LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 123, 23 April 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright, I PEB UtflTBD PBBBB ASSOCIATION.! LoNDOW, April Si. Mr W. L. Kees, of New Zealand, is trying to arrange a series of small experimental settlements in the various colonies. A committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the grain question hare recommended that greater uniformity should be adopted in the system of selling grain by weight, and hare also advised that farmers should be sounded respecting the compulsory sale of wheat by weight. A boat belonging to the abandoned ship Atlanta has been floating about in the Atlantic Ocean, thus indicating that it is probable that the 600 Danish emigrants who left in the vessel may be Bafe, though it is feared that many have been drowned, owing to the boats capsizing. The English ship Missouri, being unable to tow the disabled Danish emigrant vessel into port, jettisoned her cargo in order to make room for the 700 emigrants, whom she conveyed safely to the Azores. Prince Bismarck says the three countries interested have practically agreed that Samoa shall remain neutral, and that the yarious subjects shall be equally protected. He believes that the deliberations of the Conf*re ice will result in satisfactory settle meat of the Saraoan question. New Yobk, April 21. Wilcox's lard refinery, elevators, warehouse, &c, extending f,r half a vile on the river front, have been destroyed by fire which has visited New York for many yean. The loss U estimated at 3,000,000 dollars.