CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 69, 20 February 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Tory Union Squabble. Fear Entertained for a Sydney Ship. London Wool Merchants. The Tongariro's Cargo* Sir John Hall:

(by eltctrig telegraph -copyright.) (special to united prkss association. ) LfNDON, February 17. A great struggle has taken place between the -adherents of^ Sir Stafford Northcote and the followers of Lord Randolph Churchill, for the presidency of the Centra! Tory Union, which means the control. of the' whole electoral machinery of the party. The result was the election of Lord RaridoUfß i Churchill as president. . .. .. It is feared that the ship Alexander Dulhie, from Sydney to London, has foundered at sea. The committee of London woo* jmerchants hare expressed a desire for jMrCowdery to improve the method of 'cabling shipments of Australian wool. The best portion of the frozen mutton, ex the steamer Tongariro, from New Zealand, has maintained a : price of 6d per lb. It is considered probable that the Admiralty will accept the temporary 1 services of the Victorian gunboats on the Egyptian coast. ; A number of mutinous soldiers, elaimiiig- to represent the Egyptian army, have protested against being called upon to serve m the Soudan, and have petitioned the Khedive to dismiss all British officers. The Arab Notables liave been summoned to meet G-oidon Pasha at Chartoum. Sir John Hall will shortly leave for New Zealand.