CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1693, 27 April 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(XT ELECTRIOTEIiEGBAPH — COPYRIGHT.) ) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, April 21. The number of bales reserved from the last wool sales ii 48,000, not 30,000. The meeting of the electors, of a successor to Bishop Moorhouso of Melbourne, takes place on the 4th May. The Canadian Government have informed Sir Alexander Stuart that the Dominion is prepared to grant a subsidy m equal proportion to that given by Australia for the construction and maintenance of a cable to the colonies. The Earl of Granville expresses himself as generally favourable to the scheme. April 22. - The shipment of grapes by the John Elder from Victoria has proved a failure, from the same cause as before, namely — that of packing: m sawdust. The remainder of the fruit by the same vessel is m splendid condition. Twenty thousand .'Greeks are advanc ing to the frontier, where it is reported a skirmish has'alrendy taken place between the Turks and Greeks. The French Chamber of Deputitt have sanctioned the holding of an exhibition m Paris. In connection with the recent Crawford'Dilke divorce case, Sir A. K. Stephenson, Queen's Proctor, has applied for the appearance of Sir Charles Dilke. April 23. The P. and O. steamer Valetta has grounded boavily m the Suez Canal at lumailia, and it has been found necessary to unload her, which is now being done. The Company formed to construct the line of railway from Nelson to Springfield, Canterbury, has been registered with a capital of half a million. Fifteen thousand Abyssinian troops have been massed at Keren, about. 75 miles from Massowah, to resist the occupation of territory m the vicinity of the latter place by Italy. H.M.S. Opal and the gunboat Raven havebeon reeommissioned for service on the Australian Station. H.M.S. Thalia will convey new crews to Außtra- | lia for these vessels. I The following are the names of Lord Sheffield's cricket team to play against the Australians : — W. G. Grace, Read, Newnam, Ulyett, Shaw, Shrewsbury, Scotton, Barnes, Bates, Flowers, and Phillips. J\l April 24. The Australian cricket team have selected Scott as their captain, and Messrs Scott, Blackhaiii, and. G iff en as the match committee. The Chenwick Park Club have offered the colonial team their ground for practice. The Times states that the art products of the colonies is very striking? • The wheat market is stationery, and business is checked owing- to the holidays. April 25. The French Government has presented a Note to M. Uelyannis, the Greek Premier, entreating him to comply with the request to disarm, before the presentation of the ultimatum from the Powers. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,860.000 quarters. N. Z. trozen mutton is^ unaltered m valua. . ■ -v