Condensed Cablegrams.

Manawatu Herald, 8 February 1889, Page 2

Condensed Cablegrams.

LONDON Mr Dillon has postponed his departure for Australia. I Mr A. J. Balfour, Seoretary for | Ireland, in a speech at Dublin, claimed that outrages and boycotting in Ireland had greatly decreased unde.t the present Adminstration, and he hooped shortly to proceed with the extension of a drainage system, and also to assist in the extension of railways wi'.th a view to developing the fisheries* Father McFadden, for whom the police have been searching for some time, was arrested yesterday at Gweedore, where he had been conducting mass. The arrest took phce immediately mass was over, and the congregation desperately resisted the reverend gentleman being taken into curody. In the struggle Inspector Marton, of the Police Force, was killed. Speaking at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Sir J. Fergusson said its affairs were in a prosper- ■ ous state. Three-fourths of the business was now done with Australia and two- thirds of the capital was held in Eog'and. £t would be necessary to transfer the control of the Company to London , leaving Advising Boards only in the colonies. A resolution to that effect was confirmed by the share-holders. Mr John Morley has declined to acoede to the wishes of some of his supporters, who de*iired him to ad* vocate the eight ho urs' programme. The London police have received and traced to thehr origin letters which lead them to believe that " Jack the Ripper " is living in tbe vicinity of Drury-lama, and seem con' fident that the clue upon whioh they are now working will result in the murderer's capture. FOKEIGN With the concurrence of M. de Lee* seps, the Tribunal has dissolved the Panama Canal Company. This decision empowers tbe liquidators to transfer the works at Paw ma to a new company.