CABLEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 36, 3 September 1887, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

VISIT OF LORD CARNARVON. London, August 31. The Earl of Carnarvon, formerly Secretary of State for the Colonies, has sailed for the Cape, where he tranships into the Coptic, bound for New Zealand. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. It is rumoured that a Russian loan of sixty million roubles is being floated in Paris, THE FRENCH ARMY. An Army Corps will be mobilised At Toulouse on the 18 September' for the purpose of military experiments. GOLD MINING IN QUEENSLAND. A new Queensland mining company, to work the Baugh-Henkstnan's patent, is announced, with a capital <St £lOO,OOO. VISIT OF A TRAVELLER, Mr James Campbell, who has travelled from Valdivostdk across Siberia, sails for Victoria in the Thames. THE HOP HARVEST. Hop-picking is now general, THE PRICE OF SUGAR. Sugar is quoted at £l4 9s, THE ZEALANDIA. Ban Ftadisco, August 29. The R.M.s. Zealandia sailed to-day at four p.m. for Auckland and’Sydney. THE RIMUTAKA. London, August 29. The R.M.s. Rimutaka left Plymciltii to-day for New ZWand Via Madiera, Capetown, and Hobart. DEATH OF LORD DONEBAILE. The death of Lord Doneraile, from hydrophobia is announced. He had been nilder the treatment by M. Pasteur for the disease, COLONISATION. Sir Henry Holland has addressed a circular to the colonial Govenors on matters relating to colonisation. AUSTRALIAN LOANS. A Melbourne suburban municipal oan of £65,000 will shortly be placed on the market, and It Is expected that the city of blew South Wales will borrow shortly. A BRANDY “ RING." A brandy “ ring ” with an immense capital is endeavoring to monopolise the trade in Germany. CIVILISATINON OF THE NATIVES. The Pope urges the Propaganda to fore stall the Protestant missionary organisation by accepting the offer of the New South Wales Government of three hundred and fifty thousand acres of land to any mission having for its object the civilisation of the natives. The Daily Telegraph blames the supineness of the Anglicans in allowing the the Pope to take the initiative re civilising the natives. NAPOLEON’S REMAINS. The remains of Napoleon HI. have been removed to tho Mausoleum at Farnborough CHOLERA. Frequent deaths have occurred at Malta from cholera.