CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 127, 2 May 1889, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright JPER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. [ London, April 29.

Spofforth will play for Derbyshire this season. Bonto" will probably play for Middlesex. .

Th© Marquis Londonderry, in the course of a speech at Dublin, spoke of Mr Balfour's action ia terms of high praise. He considered the condition of Ireland had enormously improved. The Viceroy announced his intention of retiring in July if the country continued tranquil. The appointment of a Governor for the Cape has proved a difficult matter. Fifteen men have refused to accept the post, and the colonists are beginning to threaten to claim the right to select for themselves. The Berliner Zeitung advocates grant* mg autonomy to Samoa, the Consuls to exercise supervision, and a permanent neutral umpire to be appointed in cases of dispute. Tbe Daily News is doubtful whether such a scheme would prove workable.

The Duke of Edinburgh is debarred by his medical attendants from receiymg visitors until improved in health, Spofforth, the Australian •' demon" bowler now residing in England, in a Match at Belper against Derby, took 7 wickets for 10 runs.

Low Crossbreds are a trifle easier; other wools firm.

Paris, April 29. The French Genoral election has been fixed for September 22nd.

A stormy meeting of shareholders in the Comptoir D'Escompte has been held at which 2000 members were present. Resolutions were carried dismissing the directors, and agreeing to go into liquidation with the object of forming anew company. Extreme confusion prevailed at the meeting, and the directors were mobbed.

Madrid, April 30.

A Spanish novelists named Baphael Caraome has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment here for writing a libel on the Duke of Edinburgh's private life.

Zanzibar, April 29.

Captain Wissman, who is in comman, of tho German operations on the easterd coast of Africa, has occupied aud desn troyed the rebel position at Bagamoyowith 325 of his troops. Rome, April 20

The Queen of Wurtemburg had a narrow escape of a dreadful accident while out driving at Monaco, where she is bojourmng for the benefit of her health. The horses attached to the Queen's carriage were startled by a passing tram, and passing over a precipice, were killed. Fortunately the carriage-pole broke, or carriage and its occupauts must also have been precipitated oyer the clifE. The Queen was unhurt. One of the footmen was slightly injured.

Berlin, April 29

The delegates from America, Euglanl and Germany to the Conference to be held in this city on the Samoan question met to-day, but strictest secreßy was maintained as to the business transacted, which probably was merely of a formal nature.

April 30,

At the opening of the Conference on the Samoan question to-day Count Herbert Bismarck the President of the Conference, said it was the earnest desire of the Emperor William of Germany that an amicable settlement of the difficulty should be achieved. Germany, said Count Herbert, had no selfish or sscret scheme of annexation or aggrandizement in the Pac lfic. Tne Emperor is evincing the liveliest in c est iv the proceedings. St. Pbtehsbubo, April 3u. The Czar has given orders for the construction of two gigantic iron clads.

Russia has reinforced her troops on the Bokhara-Afghan frontier. Pontilye Conbiline, chief of the Russian secret police, and a number of his subordinates, have been dismissed, on the ground of discoveries leading to the supposition that they had been tampered with hy conspirators.