LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 8, 31 December 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (PEK UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION). ' London, Dece.nber 29. It .is understood tbat Mr Henniker Heaton will attend the Indian Conference and that Mr C. Bradlaugh will draft an Indian Reform Bill. Money is hardening, owing to the . smallness of the bank reserve. The stock of coin and bullion in the bank's cofters is lower than it has been since 1868.The rate of discount will -be increased to 6 per cent, in January unless the foreign demand is checked. Meanwhile threemonths' bill are at 4 per cent. New Zealand stocks are unchanged. - The English wheat market has an upward tendency, the Continental is steady, - and the American is unchanged. " . Rio de Janeiro, December 29. . A manifesto published by the Provisi-* onal Government of Brazil declares that the recent" mutiny was trivial in character and the disturbers^ of the public peace were condignly punished. The Monarchy, it asserts, is friendless, and will never be restored. The Government hopes to deliver the Republic unharmed* into thet hands of the National Assembly next November. , Melboubne, December 30> ■ . In compliance with the request of the* recent Stock Conference, Mr Gillies, Premier of Victoria, has officially asked the New Zealand Government -to takemore energetic steps tq eradicate scab in that Colony. , . A •■ ' The following team will visit Dunedin* to take part in the rifle meeting nextmonth: — Captain Hanby, Messrs Eales,. Degrandi, Mitchell, White, Grumett, Kirk, Ferguson, Buley, Mason and Chapman. , Received December 31, 12.30 p.m. Lisbon*, December 30. Dom Pedro, the deposed Emperor of Brazil, is- much depressed at the death of the Empress, and his medical adviser* .express anxiety at his condition. The death of the Empress cast a* gloom over the city. There lias been great rejoicing at PrinceCarlo's -accession to the Throne. ' Rio de Janeiro, December" 30. ' It is officially denied that. the property of the deposed Emperor has been confiscated/ -' Durban, December 30. ' Major Pinto asserts that he has established Portuguese authority over Assland, San Salvador, December 30. The Government have despatched a force of 8000 troops to suppress General Riwas' rebellion at'Cuscatan. • Zanzibar, December 30. The Court is occupied in hearing an action brought by Stanley against Tippo _ Tibb, in which he claims a sum o£ £10,000* - for breach of contract. ' ' London, December 30. - Influenza is decreasing in ' Russia and Berlin, but is extending to Southern and Western Europe. Fifty thousand "cases are reported from New York. The Hon. Mr White's horses Plutaro, Narellan and Kirkham have had a trial ' over a distance of six furlongs finishing in •the order named. Boane had a mount oh 'Narellan. * -' The Bank rate of discount is increased to six per cent. The Melbourne correspondent of the Times deprecates further borrowing by Victoria, and suggests that no' security is offered that the money will be expended; • on reproductive works. He instancesMr Deakin's irrigation proposals. McAuliffe has challenged -Slavin for a» fi<?ht, but the latter declines any engage- * ment until Sullivan has replied to his challenge. ■ Parts. . D.'cem ber 30. During the rehearsal of Joan of Arc, Sarah Bernhardt mounted tbe fag ots which caught fire. She fainted and w-s only rescued with great difficulty. Two of the scene shifters were badly- burnt in extinguishing the flames, and one of them is dying. . - -