[condensed cablegrams.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 24 October 1891, Page 2

[condensed cablegrams.

_ — — ♦ London. The Melanesian mission steamer Southern Cross, which sailed some days ago for Australian waters, encountered the full force of the recent gales in the Channel, and was forced to take shelter at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. It was then found that she bad been strained by the heavy weather, necessitating her being dismantled. She is expected to be detained about three weeks, undergoing repairs. Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Scott will be promoted to the post of viceadmiral in August, when he will be succeeded on the Australian station by Bear Admiral H. F. Stephenson. The United States squadron in Chilian waters will be reinforced. During the self-denial week held in connection with the Salvation Army, £40,000 was raised in aid of the funds. . Devoy accuses Davitt of departing from the secret compact between Devoy, Davitt and Parnell. He states that ParnelFs recent struggles were intended to secure this compact, but- Davitt engaged in traitorous intrigues, contrary to its provisions, in order to please the Liberals. William Redmond will contest the Cork seat, and Michael Davitt will stand for Kilkenny North. ; The Parnellite members for Dublin have resolved not to unite with the McCarthy Party. In a letter to the bondholders, the Oamaru Harbour Board state they will only be able to pay half of the^ interest now due on the last loan, as droughts, strikes, and competition with the railway have materially re« duced the revenue for the past year. Oamaru Harbour Board bonds fell 30 per cent, and are now quoted at 75. Sir John Pender says that the reduced cable rates to the colonies have had the effect of largely increasing the amount of work on the wires, and the Eastern Extension Cable Com-' pany are not likely to lose anything by the reduction. The general opinion among city men isthatSirT.Mcllwraith's action in making serious charges against the Bank of England has seriously prejudiced all the Queensland stocks. Mr Dubedat, chairman of the Dublin Stock Exchange, which failed in December last has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. Captain Shaw receives a pension of £1000 on his retirement from the Superintendency of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The freedom of the city of Bristol has been conferred on the Duke of Edinburgh. The priests have selected Michael Davitt as their candidate for the North Kilkenny seat. Mr John Redmond has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, and will contest the Cork vacancy. Ha states that the party who supported Parnell will preserve their independence until such a time as the people of Ireland have had an 6pportunity of declaring their wishes. The Freeman's Journal thinks that it is hopeless to look for union between the two sections of the Irish Party. Mr Parnell died intestate. It is reported a French warship lowered the Union Jack at Matacong, off the coast of Sierra Leone, and illtreated the only two Englishmen on the island. The Trades Unions are protesting against the present riverside strike, at which the strikers are very excited. The stevadores have refused to go out on strike, and a split in the ranks of the Labour Party is imminent. The Shippiag Federation is discussing the crisis. The engineers and firemen have withdrawn from the strike.