CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 62, 22 November 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— -Copyright fPEK UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION J LoNUoy, November 19. Lord Carnarvon, referring to the fieM of selection, Inau that the authorities ought to choose Governors outside the groove of official service, net confimthemselves to the bard and fast lines of the Colonial office, Tlie Times announces that .Russia ha* concluded a treaty with Corea, by which the former assume* « protectorate over that country. Mr Biilfour secretary for Ireland, 1* indisposed, having caught a severe chili. M . Leicht the sugar expert, estimates the European beet crop will exceed last year's bjr 420.000 tons The average yield is expected ia sugar producing colonies. i Novemher 20, Mr Gladstone, speaking on the <toy--eminent proposals for extension of Lord Ashbourne's Act. said arrears of rent* was primarily entitled to attention. Mr troschen said the Opposition ha<l rejected Government overtures tor a temporary extension of the let mentioned The Government did not consider they were pledged to deal with the land purchase question, and were quite s»tis« fied with an extension of Lord Ash* bourne's Act. Statistics showed that evictions in Ireland were largely the resalt of the plan of campaign. John Bright, who has been indisposed for some time past, has suffered a serious relapse. The Shipping Committee meet on Wednesday for the purpose of discussing the proposed increase of freights. Jean Calvert and Co. of Bordeaux and Mincing Lane, have secured 200 feet at the Paris exhibition, and intimate their willingness t • exhibit anj Australian grower*' wines in their court. The President of the National League in America has appealed to the Irish residents in the States for subscriptions to the Parnell defence fund. In the House of Commons Mr Gladstone, in moving an amendment objeoting to the withdrawal oi the Irish land purchase question, which had been before Parliament several years, said Gov eminent ought to have asked for an advance until March next which the Opposition would have readily granted. In the roime of a debate on the question of the appointment of Sir A. H. Bin Ice to the Governorship of Queensland, Mr W. H Smith said the request of the Queensland Government had been piemature and imperious in torn*. The Pope wilt shortly issue an encyuli cal letter in favour of a gensral disarming. The relations between Italy and France are «f a more pacific nature. Zanzibar, November 19. Numbers of persons connected with missions in Africa have arrived here. Amongst those who have escaped in safety are the ladies of the Mogila Mission. The British Consul has warned his countrymen against visiting the in terior during the present crisis. Paris, i^ovembbr 20. In the chamber of Deputies, M. Goblet said France was not pledged to co«operate with Germany and Englnndin blockading \frican ports, and he refused to recognise the right of any Power to make search for slaves on any vessel flying the French flag. St. Petebsbubg, November 20. Beveral Urge failures of grain merchants are reported here and also at Moscow and Odessa. Eomh, November 20 Friendly relations between Italy and j Zanzibar have been renewed. I Suakim, November 19. j A strong garrison is being established here. Reinforcements are arriving pre parstory to another attack on the run trenches.