CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1613, 20 January 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

( RLKCTRIO TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. ) (SPECIAE TO UNXTiSD PRKSS akSSOoxaTiON. London, Jan. 17. Lord Carnarvon has explained that he resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland m consequence of ill health.' The Times this morning referring to L he translation of Bishop Moorhonse to r he See of Manches er praiseshis colonial career. The appointment lias heen the cause of much gratification m Manchester and Sheffield. .. . Mr John Douglas has been gazetted High Comniissiojieiioi Ne\v Guinea. . It is e'xp'ecTe'd'that tftie National League will be " proclaimed." Commenting, on the; Samoan difficulty, the Cologne Gazette infers that England will not object to thejGerman annexation of Samoa. The North German Gazette states that the German Government have ordered the German flag which was hoisted at Samoa to be lowered. An exhibition ot paintings by Australian and New Zealand artists has been opened m London. . A gigantic Socialistic plot has been discovered at Chicago* having for its object the (destruction of Washington. Nine thousand explosive bombs had been distributed amongst the conspirators for use m the city. January 18. In order to. promote to, the Colonies, Colonel Stanley. Secretaty of State for the Colonies, has expressed himself as being favorable to the placarding of post-offices throughout the United Kingdom with any reports on the various Colonies which may be supplied by the Agents-General for that purpose] ... . Mr Michael Davitt is at present m Wales, organising a Land League there. The Daily News states that attempt)are being made m political circles to induce Mr Gladstone to resign the leadership of <;he Liberal party.