CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 108, 19 March 1889, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright JPEK TIN IT;.D PRESS ASSOCIATION ( London, March 16. A match was played on Wednesday between the Maori football team and the Walkden Club, the former proving victorious In the match against the St Helen's (Lancashire) Club the Maori football team defeated their opponents by two goals and three tries to nil. March 16. An election took place to-day for the Remington seat rendered vacant by Mr 8,. Gent-Davis who, having applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, eloped with a lady on March 4th, leaving his wife beimd him. Mr Mark H. Beaufoy, a Gladstone Liberal, who was defeated at the last general election, was elected for the seat, defeating Mr Beresford Hope a Tory, 630. March 17. It is thought here that Germany will not allow the Saxnoan Conference to dictate to her with reference to her treatment of Mataafa. In Washington the opinion exists that the delegates to the Conference will disagree unless Germany is willing to concede autonomy to Samoa. Mr George Bates, one of the delegates to the United State? , is known to hold strong antiGerman views on the Samoan question. The Anaconda smelting works (Montana) have beeu partly destroyed by fire, and the output of the mines has consequently been reduced one-third. Charles Stanley, the famous baritone, who will shortly visit Australia, will open with " Elijah" at Adelaide. New Zealand hemp, middling kinds, is quoted at from £11 to £14 ; good sorts are quoted at from £36 Id/- to £37. The Maori football team yesterday defeated the Salford (Lancashire) Club by two goals and a try to a try. Pauis, March 17. A number of French bankers met today to consider plans for preventing the Comptoir going into liquidation. No course of action was decided upon. It is understood that 20,000,000 francs will be required to avoid liquidation. Caibo, March 16 The Mahdi has abandoned Omdurman> owing to the advance of El Senouissi on that post. Belgrade, March 16. Ex-King Milan threatens to retnrn to Servia and resume the Government as his son's guardian if ex-Queen Natalie carries out her intention of again taking up her residence in the country. St. Pbtebsbitbg, March 17. The Czar has demanded from the Shah of Persia tbat Russia be granted the exclusive right to navigate the rivers debouching on the Trana-Caspian railway through Persia. Rio de Janeieo, March 15. The Kaikoura sailed to-day ; all well Beblin. March 17. The Emperor William declares that his recent visits to the capitals of Europe have assured the maintenance of peace for many years. Vienna, March 16. The Austrian Government has ordered the Danube Steam Navigation Company to hold itself in readiness to place every available steamer at the disposal of Government.