Late cables.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 106, 1 March 1890, Page 2

Late cables.

-r— — • — By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. [ PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) London* February 27. The Trust Fluids Investment Committee have rejected the pro.posal of the Banks to agree to a new standard for eligible stocks. * The Agents* General are satisfied. The report will be forwarded to Mr (jtoschen. The Western Australian Constitution Bill has been read a second time in the House of Commons. . Messrs Chamberlain and McArthuo supported it, hoping the colony would favour immigration. The Bill was referred to Committee. A number of members considered the area conceded to the colonists too large in view of the scanty population of the country. Mr Larnaoh has asked Mr Gtosohen to allow the Australian mints to receive light gold up to March 8 1 st. Mr Goschen thinks it' ia not likely this can be done, because it would recognise the right of the colonies to have their share of the English gold made good by the Imperial treasury/ - Ten guineas premium- has been 4 paid to re- insure the ship Sophocles, which left Sydney for London on October 26. The Imperial and Colonial Finance Company has been registered with * capital of two millions. Sir Berculesv Kobmson is Chairman of Directors. Butter, 96a to 94a* Frozen meat; is unchanged. Thirteen thousand Nottingham col' liers are insisting on the advance of ten per cent in wages. Two thousand dock labourers of Liverpool have struck in support of the grain trimmers 7 demand for an increase of wages. The last quotation of New Zealand Hemp— £34 15a to £35— is for fair average quality. Received March I, 11.45 a.m. NaTaii, February 28. The Mapuki tribe, consisting of 80,000 warriors, south of Delagoa ßßary r are seek' ing protection of Portugal. Beblin, February 28. The Labor Conference will be confined to delimiting work hours for women and children, and also Sunday llaborr r Lohdos, February 28. . Fifteen hundred workmen at Hornsey . have struck, demanding an increase, of 2s per week. Messrs Fosters, a well known firm, of beer bottlers, have decided to convert their business into a company, with a capital of half a million. - The Australian racehorse Chicago has arrived in splendid condition and goes into the same stable a<? Ringmaster* The Hon. Mr White's candidates, Kirk* ham and Narellan, are daily exercised over the mile and a quarter and show great improvement. ' Influenza, has broken out at Norfolk and Devon and is spreading rapidly. Many of the cases are of a most severe type^ and numbers of schools have been closed in consequence. • - Madbh>, February 28. King Alfonso, who -has been suffering from attacks of syncope, is- improving in health. Mklboubne, This .bay. The Argus disclaims any intention of those supporting Federation .to coerce New Zealand into She movement!, but if Australia federates all places outside wil| be treated alike.'' New Zealand, it adjfgjj might well study the position of.Seiy Foundland which decided not to join the Canadian Dominion, and has now cause to bitterly regret its action.