GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 151, 14 June 1890, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

By Eletetric Telegraph. — Copyright |PKR UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, June 11. Madame Melba was personally congratulated by the Prince of Wales on her success. She returns to the Paris Opera House in October, and proceeds in January to Russia, where she receives .£2OOO for ten nights. The prima donna announces her intention of visiting Australia in 1891. The London Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand are awaiting the arrival of Mr David Hean who is on hiß way Home from Auckland, before they decide whether they will undertake the management of the bank's affairs. As soon as Mr Hean arrives a general meeting of shareholders will be convened. Bank of New Zealand shares old issue are quoted at L 3 10b to L 4 10s, and new issue at L 5 10s to L 6 10s. Parleying between England and Germany over the East African question has been abandoned, pending certain concessions being granted. Mr Goscheh feeling indisposed to recommend the Imperial Government to share the guarantee required to secure a reduction of the colonial cable tariff, strong pressnre will be brought to bear and for this purpose the Agents-General will seek a personal interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. June 12. Mr Cecil Baikes, the PostmasterGeneral, has suspended and imposed a fine on one hundred poatmen who attended a ; union meeting. His decision has caused a great commotion at the Central Post-omoe. Tallow, best mutton, 26s to 26s 6d; best beef, 25s to 25s 6d. The Directors of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand have declared a dividend of 5 per cent for the year. The Queen is deeply afflicted at the death of the Dowager Marchioness "of Ely. A commission agent named Alfred Jones, who mysteriously disappeared from Melbourne in March last and who was thought to have been drowned, has been arrested her on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy. Washington, June 11. Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador, has threatened to withdraw if British sealers in Behrings S«» are seized. Pabis, June 1 1 Six thousand coal miners at St. Etienne a town in the Department of Loire, have gone out on strike. M. Bibot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said that order had now been completely established in Fgypt, and it was time England fulfilled her promise and withdrew her troops from that country. Beblin, June 11. Bismarck, in the course of an interview, said there was no need for England and Germany to come into collision in Africa. Lord Salisbury was wiser than Stanley. Referring to the abolition of the passport system in Alsace, General von Caprivi said that it was impossible for Germany to allow French soldiers to occupy ground which would be • their future battlefields. Buda Pbsth, June 12. M. Rokovsky, speaking on the Budget in the Delegations, said that it was impossible for Austria Hungary to keep pace with Germany in the matter of ex penditure for military purposes, and he thougkt a rupture of the triple alliance was a lesser evil than an outbreak of war.