CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 152, 18 June 1891, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright '(PER UNITED PKKSS AbaOCt ATION.) London, J une 15. Madame Melba sings before the Quenn on July 8 Prices for the occasion have risen (o 20 guineas for each box. The conflict between Mr Dibbs, leader of the Opposition, 'and Mr McMillan, treasurer oyer the New South Wales Budget, causes uneasiness in the city, and is 1 considered to afford confirmation to the i statements in the Hon Fortescue's article on the *' Seamy side of Australia," respecting tbe unreliable character of colo« nial treasury occounts. Heavy shipments are being made of American wheat to England to fulfil,contracts. Four million bushels have arrived during the last three months. June 16. The Irish Land Purchase Bill has passed its final stages iv the House of Commons. General Booth sails from Plymouth on July 25th on his tour round' the world. The Royal Geographical Society has awarded the Founders' medal to the Director of the Geographical Survey of New Zealand The Queen has accepted a hamper of New Zealand frozen game. Wool ia unchanged. An address signed by 10,000 residents in the Forest of Dean constituency has been presented to Sir Charles Dilke congratulating him on his determination to re-enter public life. Forty-nine deaths occurred in London last week from influenza. In order to remoye the cloud which hangs over the Argentine finances, a movement is on foot among European financiers to establish a new National Bank, and fund the provincial loans. The Bishop of Lincoln's case has been adjourned to July 2. The World requests Lord -George Hamilton, First > Lord of the Admiralty, to State in the House of Commons why the wives of officers on the Sydney station are not to be allowed to return along with their husbands in the troopship Himalaya. The Irish Land Purchase Bill has been read a first time in the House of Lords. Washington, June 16; The American wheat crop is esfciin&ted at about .505,000,000 bushels, giving a surplus for export of 150,000,000 bushels, Constantinople, June 16. The Greek Monastery on Mount Athos has been destroyed by fire. -The loss h estimated at a million francs. , St Johns, June 16. French Warships are vigorously en forcing treaty rights in Newfoundland." ' Rome, June 17.. The eruption ol Mount Vesuvius it ceasing. Vienna, June 16. Russian spies 'hove been arrested or the Hungarian frontier. ' Document: were found on them showing the strengtl of the Austrian forces in Galicia.. ; Hono Hong, June 16. The Emperor of China has directed th authorities to see that protection is af forded to foreigners and missions. Berlin, June 15Bismarck is seriously ill with rheuma tism of the spine. Severe snowstorms are falling in thi Hartz Mountains. Cairo, June 15. The Nile is rapidly rising. Rome, June 15. A terrible tempest of hail has been ex penehced at Mantua, in Lombardy.' Vienna, J um* 16. A heavy snowfall has occurred in tin Austrian Alps. Violent storms in ' various parts of th( country have done much damage to th< crops. Queen Natalie is suffering from nerv ous prostrationParis. June 16. The Rothschilds have withdrawn a million in gold from Russia. Wool is unchanged, bat hcayy conditioned, greasy sorts are decidedly ir favour with buyors. " Mr W. H. Smith to-day announced; that the Government had decided tc abandon nine Bills of secondary importance and proceed with eleven, including the Education Bill- He expected to pro - rogue early in August. Mr Francis Schnadhartd, secretary to the National Liberal- Federation, denies that the Home Rule policy has been abandoned by the Irish National Federation League. Colonial Government securities are in belter demand. The census 1 returns show the popula* tion of England and Wales to be 29,---000,000. Calcutta, June 19,. The Regent of Manipur is now on his trial for complicity in the assassination of the English officers. His defence is that his position was merelj nominal, that he had no power, and was unable to stop the troops firing on the English force, or to punish the murderers. He appealed to the Court for mercy. Valparaiso, June 17. President Balmaceda's squadron has bombarded Inqui'que and Autofagasta It has also occupied Tocopella and C/itamarl, silencing the batteries, aud spiking the guns at tho latter place.