CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 127, 18 April 1891, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright fPEU UNITED PItKSS ASnOCI ATION.) London, April 15. It is considered that if India abolishes the exportation of opium she will impose cotton duties. The motion carried in the House of Commons condemning the opium traffic is causing great dismay in India. Earl Eunberley, who was Secretary for India under the last Gladstone Administration, will take the leadership of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords until the elections, in place of the late Earl G-ranvilJe. Influenza is spreading throughout England. Sir John Pender refuses to make any alteration in the cable rates to New Zeaand and Queensland. Barry Sullivan, the well-known tragedian, is in a critical state of health and no hopes are held out of his recovery. The Katoomba, one of the Australian cruisers, sails on Friday for her preliminary cruise. Obituary — Mr G. Greene, M.P. for Stowmarket. Mr Bottomley, managing director of the Anglo-Australian Printing and Publishing Union, has been condemned in .£IOO damages for libelling the editor of the Paper Record because he attacked the Union. Max O'Rell has signed a contract with Mr It. S. Smythe to lecture in Australia. Mr Justin McCarthy has written to Mr Parnell asking him to release 4611,000 of the Irish Evicted Tenants' Relief Fund deposited in Parisian banks. It is stated that PI. M. Stanley will not be appointed Governor of the Congo, but that he will make a tour of exploration through that region on his return from Australia. Lisbon, April 15. The Anglo-African treaties are being discussed in the Cortes. JN T E'.v Yoke. April 15 The Grand Jury at New Orleans haye refused to indict the men charged with participation in the recent lynching outrage. Ottawa, April 15. The Canadian Government has requested Lord Salisbury to legislate in the direction of rendering the Newfoundland Bait Act inoperative in the case of Canadian fishing yessels. St. Petersburg, April 15. Jews are beiug treated with increasing severity, and are boing expelled from the provinces wholesale. Washington, April 15. President Harrison has accepted the resignation of Mr Houston as Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr Hebeker has been appointed in his stead. Berlin, April 15. Germany is endeavouring to arrange commercial treaties with Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and Austria, so as to bring about the formation of a Customs coalition against France. An Italian loan of £20,000,000 is being arranged in this city. Influenza is very prevalent in certain parts, and is evidently spreading. .Bklgkadi'), April i - Queen Natalie, who has been ordered to leave Servia during the minority of her son, Alexander, tho present King, states that she will not quit the country unless she is compelled by force to do so. Capktown, April 16 It is rumoured that in a bru-h with the Portuguese nt Massikisu, the B»'i l.ish suffered defent. Wangakui. April 17. The Licensing election resulted in t.lu> return of ihe rluw candidate put forward by tlio prohibition party, who pledsjo Llieinselves to close five of the nkieieon hotelo in the borough.