CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 40, 15 January 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

The Exploration of New GuineaThe Franco-Chinese Difficulty. The Soudan Rebellion. The Rev- Charles Strong. The Valetta. The Victorian Loan, The Orient s-s- Company. Sydney Fire Brigade. Thfl Spanish Wine Duty. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL-COrYRIGHT) (SPECIAL TO UNITBO VRKSS ASS'iCIATION.) London^ January 13. Great inducements are being offered to Frenchmen co emigrate to New Caledonia. The Royal Geographical Society, it is believed, is hesitating as to the propriety of acting m conjunction with the Geographical Society of Sydney m regai'd to the exploration of New Guinea, as it fears that the Colonial Government is anxious to unduly influence the formation and objects of Powell's proposed expedition m other directions than those m which co -operaLord Lansdowae has expressed a hope that Australasian federation may prove as successful as the Canadian federation has proved. The Marquis Tseng 1 indicates that the warlike feeling is increasing 1 m China, and he doubts now whether any offers of meditation, will meet with accept n nee. j The last New South Wales loan, is now at lf^ premium. A force of 84,000 rebels is reported to be advancing against Khartoum, the garrison of which is m a mutinous condition. The evidence proving that the Czar was recently wounded m the shoulder by Nihilists, is increasing. Without any cause being assigned, Mr Thomas Archer, Agent-General for Queensland, has received intimation that he is> granted three months' leave of absence, and that Mr Hummant is appointed acting Agent-General. The Rev. Charles Strong is living now at Helensbro, and will probably try to obtain a Glasgow pulpit. The Valetta has been 'tried on. the Clyde, and made sixteen knots during a gale. The Victorian loan will be advertised on Thursday. The Orient Company have chartered the steamship Warwick^ which will leave for Australia on the 18th inst. wit 500 emigrants. Sir Saul Samuel is consulting with Captain Shaw m reference to the ap?. liointraent of a superintendant for the Sy auey Fire Brigade. The Rig-lit Honorable H. E. Childers l;as informed the A gent- General that the Customs concessions recently made ia regard to the importation of Spanish wines will be extended to wine the produce of the colonies, but that the Government is unable to extend the limit -ff °\ aCi \o]ic strength to 3"2deg. owing to Ocve lOBS WlHen »ucu uu Citcu.-uvß would entail on the revenue. He will, however, consider whether a sliding scale admitting Australian wine at a duty of Is 6d per gallon can be agreed to.