CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 130, 25 April 1891, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [I'EU UNITKU PItKSS ASSOCIATION.) London, April 22. Mr Morrell, a Conseryative, has been elected lor the vacancy for the Woodstock seat in the House of Commons, caused by tiie resignation of Mr F. W. McLean, Q.C. Mr MorrelJ defeated Mr Benson, the Home Rule nominee, by 688 votes. A partner in the firm of Clement and Sons, of Glasgow, has started for New Zealand for the purpose of erecting cooperatiye butter factories in that Colony. Eight hundred cases of influenza are reported in Yorkshire, and many of the factories are only able to work half-time, as a large number of hands are affected. The disease is also prevaleut in London and numerous cases are reported. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,824,000 quarters. For the Continent, 1,868,000. At the wool sales prices remain unchanged. Three cargoes of New Zealand wheat in iron bottoms, prompt shipment, have been sold at 44s 6d, 43s 6d, and 43s 3d respectively, Several parcels have been sold at 445. A cargo to arriye per barque Andes, from Melbourne, has been sold for export at 455. April 23. The Times, m discussing the Mashonaland emeute, looks on the situation with Portugal as critical, and considers that the lives of foreign lesidents, especially British, will be placed in great danger in the event of a revolution or riots break ing out in the disturbed country. It is reported that the Portuguese Minister has informed the Marquis of Salisbury that extreme action with regard to the Mashoualand dispute is unnecessary. Mr Tim Healy, in addressing a meeting at Dublin of members of the new League formed by the seceders from Mr Parnell, accused the latter of causing the collapse of the Plan of Campaign as an act of yengeance. Christiana, April 23. A serious outbreak of influenza has taken place in this city. New Yohk. April 23 The Republican Clubs, sitting at Cincinnati, denounce the Secret Society of Sicilians known as the Mafia, and amidst wild applause it was resolved that not one dollar be paid or an apology tendered to Italy even if war resulted. Washington, Aoril 22 At the request of the foreign Consuls in Samoa, the American cruiser Charleston has been ordered to Apia to preserye the freedom of election m ohoising a successor to King Malietoa. Lisbon, April 22. Portugal agrees to respect the moudus vivendi and to open the Pungwe river for British vessels. PbeTobia, April 22. Paul Kruger, President of Transvaal, has put a damper on the Boer expedition and arrested several of its leaders. Capetown, April 23. Sis Henry Loch warned President Kruger that the Boer expedition was regarded as an act of ho-jtihty towards the Queen.