CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 89, 18 March 1885, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — COPYMQHT.) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, March 14. The wheat market is firmer. Warehouse wheat is bringing 36s 6d. February shipments have been sold at 85s 9d ; off-coast cargoes for shipment to tkfe Continent have also been sold at 35s 9d. The shipment :of frozen "meat by the Arawa from New Zealand is realising 6d per lb ; that by the Austral.from Sydney, is. being sold at.4£d perjlb f> . .—.„; War risks are now demanded on vessels leaving for Australia. March 15. His Eoyal Highness > the^rince of Wales, the.Di&e; dfsj£dufbuj-|#i, and.. Prince Albert Edward are going to Berlin to be present at the festivities m con* • nection with the Emperor's birthday on ' the 22nd inst. Special services have, been held m all the cathedrals m "connection with the death ot General Gordon. , The concessions made by. England m regard to the Gameroons, on the West Coast of Africa, as well as those made m reference to New Guinea, have satisfied Germany. ' 11. T '" * '""March 16. The Bey. Wm,. Webber has, been ap« .pointed Bishop of Brisbane.; - In the House of Lords fo-day, Lord Northbrook, First Lord of the Admiralty,announced that the colonies of Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia had applied to the Imperial Government for advice as to the formation of a colonial navy, and the AdmiraJsy,.,had replied that it would readily, and, indeed, was anxious to assist the colonies m the mat* ter. -.■-■ - Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for ..Tictoria, delivered an; address) on federation at Cambridge on Saturday. Prince Alberfc'Vitft'or attended, and Mr W. E. . Forster made \ a; ;powerful speech. At the conclusion of Mr Smith's address a branch ,of. the Federation .League was .'formed: \[ t M '''/,' ' ,J/""?T. . ' A European Cwiveiraon for^the settlement of Egyptian finaifcial/questions has been signed m London by the /delegates of the Powers concerned. _ ; r HoN(} f iKokci;lCarch 16. The ship ( Both' well Gastfo t tias ! become w < _a total wreck, ,. at . Caroline Islands; 1 the oaptain and* crew, -hiwever, were saved. : ■ ... . ..... News is to hand that the Peninsula , Orients^ steamer £tar»t} (^hilerin Chinese waters recently, was stopped and searched for f contraband of war. by,a French wat'vessel.' It is'aiinounWdjlttiat the 'British China squadron has been ordered to' rendezvous this.De*tj • i ' i