CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1895, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

J — — is. j London. ft j Mrs Besanfc writes to the news- 1 |™ papers deferring a reply to the , a r j exposures of the Westminster Gazette [ until she returns from India.

France and Germany have both irotested against the presence in iheir ports of American Government loctors, sent there for the purpose of examining emigrants to prevent .htir taking disease with them .to America. Mr Gladstone declines to compete for the Statist prize until the_e is a better prospect of a practical result, xnd the possibility of achieving a successful issue without admitting the principle of protection. The personalty of the late Mr John Walter, of the Times, has been 3worn at under £277,000. The Victorian poultry has created _ favourable impression on the market. Its quality is almost perEect, and the outlook for trade in this line is promising. It is suggested that poultry should be frozen prior to packing, and that packing in a divided crate without cardboard boxes would effect savings in freight. The importers expect good prices if the poultry maintains the quality ofthe 1894 shipments. Shipments should be timed to arrive in February, March and April, tbe best market being obtainable in March. The prioes foi frozen meat are likely to keep up, owing to the shortness of the supplies from the Argentine Republic. Nelson Bros, quote good Australian crossbred at B£d. Severe falls of snow have occurred in Scotland, France and Italy. Many villages and trains have been snowed up. Six British steamers are imprisoned by ice floes at Nicolnieff, on River Bug, in Southern Russia. Inverness is isolated by snow. Many people have been frozen to death in Huugary. Mr Healy, in recent speeches, in« dicated that there was a split amongst the Irish Party on the question o tho leadership. Mr Glad..tone. replying to an address Irom Irishmen previous to his departure for Cannes, urged the burial of internal discords, and hoped the leaders in America would insist on the union of parties in Ireland. The Lochnagar, from London to Nelson, has put back to repair the damage caused by the collision. The reporters charged with being accessory to the manslaughter of Smith, the pugilist, who was killed in a glove fight, have been discharged from custody. Wheat has risen 6d per quarter. The Special Committee of the Corporation of London appointed to consider the scheme for the unifica tion of London opposes the amalgamation of the Corporation with the County Council, and advises the creation of separate municipalities, with a central body for certain purposes. £t is expected that Prince Tho, who is now in Ascot College, England, will be chosen heir to the throne of Siam.