CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 73, 18 December 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [per united press association | London, December 16 It is announced that Mr Sidney Carr Glvn, Mi J. A. Ewen (of Sargood, Ewen, and Co.), and Mr David Murray, of Adelaide, will join the London Hoard of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand. Several thousand copies of Zola's novels, exhibited in book-stalls in Dublin have been seized by the polioe. A Bill providing for the closing of hotels on Sunday was under discussion in the House of Commons to-day, and on division was thrown out by a majority of 7. December 14. The Parnell Commission has adjourned until January 15th. Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 43s 6d to 445. Off coast cargoes realise 39s to 39s 6d ; New Zealand long berried, 42s 6d to 435. New Zealand hemp, L 32 los to L 33. BiißLtN, December 16. Professor JefEken, who ia charged with the publication of the late Emperor's dairy, wiU be tried next month. The Court refused him bail. The youth Gower and Debett have been found guilty for the Tunbridge murder. The Financial News publishes a startling article on the Bank of New Zealand, which has created a sensation in the^ city. The Rechstag bas by a large majority adopted Herr Windhorst's motion pledging Germany to suppress the slaye traffic on the East African Coast. In referring to the question, Count Herbert Bismarck Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, highly eulogised England's assistance in the same direction. He advocated enrolling a thousand natives to garrison the coast and towns where known trade is carried on. The Reichstag expressed itself in favour of Germany adopting a spirited policy in this direction.