CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1638, 18 February 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(by electric teleglurh — copybioht) (Speciai. to united press association!) .London, Feb. 15. ...The, annual meeting of the Federation League was held to-day. The report presented was of a hopeful character,"ati(fc6ifiii"dered that the caiiße had been greatly advanced by the action of the New South Wales Government in despatching- the- Contingent to . the Soudan; Sir Alexander Gald, high com- 1 I misßioner for Cauadia, and Mr Dodson, I iof Tasmania, urged the immediate pro--1 jeetion ot a scheme of Federal defence. There was only a simll attendance, and ;Lor,d'Roßeberry and Mr- $. *H. Smith, who were present, did not speak. ! The death is announced, at the age of i76, of Viscount Card well. ; The New Zealand Shipping Com* jpanie's R.M.S. Rimutaka left Plymouth 'yesterday for Ausklan'd, ' calling: at Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope anroute. . . The Corporation of the city of London are arranging for the reception of notables .visiting the Indian aud Colonial Exhibition. ; Mr Morrison has introduced a Bill into tli* Atnericau Congress for the purpode'of redncing the amount of duty on : varione importations, f he proposed i amount of reduction to be effected is j twe v n|y- ini|)ion, dollars, .and ,.wiH .^.be principally on sugar. The reduction on '■ wool .will be only 'very slight; ; : i4 . i Mr, Gladstone expresses sympathy ; withthe movement in favor of State emigration. ■ • . =.