CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1715, 22 May 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(KLEC TRIO T EL 1 GRAPH. — COPYRIGET. ) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, May 19. The Peninsula and Oriental Company m their tender for the Federal mail service demand a fourpenny parcel pout. It is believed that J. F. Gar rick, Ageut-Gteiu-r.il lor Queensland, and the Hon J. Me Bain, President of this Legislative Council m Victoria, will be knighted on Her. Majesty s Birthday ; ,and M,r R. C. Baker, of South Australia, will be created a Companion of St Miohael and St George. Tue Exhibition honors will, be delayed until the closing; ' , .• ■ It ia rumored at the Bourse that M. de Freycinet, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, is seriously disquieted at Germany's reply to his inquiries why she was reinforcing her army. The Standard considers it would be : safe for England to annex the Howe and \ Pitcairn Islands of tho Lower ArcH!-' pel ago.' . The Lord Mayor has entertained 1200 guests at luncheon m honor of .Bishop Moorhouse. The latter, referring to the recent Socialist, demonstration, declared that the Socialism which existed iv Victoria, was uot of a serious, character. The German historian, Leopold von Banke, is dying. ':>&.■ -....■• It is reported that the Prince of Wales has provisionally agreed to open the Jubilee Exhihition at Adejaide, and that .the P. aud 0. Company offer to convey him to Adelaide iv" 32 days. . . .„ ; The shipment of fruit by the Orient steamer Chzco has arrived m good condition. Princess Beatfree-riSite^" the Exhibition to-day, and Her Majesty the Queen will visit it to-morrow. Maxwell, who was arrested, m Auckland on the charge of murdering Preller . at St Louis, has confessed that he acci-, dentally chloroformed him. , ' The Earl.of Granville has cabled to the Australian Governois particulars ot the mail tender. .. The National Rifle Association are arranging to welcome the Australian; rille team. May 20. Beach has accepted Hadlan's challenge. General Boulanger will ask the French Chamber of Deputies to increase the army by 73,000 additional trooos per annum. .-......' A number of German traders have been massacred, by the Ash an tees. Nelson, the. Rculler, hap been awarded the Boy nl Humane. Socieyt'6 medal for .rescuing a lad from drawn ing. " 2f . n With the view of defeating the sbipV j ping ring, it is suggeiteel to inaugural^ a lino of steamships from Liverpool and;i Glasgow to Australia, and that a coi^f pany should he formed. with a capital ftf £300,000 for the purpose of givisg effect to the suggestion. " ' "" The Times this morning contains Tin appreciative notice of the late Hugh ; George, of Sydney. { Three Russian ironclads have be<m> launched at Sebastppol. . '" r