LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1989, 9 July 1880, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[By TErKGEAPH.] [Per s.a. Rotorua at Russell.] LONDON, June 29. A meeting of representatives of the colonies was held to-day to consider the question of Imperial unity. Sir J. Vogel presided, and Sir A. Blythe, Colonel Pasley, Mr Westgarth, and several members of Parliament were among those present. The point discussed was whether the subject should bo initiated by representatives from the colonies, or from England to the colonies. Finally a feeling was expressed in favor of appointing a Royal Commission, to include colonial delegates. Sir D. Cooper, Mr Arthur, Mr A lister, and Sir A. V. Galt, were unable to attend, and the meeting was adjourned for a week. The Sunday School Centenary celebration in London occupies a whole week. Three hundred churches will take part. The Dissenters sent delegates from America, New Zealand, and Australia. Twelve millions of children will be represented. The Bishop of London and the leading dissenting ministers take part in the proceedings. The “Daily News,” in a leader, regrets that the great English cricketers seek to avoid instead of meeting the Australians, whose spirit has been good humored throughout. It deplores the improbability of tho Australian team competing at Lord’s or the Oval, and hopes that the hatchet will be buried

before another Australian team visits Ene~ land. b June 30. The Irish Revolutionary Convention at Philadelphia includes several prominent Irish American citizens. Delegates are expected from disaffected districts in Ireland. So far the movement has given little anxiety in England. Intense excitement prevails at Paris in consequence of the arrest and expulsion of the Jesuits from Prance. It is reported that 10,000 Kurds died from famine in Central Asia. Frightful sufferings were experienced by the tribes, and it ia expected that many thousands more will succumb. The possibility of any immediate relief with the hope of saving the population of ahundred villages where the unfortunate people are perishing, ia very remote indeed. Turkey still continues her obstinate refusal to carry on the reforms agreed on at the previous conference of the Great Powers, or to be bound by the decision of the present Berlin assemblage of representatives of European countries. The Porte has determined to submit the question of final arbitration to the bayonet and great preparationsfor war are now being made in Constantinople and other Turkish cities. July 1. A cablegram from New York states that the heat there this summer is the most oppressive experienced for years. Fifty deaths have occurred from sunstroke. The land agitation in Ireland continues. Several agrarian outrages are reported. The seaport town of Newbury, County Down, was the scene of a serious riot. Several outrages have occurred in Mayo. An appeal made to the Secretary of State for the release of certain Fenian prisoners has been refused.