NEWS BY CABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 49, 18 February 1881, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(reutei-'s teleobams). London, February 10. Negotiations for a cessation of hostilities between tho Cape forces and the Basutos have recent y beeu proceeding, and a week's armistice has been proclaimed throughout Basutoland and Transvaal. London, February 14. In accordance with an amendment made on Saturday by the Secretary of State for War, in the House of Commons, two regiments of cavalry and one thousand infantry have been ordered to proceed to Natal to further reinforce Sir George Colley in the Transvaal. A meeting took place in Hyde Park today in opposition to the measures proposed by Government for the , settlement of the agitation in IreI land. A considerable number of people were present. Several violent speeches were made, and copies of the Ireland Coercion Bill were burned on the platform. Tlie Ladies' League, which has recently been formed in Dublin, has for its object the furtherance of the agitation for the settlement of the question of ownership of the land in Ireland.

Constantinople, February 13. News to hand from the Island of Crete reports that the inhabitants are at present much disturbed over the possibility of the Island being ceded to Greece in partial settlement of the Turco-Greel. difficulty. (SPECIAL TO arELBOUBNE ARGUS.) London, February 3. The death is announced of Sir Henry Watson Parker, X.C.8., who was the first Minister and the principal secretary on the first institution of responsible "government in New South Wales in 1856. He was private secretary to Sir George Gipps from 1838 to 1846. The Conservatives agtf entirely in harmony with thg^^ovemment in their endeavours to* put a st->p to the' continual obstruction to the progress of business by the Home Rule j members. Fingan, member for Ennis, having obstructed proceedings in the House, was expelled, and the 27 remaining Home Rulers yefusing to quit their seats, on a division being called, were thereupon named by the Speaker and likewise expelled. Dillon was expelled for interrupting Mr Gladstone, and Parnell and Kinigan were expelled individually for persisting in proposing that Mr Gladstone be not heard. Twentyeight Home Rale members were then expelled in a block for refusing to leave their seats and go into the lobby during a division, and five others were expelled individually for interrupting Mr Gladstone. These members did not follow the example of Parnell and Dillon, offering forcible resistance, but all withdrew from the Chamber upon being touched by tlie Seargeut-at-Amis. Feb 4. Disastrous floods have occurred in California, causing damage amounting to a million dollars in Sacramento. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE BOAT RACE. London, February 14. The sculling race between Edward Kiinlan and Elias Laycock, for £500 a-side, tlie Championship of England, and the Sportsman Challenge Cup, took place to day over the usual courso on the Thames, between Putney and Mortlake. The weather was fine and the water smooth, and tlie banks of the river were lined with spectators throughout the course The betting was 4 to 1 on Hanlan. A good start was effected, Hanlan commencing with 35 and Laycock with 38 strokes a minute. Hanlan at once, however, took the lead, and | was. a length or more ahead at ' Simmons' Yard, aud two lengths ahead at the mile-post. At this i point Laycock made a splendid spurt, and Hanlan 's lead was for a time materially decreased, but the later again rapidly drew ahead, and was four lengths ahead of Laycock at Barnes' Bridge. He still continued to increase his lead, and reached the winning-post several lengths ahead, hpving led from start to finish and completing the distance in _smin. 51sec.