CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 249, 24 March 1888, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS.

Lt'N'oo.N, JJaioh 19. The latest betting on the University boat race is two to one on Cambridge, wanted.

LuNiftiN, March 20. Mr Cecil Raike?,PostmafiteM.-ieneial, is again urging the Government of New Zealand to adopt the parcel post system.

jV.kis, March 20. Madame Limousin has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment in connection with the traffic in decoracions.

V \kis, March 20. The Coimnif.tee of the Chamber of Deputies have agreed to the Panama Lottery Loan Bill.

Paris. March 21. The Chamber of Deputies is showing a very hostile feeling towards Boulangei. A military court is now inquiring into the alleged breaches of discipline in the General's case.

Meleodjtie, March 20. City contributions to the Imperial Institute amount to five thousand three hundred and ninety seven pounds.

Melbourne, March 20. The Govemmeut intend introducing a Customs tariff bill, for which a vast number of suggestions have already been received.

Mflbotjkne, March 21. Several Indian Army agents have arrived here to purchase horses for army purposes in Indian. The maxi mum price offered is fifty pounds.

Mblbcvrn-E, March 21. Some time ago a torpedo was lost in Hobson's Bay. It has never been seen since. This afternoon it exploded near Williamstown, causing great consternation.

Bjusmite, March 20. All doubts as to the loss of the Eastminster have been dispelled by the finding of a portion of the bow, with the name of the vessel thereon, in Manifold Bay, to the north of Keppel Bay.

Bkjspane, March 20. The City of Melbourne is reported to be ashore or broken down near the mouth of the Norman River.

Brisbank, March 20. A jockey has been killed at the Townsville races.

Adelaide, March 20. The shareholders of the MacDonnell Ruby Mines have approved of the sale of the mine to a London syndicate by the directors.

Adelaide, March 20. The Land Nationalisation Society of South Australia will join the New South Wales Society in inviting MiHenry George, author of "Progress and Poverty," to lecture in the colonies.

Adelaide, March 21. The exodus of South Australian farmers still continues, large numbers of agriculturists leaving the colony every week for Victoria and other colonies. To-day a deputation of farmers waited on the Commissioner of Crown Lands. In the course of the interview, ft was stated that abject poverty was staring the farmers in the face. The deputatiou asked for relief from the Government, pointing out that it was utterly impossible for the farmers of the colony to battle against the difficulties which hampered them unless some assistance was held oufc to them. They asked that the Govemmentshould either distribute seed wheat to all Crown tenants actually engaged in agricultural pursuits, or that they should be allowed a remission of their rents. The Commissioner promised that he would carefully consider each case on its merits!