CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 163, 31 July 1886, Page 10

CABLEGRAMS.

London, July 24.— The Prince, of, Wales and Sir P. Cunliffe Owen propose that, a permanent colonial exhibition be established a, b South Kensington',, and five colonials have guaranteed £5,000 a-piece towards its maintenance. A* proposal is on foot to present a testimonial to Mr Gladstone. " . > A demonstration, is .being organised in Jianour of the Earlfof, Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the occasion of hie departure .from 3)ublim • . „ „ The English government have long .been aware cf the Russian projects on Port Loziariff. China" and "Japan will also en* deayour to thwart : Rueaian designs. IS' is proposed to 'erect a statue of Mr Gladstone in Dublin. , < ? " The African Government send Mr Bates as their representative to Samoa to meet with representatives" of other .powers, and consider the neutrality of the Islands. In the Crawfordj" divorced Buit tKe jury returned a verdict, to f !,the , effect that the Queen's Proctor, had failed to, establish his case, and , the decree of divorce pronounced by Justice Butt in February last was confirmed. In connection with the rehearing of the Crawford Dilke divorce case, the co-respon-dent, Sir Charles Dilkt, .has ,' admitted having excised a portion* of his diary, that book having been put in ac evidence. Servants employed by Bir Charles Dilke have contradicted the statements made by Mrs Crawford to the effect that she had paid frequent visits to , the corespondent's, residence. - The servants swore that they saw Mrs, Crawford there only on two occasions, and on each occasion her stay was very brief. The woman "Fanny,", who was "implicated by Mrs Crawford in the charges of immorality made against Sir Charles Dilke, has disappeared. , , Sir Charles , Dilke has issued a farewell address to. the electors of Chelsea, in which he protests his innocence of alleged adultery with Mrs Crawford. The "Times," and many other news, papers, recommend that Sir Charles Dilke should be prosecuted for perjury. The Marquis of, Salisbury had a conference to day with the Marquis of Hartington, and subsequently proceeded to Osborne. A thousand deaths have occurred in Labrador, British North America, from starvation. Mr Parnell has issued a manifesto in which he denies an allegation which has taen made, that an understanding had been established between the Irish Home Rule party and the American Fenians. He asserts that the members of the Land League are maintaining a peaceful attitude, and that they gave no excuse whatever for the imposition of a coercive policy against them. Paris, July 25. — The first convoy of recidiviates leave for New Caledonia on the 15th of October.

Amstkrdam, July 27. Serious riots, caused by Socialists, occurred yesterday. The troops were called out to aid the police, and fired repeatedly on the mob, who erected barricades in some of the principal streets. Fourteen Socialists were killed, and thirty-four wounded, while forty policemen, who bore the brunt of the contest with the rioters, were injured more or less seriously. Order was at length restored, and today the city is quiet.

London, July 27, It is believed that Lord Randolph Churchill will take office in. the new Ministry as Chancellor o! the Exchequer. A' movement is on foot to shelve Sir Michael Hicks-Beach by calling him to the House of Lords, and making Lord Randolph Churchill leader of the Conservative party in the House of Commons.