LATE CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1583, 16 December 1885, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(AQK SPKCIA.LS.) (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Per 8.6. Ringarooma at the Bluff.) London, Due. 3. Tlie question whether deposit* lodged by colonists m Ba»k9 m England are legally subject to incomfi tax haa beo • referred to counsel for an opinion. The opinion given on the matter is that the Ranks may be liable fur the collection of the tax. The letter from Mr Donaldson appears m the Times this morning stating that a powerful Committee is beiusc forrnod for the purpose of opposing the shipping ring which is endeavouring to maintain high freightage rates to Australia. The management of the Bank of South Australia ara taking steps to promote a Bill to extend the charter of that institution, and enable it to trade m London. j Mr Gladstone is petulant at the turn | the elections have taken. Addressing a meeting of his constituent*) m Midlothian last evening, he alluded to th« proposal that had been made for the union of the Tory and moderate Liberals among the [numbers of the House of Commons, and expressed himself *s be- ' ing totally opposed to such a union, which, moreover, he described as impossible. Richard Lalor, brother of the Hon. Peter Lalor, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly m Victoria, and who represented Queen's County as a Home Ruler m the last Parliament, has been reelected. Dec. 4. Mr Romilly, the Deputy High Commissioner will be. temporarily appointed High Com mission or of New Guinea, m succession to the late Gener.il Scratchley. It is regarded as probable that Mr Thurston will be offered the appointment. Dec 6. The Marquis of Hartington, speaking at Mattock, m Derbyshire, condoinued Mr Chamberlain's extremo views, and ascribed the defeat sustained by the Liberal candidates for boroughs to the colorless programme issued by Mr Gladstone. In consequence of Servia having declined to pay an indemnity for the invasion of Bulgaria, Prince Alexander has announced that ho he will resume hostilities on Mouday. Dec 7Samuel Graer, who has been arrested m Ireland on a charge of embezzling £300 belonging to the Union Bank, Portland ( Victoria) branch, a year ago, has been lemanded until January, pending the arrival of further information, bearing upon the case. Bail has been refused