CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1690, 21 April 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(electric telegraph. — coptbight.) (rettter's telegrams.) London, April 20. It has been arranged for the Marquii of Harrington to move the objection of the Home Rule Scheme, when it comet up for the second reading* Mr Jesse Collings, late member for Ipswich, has written a letter to the news 1 ' papers in which he condemns the Bills introduced by Mr Gladstone for the settle* ment of the Irish difficulty. The Australian maiteper Bengal) dated March 19th, were delivered here yesUr* day, via Brindisi. Arrived—The Orient steamer John Elder, from Melbourne. March sth.

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('united press association.) London, April 6. The Adoption of the Pacific cable ..scheme will depend on the Australian Colonies agreeing to pay a subsidy. Tb« projectors will not agree that the colonist Bho uld merely guarantee certain revenue from the cable business. Earl Granville is awaitine a statement from Sir Arthur Gordon, with regard to his. alleged aspersions on Mr Bryce, before taking action in the mat* ter. The Privy.. Council has decided that the Colonial Legislative Council have no power 1 to alter their, money bills. • '' April & A, feeling of intense exoitement prevailed in the Commons last night during I the delivery of Mr Gladstone's speech on the Irish? policy. The Parnell member* are jubilant at the concessions offered ai a whole. ■ -" •■ : •: Aprilll, A committee is sitting at the War Office for the purpose of considering the military , affairs of the colonies. If' is probable that the Agents-General will b» examined as witnesses. . The Radicals denounce- Chamberlain for resigning. • • April 12. .Mr Gladstone is prepared to entertain modifications in his Irish proposals, ' and is willing to relax the provision compel* ■ling Irish members to withdraw from the -Parliament, and to allow.- % certain proportion of Irishmen to sit in the Commons. It is also rumoured that an IrisE"Gonsols fund will be established, froni' which landlords will be paid th» purchase money of their estates. The Colonial Exhibition will not h% readjr for opening, on the official dat* in* May.-'---.' •,-■•■