CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1686, 16 April 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(ELECTRIC TELEGRAPtt.-^*bjOF YRIGHT^ ) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOOIA ON.) London, April H; Sir Charles Dilke, m the course of a lecture on the French action m Madagascar, considers that such action threatens tho Eastern trade of the Soudanese. .} It is i proposed to place most of the aldermen of the city of New York under arrest, for. having committed bribery. Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape, will return there m June. A letter to the Standard states thai the Melbourne Club do not expect to derive any direct pecuniary benefit from the matches between their team and English elevens.. Perkins challenges Matterson to row a match for £200 a-side on May 24th.

[The following items were published as a supnlement to a portion of the Town Edition m our previous issue.]

(JIT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.) (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) London, April 14. It is now considered improbable that England will accept the proposals of. j France relative to the New Hebrides. The Forte has made a proposal to the European Powers to the effect that the | combined fleet now layin? at Suda Bay, Crete, will be employed to compel Greece ■ to disarm. ■ Sydney/, Thursday. > At midnight Edwards completed 222 miles and Scott 230. A division was taken at an early hour this morning on Sir H. Parkes' motion calling m question the action of the Government m regard to the New Hebrides witn the result that the motion was rejected by 66 votes to 41, including pairs. Adelaide, Thursday. There has been, a slight run on the Adelaide Savings Bank during the past two days, but no cause has been shown for it. It is now subsiding. ' Melbourne, , Thursday. Public meetings continue to be held throughput the colony oa the New Hebrides' question. John Douglas, Governor Resident at Thursday Island, is now m this city, and it is understood he approves of the scheme for .the., administration of tho government of New, Guinea by Qneensland, subject to certainconditions.

■V v (VNMED PRESS; .•;' ASSOCIATION.) . ...'.:■': Wellington, Thursday; 1 The Agent-Generalinforms the Colonial Treasurer that a syndicate have obtained % preliminary subscription of a quarter of a million, and is now ready to take up the East and West Coast Bailway contract. The syndicate has been discussing various matters with Sir Dillon Bell some days, before making up their minds. - It -comprises some very wealthy arid powerful men. Seven mail bags have been recovered from the Taiaroa. The Maramon is waiting for the New Zealand portion of the broken down mail, which did not go by the Brindisi as announced: