HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 16, 19 July 1894, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

THE BRITISH BUDGET. THE KOYAL CHRISTENING. DAIRY PRODUCE. THE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY. NEW ZEALAND TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY. EXPLOSION IN A POWDER MINE. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London. July 18 In the House of Commons the Budget has been read a third time by a majority of twenty. The Nationalists having apologised to Mr John Morley, he has decided to continue as chairman of the Irish Land Acts Committee. Stoddart's cricket team for Australia will include Messrs Gay, Philipson, Ford, Richardson, Humphries, A. Ward, Peel, and Briggs. The remaining players are not yet selected. Messrs L. Palairet and Attewell cannot go. Sir V. Harcourt announced to-day that the Government would try and pass the Evicted Tenants Equalisation, London Local Government, Scotland Miners Eight Hours, and several non-contro-versal Bills and prorogue at the end of August. j The christening ceremony took place at White Lodge, and was private. The Queen and the Prince of Wales acted as sponsors. There were 60 guests, including the Czarewitch, Prince and Princess Henry of Battenburg, and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The full name of the infant Prince is Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David. There is a movement in Scotland in favour of the deposit conversion scheme. Depositors have already offered the Trust half a million sterling. It is expected that the first million will be issued next week. Mr Chamberlain suggests that a Pri vate Bill should be introduced to test the feeling in the House with regard to the Gothenburg system of regulating the drink traffic. The Italian Government is building eleven new warships — five of the first class — and is largely increasing the number of torpedo-boats. The Scotch miners accuse their leaders of having ordered the strike upon unfounded pledges of English support, and are resuming work. Mr Foley, the Sydney merchant who has been inspecting the Irish butter factories asserts that the arrangements for storage are so good as to lead him to believe that Irish butter will be a formidable competitor with other brands next season. A quantity of the Tongariro's cheese was damaged by heat, some before shipment. The directors of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company propose to give the debenture-holders a specific charge on the uncalled copital in addition to a floating charge on the assets. The Premier, in reply to a question as to what the Government proposed to do with the Anarchists, said it was intended to find them a permanent residence in the Italian possessions in Africa. The statement was received with cheers. Caibo. July 18. The Khedive has sailed for Venice. Constantinople, July 17. The total number of people killed by the recent earthquakes was 200. Forty corpses were found in the Grand Bazaar. New York, July 18. An explosion in the Giant Powder Mine, in Pennsylvania, killed eight and injured 150 others.