LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2993, 7 June 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. >—•—< PARCELS POST SYSTEM. GARDEN PARTY AT KENSINGTON. PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON IMPERIAL FEDERATION. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. BANQUET AT TRINITY HOUSE.— WELCOME TO COLONISTS. CANADIAN FISHERIES AGITATION CHOLERA IN ITALY. (Received June 5, 3 p.m.) London, June 4. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, has made arrangements on behalf of his colony for the commencement of the parcels’ post system on the Ist of Jaly. A garden party given at Kensington Palace, by Princess Louise, took place to-day, when fully 1300 Colonial visitors were present. In the House of Commons to-day Gladstone stated, in reply to a question, that her Majesty’s Government did not consider that the period of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition was a favourable occasion for a general conference on Imperial Federation, the more so as no Colonial Ministers were in London at the present time. He added that the suggestion to hold a naval review for tin* benefit of Colonial visitors was unfeasible, but that her Majesty’s dockyards would be fully accessible to Australians wishing to inspect them. (Received June 7, 1.15 a.m.) June 5. Consols and New Zealand securities are without change. Adelaide wheat is unchanged. Adelaide fl iiir, ex store, 245; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 28s to 335, according to grade. The total quantity of wheat afloat fur the United Kingdom is 2,000,000 quarters. Tallow.—For best Australian beef the average price is 265, mutton ditto 28s per cwt. New Zealand frozen meat, prime quality, is s]d to sid per lb. June G. The members of Trinity House gave a banquet last night, his Royal Highness the Prince of Whiles presiding in his capacity as an Elder Brother. Sir Arthur Blyth and Sir Alexander Stuart were present, but Sir Saul Samuel was absent, as be was dinin'* with Mr Osborne Morgan, Undo* Secretary for the Colon ies. The Pi ■ince of Wales, in the course of his speech, extended a hearty welcome to all Colonists. He expressed a hope that the Exhibition would prove the means of strengthening the bonds of union between England and her Colonies. Lord Salisbury, who was present, also referred to Lie Exhibition as sealing tin; union of various parts of the I Empire. |

(Received June 7, 1.15 a.m.) Washington, June 6. In consquence of the recent difficulty between Canada and the United States on the fisheries question an American squadron has been ordered to proceed to Portland, Maine, in order to prevent a possible conflict. Rome, June 6. Advice from Florence states cholera has made its appearance there. The epidemic is also reported to be increasing rapidly in Venice. [special to press association.] London, June 3. M. de Freycinet, the French Premier, agreed to the immediate expulsion of the Comte de Paris, the Due d’Orleans, and Prince Napoleon Victor, from France. The crisis caused in Austria by the aggressive action of Hungary is subsiding. The Times characterises the delay in taking a division on the second reading of the Irish Land Purchase Bill as scandalous. The Porte protests agiinst the dilatoriness in disarming displayed by Greece.