CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 212, 23 July 1887, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS.

London, July 12. TITE Socialist Central Committee have been arrested in Berlin. It is reported' that a Socialist plot to murder tho Emperor AVilliam during his journey to Gastrin lias boon frustrated. One hundicd and forty deaths from cholera ha\e been recorded at Catania, in Sicily. The victims weie chiefly soldiers. Ntoiloff i« fanning a new Cabinet in BuWiia, with Pelroff as Minister of Wa?.

Paris, July 15. Sir James Lorimer and Captain Thomas, of the Victorian navy, attended a special trial of the Brennan torpedo at ttheornoss. Great piecautions are being taken by the authoiitics to maintain order in this city during the national feto tomorrow. The Patriotic League intends to make a gi cat display in favour of General "Douhmger, also an anti-Ger-man demons' ration. A grand review of troops will take place at Longchamps. The ie\iew of troops at Longchamps yestciday passed oil' without any disturbance s*,5 *, the citizens conducting themselves in an oideiiy manner. It is feared, howevoi, that disorders will yet arise, and the necessary precautions are beiiiu: taken by the authorities.

London, July 10. Kin- KaLiUua, of Hawaii, has barricaded his palace at Honolulu, and intends lo defend himself until the Diilish men-of-war arrive. If he persists in his lefiwil to si»n a new constitution lilooiLshod is ic.ueil. Sir Henry Holland, notwithstanding hesitation, has decided that the evidence us in-uilicient to j'istify him in remoxiiig JSir .F. Pope Hennery from the (-lovernoibhip of Mauritius, but cautioned him as to future behaviour. It is imported that Kussian "merchants on the frontier have been ordered to di&miss all Gciman clerks bcfoie Scitcinlior.

Eome, July 18. Till' outbieak of ohuioui in bicily U rapidly increasing. Foity-two cases, t\\cnty-fi\e of which piovcd fatal, occurred at Catania, the capital, yesterday. Constant i noplk, July IS. Dp;. PiADOWirz, the Geiman Ambassador, lia.i a farewell audience of the Sultan to-day, in the course of which he nude strong repie^entations in favour of the latification of the ArgloTuikibh Convention relating to E^\ pt, The Saluui. in reply, stated that the Convention had not been ratified owing to t\w .strong Mussulman opposition to its provisions.

London", July 1 1. Gent.UAL Feiikox Ikis been authorised to create four additional cavalry regimen X The systematic pel sedition of Germans in* Fiance is causing extieme anther in Geimany, and the outlook excite^ al.um. The " Times," referring to the bitter animosity disnlnyed by tho extreme democrats in France against England, ndvibcs tin Knglibli Government to assume an attitude of precaution, lest they may be tiken unawares by a sudden a^gres^ivc war. Thou.-a'nds of people aie aheady croudinu; the stieets of Paris shouting, '■ Vive ]>onl.auger ! l)own witli the Governmei^ " "A strong revolutionary spirit is aupaicnt.

Lumjon, July 14, Mr Lai four has stated in the House of Commons that he would next year intioduve ft I'ind pnicha^o bill, whic'n he hoped would .satisfy all interest* in licland.

Londox, .July 1.". In the House of Commons last nnjht, Mr Campbell Bannermnn's amendment on the Li-li Lmd Bill, demanding a reunion of the judicial rents for holdin c*, was negatived, and the bill was read a second time without revision. The Ciimes Bill has been read a second time in the House of Lords.

London', July 19. At the National Rifle Association's animal }\ imbledon meeting, the Queen* Prize was won by Lieutenant War 1 en, of the Ist Middlesex- Volunteer*.

London, July 10. A collision of a serious nature occmred ;sesteiday off Poitlnml, between H.M. ships Ajax and Devastation. The latter was so badly damaged that she had to be decked for repairs.

London, July 19, Tenders for the Wellington Harbour iioanl Loan of bearing 4- 1 , per cent, interest, wore opened today. The total amount offered was p£50,000. Tendeiß at 10? (minimum) leceivo 81 per cent, of the allotment, Tendeis above that, in full.

London, July 19. The election tor the representation of the Basingstoke division of Hampshire, rendered vacant by the elevation of Mr Sclator I'ooth to the peer-age, resulted in the return of Mr Jeffreys, the Conservative candidate, who defeated his opponent, a Giadstonian, by a majority of 732. During the discussion in the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates, Lord It. Churchill repeated his charges of wasteful expenditure. Lord George Hamilton, in ieply, stated that a decrease of had been effected. The vote was agreed to. The liish Crimes Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen has given her assent to the bill.'

Melbourne, July 20. Hook, a foreman labourer, has recovered damages fromSaptain Webb, a member of the firm of Huddart and Parker, for injuries received whilst loading the steamer Biwrwmbeet. The Victorian Government are using every endeavour to induce the Indian Government to reconsider its decision not to participate in the Centennial Exhibition.

Sydney, July 20. Mr Dibbs has announced his conversion to the policy of protection.

THE IKISH LAND HILL. A meeting of the Conservative party, under the presidency of Lord Salisbury, was held at the Carl ton Club to-daj r , for the purpose of discussing the objections raised by the Liberal unionists to several clauses of the liibh Land Bill now before Parliament. Lord Salisbury announced that in order to meet the views and retain the support of the Liberal Unionists the Government had consented to amend the bill by admitting the revision of judicial lents pending the intioduc tion of the Land Purchase Bill. They had only decided to drop the bankruptcy clauses embodied in the measure. The majority of the meeting concuncd in tho proposals of the Government, there being only a few dissentients.