CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 11 August 1891, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. It is expected the British and j French and German fleets will cooperate to restore order in the Chinese River ports. Sinister rumours are current in the city regarding the position of the Union Pacific Railway Company. Rev C. H. Spurgeon continues to gain strength. The reports of the failure of the crops in South Russia are stated to be exaggerated. The summer crop looks promising. The Belfast News has formally renounced Mr Parnell. Archbishop Walsh takes the view that Mr ParneU's marriage with Mrs O'Shea only deepened his original sin. Mr O'Brien stated to a friend that he had the greatest distrust of, and aversion to, the priests, though he is compelled to co-operate with them against Mr Parnell. Mr Parnell intends to publish a new daily newspaper, to be known as the Irish News. Mr Dwyer Gray isr inviting the shareholders of the Freeman's Journal to change the politics of the paper, and withdraw their support to Mr Parnell. Lord Salisbury declines to re- open the question of the evacuation of Egypt by the British. The Canadian House of Commons by a majority of 22, passed a resolution disapproving the plan of a commercial union with the United States and a common tariff against the rest of • the world, with a pro rata division of revenue between the two countries. New Zealand long -berried wheat firm at 41s 9d ; for cargoes on passage sellers ask 89s 6d, and buyers offer 89s. Canterbury mutton, 4£d per lb ; lamb, 4 1-16 ; beef forequarters, 3d. The stock of frozen meat is accumulating.. New Zealand hemp unchanged. Lady Henry Somerset laid the cornerstone of the Salvation Army Barracks at Tottenham on 7th August. Mr Rudyard Kipling, the well known author, is arranging a trip to New Zealand and Samoa for the benefit of his health. The Times, in referring to the English harvest, considers it will be late and below the average. It is reported that Lord Salisbury intends to pay a visit to Ulster,