Karl of Kimberly, speakin* at Bristol, said he was afraid that litigland had. in her eagerness to strengthen the connection with the colonies, overshot the mark. In the House of Commons, Mr Hen* niker Heaton has nven notice of the question asking the Government to give the text ot the requests made by the Queensland and South Australian Governments with respect to the appointment of Governors for the respective colonies. In the House of Commons last ni^h 1 , a discussion was taken as to the disposal of the secret service money. The Irish members stronyly opposed the grant, asserting that a portion of ihe sum had been used by the Government to subsidise The Times' case against Parnell. Mr W. H. Smith denied to this accusation. The announcement that Russia had concluded negotiations for a new loan has caused surprise, as the Minister of Fin ance had recently declared that a loan wa« unnecessary until next year. The press, commenting on the resigna lion of Sir Charles Warren, suggests that Mr Matthews, the Home Secretary, should follow suit in favor of some one more capable of administering the Home Department. At Manchester to-day a goods train travelling on an overhead line of railway toppled over into the street below. Fortunately no lives were lost, but several people veere injured. A brig entering the River Tees struck a sand bank, and lifeboats were proceed* ing to the stranded vessel to bring the crew ashore when one capsized. Eight men were drowned in full view of crowds of spectators assembled on the shore. A woman m the crowd dropped d<>-in dead through excitement. The brio's crew were subsequently safely landed. St. Petebsbubo, November 14. Russia is about to increase the forces on the western frontier by three divisions of infantry from the Caucasus. Other changes are contemplated in the direction of increasing the strength of the army. Vienna, November 18. It is reported Austria intends to trans* fer two divisions from Bohemia to the Galician frontier. Sofia, November 14. An attempt was made to-day to as* saesinate Prince Ferdinand, but without success.