CABLEGRAMS. EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 121, 26 September 1885, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS. EUROPEAN.

London, September 15.— The BDgiish Government have announced that, so flax as the purely commercial aspect of the question is concerned, England will suj)||fct Germany in her pretentions to the Caroms^ Islands. London, September 15.— At to-day's^ wool sale, 9,700 bales were catalogued^ Dull market. Lord Randolph Churchill has been suffering from the effects of overwork, and has been ordered by his physician to take six we ks' rest. London, September 16.— The "Times" of this day, in the course of an article upon Sir Drummond Wolff's mission to the Porte, states that the British Government have declined to fix the date of the evacuation of Egypt by the English forces, but perhapsan Anglo-Turkish Commission may be ap' pointed to determine the period wheu such evacuation will become possible. London, September 16. — Admiral Sir Erasmus Omany advocates the equipment of a Government Antarctic expedition. Lucas, the cricketer, is a passenger by the Orient steamer Liguria, for Australia. Louis Riel, the rebel, has been respited, pending the settlement of a point relerred to the Court of Appeal. Dr. Mareden, Bishop of Bathurst, resigns his bishopric on the ground of ill health. London, September 16th. —Mr C. H. B. Patey, Third Secretary of the General Post Office, and British delegate at the International Telegraph Conference, opposed the proposed reductions on Press messages to Australia. London, September 16.— At today's wool eales, 10.900 bales were catalogued, the market evincing a steadier tendency. For guineas per cent will now be charged for underwriting the chip Bengollyun, 1,198 tons, wich left .London for Adelaide on the 28th April. The Hon. Dr. Piunkett, Secretary for ' Works, opposes Irish separation. The strike amongst the employe's at Sir Win. Armstrong's factory at Elsworth has now been satisfactorily settled. The British govrnment has mtfde a recommendation to Spain to accept the decision of the arbitrators in the settlement of the Uaroline Islands dispute. London, September 17.— The issue of five hundred thousand pounds worth of debentures is proposed by the Queensland Land Company. Mr Todd, Postmaster- General and Superintendant of Telegraphs for South Australia, has been invited to contribute a paper on "Tho Construction of an Overland Telegraph Lino to Port Darwin," at the next meeting of the Koyal Colonial Institute. The frozen meat, by Rimutaka, is selling at 4|d per lb. The Indian Government confirm the reduction in the cable charges on preßS messages to begin from January if Great Britain consents. The cable companys will not reduce their charges on public messages because the Indian Government have refused to concede 2^d per word. London, September 18.— The Spanish Government are making purchases of cruisers and torpedoes. Sir Jamea Anderson, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, suggests that all maritime nations shall guarantee to the telegraph companies a moderate rate of interest on the cost of their obtaining control of the cable. Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, is a passenger for Australia per the Liguria. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £1 4,300,000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 42 per cent. At yesterday's sales 11,790 bales were catalogued. The market has a firmer tone. 28,000 bales have been withdrawn since the opening of the series. London, September 18.— Wool ; Combing washed has advanced 4d per lb. since closa. v of last sales. The sales progress steadily. 4 The market for long staple merino light in. grease is slightly firmer. The total quaoJp tity catalogued to date is 130,000 balesr 25,000 bales have been held over for future disposal. 37,000 bales have been taken for export. Wheat ; Market firm. Quotat; ons— Adelaide, 365 ; New Zealand average, 32a 6d j New Zealand long-berried, 34s per 4961bs ; Adelaide f a.g. is worth c.i.f. off coast, 34s 6d per 4801bs. Tallow : Market better. There is a good trade demand for lower and medium sorts. Quotations Good mutton, 28s ; good beef, 27s per cwt. | Mother-of- Pearl Shells : Market unchanged. New Zealand Hemp : Quotations — Common, £17 10s per ton } medium, £19 10s per ton ; fine, £25 per ton. Sir Michael Hioks Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, addressed a public meeting of the electors of East Gloucestershire last night, at Oireneester. In the course of his speech he denied the existence of a compact between the Parnellite and Conservative parties regarding the Home Rule question. Sir Michael expressed himself in favour of the extension of local self-government to the three Kingdoms. A Preas Association message says :— Sir Michael Hicks-Beach states that the Government will not support Mr Parnell. ; ' London, September 19. —The wheat market is firmer. Three off coast cargoes have been sold at 34s 3d to 34s 6d. Ex ship and ex warehouse are unchanged. , The flour market is depressed, and there are large supplies in atook. The total quantity of, wheat afloat foi? the United Kingdom is 1,480,000 quarters, , ■ f , ,

The French Government ar« farourable to the Pacfie Conference, but Spain opposes it unless all rights are respected. Mr Gladstone, in his manifests to the electors of Midlothian, referring to the reform of the House of Lords, expressed the opinion that the time is yet distant when it can be expected, and urges that it is necessary to recognise tho influence of birth and wealth. He advocates an easy system of land transfer, and that the power to will land should be limited to the next life only^ The question of disestablishing the Church of England is not, he holds, yet ripe for action to be taken. Tho Mai-quis of Hartington and the Right Hon. Mr Chamberlain differ considerably with the view expressed, but Mr Gladstone, if anything, leans towards Lord Hartington's opinions. There is no firmness in foreign policy advocated, except in tho matter of the Afghan difficulty. The manifesto is generally considered a moderate one and not at all calculated to arouse any enthusiasm amongst the Kadical Party. Mr Gladstone, in view of the approching pener.il election, has issued a political manifesto to the constituency of Midlothian. He urges the complete withdrawal of the British troops from Egypt at the earliest possible moment, and expresses himself as distinctly opposed to the annexation, a protectorate, or the indefinite occupation of that country. Speaking of home affairs, Mr Gladstone advocates reform of the House of Lords and the laud laws. The necessity for a readjustment of the incidence of taxation is pointed out, as well as for the extension of tho principle of local aelf- government." He expresses himself ready to grant Ireland any system of selfgovernment; compatible with the maintenance of the supremacy of the Crown, the integrity of the Empire, and the authority of Parliament. In conclusion Mr Gladstone announces that he speaks as the working chief of the Liberal party. London, September 20 — Owig to the action of the Egyptian Sanitary Board in imposing quarantine on vessels arriving from the East, Lord John Manners' the British Po?tmaster-General has consented to the diversion of the Brindisi mail to the Suez Canal route outwards and home wards. The peninsular and Orient \1 Steam Navigation Company have made an arrangement whereby their s'essels avoid touching Egyptian ports, and mails and passengers via Brindisi pass through the Canal instead of Alexandria, thus avoiding the detention and annoyance attendant upon quarantine. News is to hand f norn Roumclia of a revolu tion having taken place there, fortunately of a peaceful nature, and unaccompanied by bloodshed. The in habitants of the province seized the Turkish Governor, Aleko Pasha, and i?sueri a proclamation declaring the union of Roumeha with Bulgaria. The Roumelian army took the oath ot allegiance to Princo Alexander of Bulgaria, and are now occupying the several strategic points on the Turkish frontier. In consequence of these events the Bulgarian army has been moblised A special to Press Association says : — Fho revolution in Roumelia has caused intense surprise on he Continent. London, September 20 — Advices from Sicily state that the cholora is increasing to an alarming extent in Palermo. It has been arranged that the outward passengers and mails, via the Suez Canal, will avoid being quarantined. London, September 20.— The contracts which were entered into by the Admiralty with several steamship companies for the use of some of their vessels as armed cruisers will not be renewed. Londox, September 21.— Lord Carrington,the Governor-elect of New South Wales, Baiis for Australia on October 21at London, September 21. —Spain is now landing troops throughout the Caroline Group for their protection. France has conceded great rights to Burmah in connection with the commercial treaty existing betv\ een them. Telegrams to hand from Roumelia state that Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, has issued a manifesto to the inhabitants of Bulgaria and Roumelia, in which he accepts the Crown of the Two Bulgarias, and calls upon the people to help him to defend the Union. Prince Alexander is now on bis way to Philippopolis, the capital of Eastern Roumelia. The feeling of the St. Petersburg Pres3 over the revolution in Houmelia is one of triumph. The Berlin and Vienna papers are perplexed and irritated. The " Standard " considers that it does not concern England unles3 the Powers interfere in the matter. London, September 22.— Prince Alexander of Bulgaria arrived at Philippopolis, and met with a splendid and enthusiastic reception. It is generally believed that the action ot Roumelia in revolting was dene unknown to the Powers, and that the Powers are anxious to limit the movements to the utmost. New York, September 17.— The "Maritime Exchange" appeals to President Cleveland to endeavour to subsidise the San Francisco mail line to Australia. Paris, September 20. Advices from Admiral Mion commanding the French forces State troops under his command made reconnaisance on the Hova position at Tarafal, Madagascar, but were attacked by the enemy, and repulsed with considerable loss,