CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1731, 11 June 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — COPrRIQHT.Y (SPECIAL UNITED -PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' London, June 9» Lord Brabasson presides at. the Statedirected Emigration Conference, which will be held m the Exhibition Building shortly. The Court has ordered the winding up of the Commercial Bank of South Aus traliaonthe petition of Baron Ardilaun, who was creditor to the extent of £10,000. • Beach has challenged tor^cytll^any man m the world for i; 500 a-side. Matterson, who^was recently defeated by Perkin3, is anxious lor another; match with him. . . „• ..... The result of the division -o'tfthe Irish Land Purchase Bill has evoked great enthusiasm throughout Ulster. The opinion of the provincial Press is unfavorable to Mr Gladstone attempting an appeal to the country. The Amorican Press regret that Mr Gladstone's. proposals were rejected. The. Continental Press is not surprised at the result. The French Cabinet -have rejected the proposal for the expulsion of the Orleanist Princes. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies are desirous of banishing all the members of late regnant families. The New South Wales Government now only oppose the proposed new Press rates. Sir Saul Samuel has spoken to Sir F.- D. Bell, and expressed . a desire that the New Zealand Government would act m concert with the other colo- ! nies, as the Cable Companies were prepared to reduce the cost of: pqbjic;.message to four shillings, provided thjer colonsea would make them a guarantee on the average of. the last three years' re- . ceipts.- Tne New Zealand Government decline to purchase the cable, or to renew the subsidy, and the. rates will therefore probably, be increased m July. (BEUTER's TELEGRAMS). London, June 9. The Directors of the Orient Steam Navigation Company gave a large bani quet on board the Austral at Gravesend yesterday. A large number of guests were present, including fully 200 representative colonists. Mr Green, one. of the managing Directors of the Company, made a speech, m which he dwelt on the loyalty manifested by the Colouies to the Mother Country. Her Majesty the Queen has given her sanction for the dissolution of Parliament. The date of the new elections has riot yet been' fixed.' • , i It is believed at the "Fr^rHjjn^ Qffice" that , tjhe French vessels w.'nfeß Vec*eiiiiy proceeded to New Hebrides were, des-. patched there solely for the purpose of obtaining reparation for outrages by, Nati ves on French subjects. Confidence > is- felt that France ' will not act m an underhand manner. " " Mr Graham Berryf Agent-General for Victoria, has had an interview with Earl Rosebery, Secretory of State for Foreiern Affairs. No details have yet transpired. The disturbances between the Catholic . and Protestant parties at. Belfast proved- ( of a very serious nature. The. police i who attempted to quell tne disturbance I were attacked with stones, and were obliged to fire upon the mob killing five of their ' number and wounding many others. . .