CABLE GRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 254, 11 April 1888, Page 4

CABLE GRAMS.

London, April 4. H.Me. Royalfcfc will replace H.M.s. Diamond on the Australian station.

Londo>, April o The " Standard," in the course of an article to day, assert* that the population is deserting New ZealauJ and going to \ ie- j toria. , , The RiMit-Hon. John Morley, speaking at Ncwcastlo-on-Tyne, s?aid the toi tunes of the Liberal party were in a cntical condition. „, „. .t. t „ Her .Majest) the Queen will exhibit t ho painting in lier possession representing tie marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal of England, at the Melbourne Exhibition.

Lomk»>, April 4. It is announce! that Her Maje-ty the Queen will visit the Empmor iieclouck ill Potsdam bclore returning to England.

London. April 5, Silver has fallen a farthing, and is now Quoted at 3b C^d. . „ .

Loxnov, Apiil 4. At the Northampton andi^tchley Hunt Meeting to-day the Li 1 eat Noithamptonshire "Stakes weu> won by Oluer Tiviot, Decision second, Abu Klea third. New Zealand Beach's- Gold Company, with ;£50.000 capital, and tne Champion Gold and Silver Company of New Zealand, ca|)Ual, have been le^istered. Affair^ in the Island of Cyprus aie disturbed. There is increased hitteiness between Tuiks and Chii^tians. and the former have appealed to the Sultan for protection.

London, April o. Mr A. U. Forwood, Secret my to the Admiralty, speaking at Fi-c^cou, -aid the Biit^h na\y uas now than the navies of any two combined European

Powers. London, Apni 6, The '■ Standard'" states that the Emperor of Germany persists m the hetiothal ot Piinee Alexd'hler.

Infoimation leeened funn the Sooloo Island-, oituate m tlie La-rein Aichipelairo, states that [ightii^ h.i^ taken jti.ice between the native and Spanuuds. The Spanish loss was ii) killed ami 70 '.vouuded. The nathes had 200 killed.

London, Apul 6 A Jew under Amenean piotection has been ai rented in Moioceo. The authorities have refused to giai't am redress, and the bombaidment of Tangiers is threatened.

Lom>u\, Apnl 6. .Many of the member of the Ton party aie detei mined not to adont a* a whole the Local (^oveinmenr Lli'l introduced i>y tue <in\ eininci^. and it in thought that if the (Jo\ eminent peisist in forcing tinuu^li tiie l!iil. thc\ may be defeated ihe liadicai^ aic exultant. The Key. Tuce Ilughe^ i-^ nuiking .1 crusade aicam-t the licen-in^ c!au-e^ in the Local Go\eiument Dill. lie objects to the lecogtution vi \e^!:ed interests, and the local option Llau-.e-*. which he chaiacteiiae^a^ a moekeiy, a^ by surrendeimg a poitiun oi the licence fees, local bodies will enc(>uiage die ratepayers to decide in favour of an increase of licenced hou-e*-.

L'j.ndux, A] ml 6. Six u)e-tirm> which hau 1 Veen ,t iaiiged to be held on Sundv\ in the Count 'c*> Clare and Coik ha\e been jnochtiiucd \

L<i\dp\, Apiil 5 There is great excireniuit allosei the Continent in consequence of the rumoureil retirement- of Pnnce Bi^maick from the Chancellorship of the German Empire.

L(»NDi>y, Apiil 5. The pictuies for the Melbourne Kxhibition aie not immurmh, but aie remarkable foi the excellence of the collection The Prince of Wales has consented to lend a number of paintings in his possession.

Lo.nduv, Apiil 5. The directors of the Bank of Australia have decided to giant the family of Mr S. Paikes, their late mana^ei at Melbourne, who was killed in the "Windsor railway accident, per annum for five yeais.

jNtw \ okk, April 5 A number of railway engine-men have left Chicago for .New Zealand, as a result of the Chicago ( L >innc\ strike, which still continues. i

Xnv York, Ap)il 4. The railway operatives on lines centering at Chicago refuse to touch rolling stock fiom the Quincey line, \\heie the strike continues. \\ hole^ale discharges and seveial stiikes have lesulted. The situation is critical, and serious disturbances aie feared. The wool sales have opened, nine thousand rive hundied bales ha\ing jeen catalogued, one thiid of which is "rom New .South Wales, and one third :rom New Zealand. There is a lull ittendance of buyers; biddings was ceen, and the prices fully equal to February closing rates. There is Lvailable, including reserved, three tundred and forty thousand bales.

CO.VSTANIINOF'LL, April 4. The Porte has under consideration a aodified Convention, which limits the Egyptian frontier on the lied Sea to iienai Peninsula, and gives the East /oast ports to Turkey.

Dublin, April 6. Father Kennedy and twelve farmers aye been sentenced to three month's nprisonment for attending a League leeting at Newmarket, Cork, which ad been proclaimed.

Bkrlin, April 7. The official press stale that the suit of Prince Alexander of Hattenbunr, formerly ruler ot I»ulga:ia, for (ho hand of the Princes Victoria, daughter of the Emperor of Geuii.iny, luu> failed, riismarek, therefoie, will not resign. It is unofficially stated that the be- | rrothal is postponed.

1 Bi run, April 5. Persistexi 1 repoits aic boini; circulated to the eileet that Pi nice P>isni;uek. fearing that Russia may lake umbrage at the projected betiotlial of Prince Alexander of Kittenburg to the Punee^ Victoria, daughter of the Enipeioi, lias teudeied his leHgnahon as Cluu< ellor of the Fiin})iir Another statemeni is to tho eilect that Prince Di-niaieiv meiely contenplalcs lesi^nmi; m consequence of conunued ill-health. lWii «t;iloincnis are giuirdedly denied. Queen Victoria faMiiir^ the m.uii.ige, and it is inulei^toud that her conleinplated \ isit to the Knipeior \n ,iecoidance \sith her oxpie-^ed desne to bo pie>ent at the betiothal ceiemonlea.

I>l KLIN, AjHll 5. llenmun is> punJMMiiu lame quantity

I'.b KUN, Vpi il 4. The EmptMor hu* i-wird an addicts to the Keichpta^ in whn.li in.' -^tau^ that lie will i^iu- uiiienmtni<4 .trtciitmn to the .iH.uia of and nm!l iumuc the liuunteiianre of the v'lliciciu \ ol the aim). He sugge^ luimeiou^ vluin^es in the oigani^.ition oi the atm\ Pi nice hi^iiKitck ie< en ed imwuhK oi 2.000 hntluLu uivetinj;>.

!>i ki in. Aj'ii! d Pub' le opinion l:\i\oui-* t lie taken b\ Punee Bi->maii'k an.uii^t ihe ! numaue 01 l'micc Alexiiiulei of l>attenoeii; to l'i uico->^ Aictoni. Tlie " (.'oiognc ' Ja/.etti' ' aj>))t\il> toi^incr Aiewui^cM *> paition^ni to ion am honi pie-^nm In-- -int. The "2soul 1 'cit-t-lu' /oiiuiil: ' ->^.itt -. thai iho botiotlial ot I'liiK'i' Alo\'aii't<'i ami I'liiiLU^ Vu'toii.i Juia been abaii Jl l? -Caietl that the Einpeiot iloI'lme'l to accept the lesigimtion ot Pniivje Ij^uiaick l'nnee Alei'.iinloi of U.ntenbu'g ill ;un\e hole on the l'2th mutant, mul Her Majesty Queen \ Rtoiia on the I'Uth.

IU ki.in Apnl 5. <Ticat [jjep.natioii? die hviwj, w.ddv tm

Si \MM \pill 4 The Maluh i- lalhinjj the muulane-t, ; ami UK'litatc-- a.i in\a-io'i or I;U\ pi i

I* \ XI-, \])H| i Ldis 1. 1; vl Dot. i \\(.i i;, mtu \ku ed h\ a lepie^enL'Uu c oi the 'J'ah .Mail U tZoLte, ' expie^-ed Liie ( i"i\ ktioii that those who w t'l l 1 * K t_* JiiniM.'lr, rui d H'\i^ium oi the luii^iuulkmi, i)t' \Kiuiiou-. In iejih 'o a ijne^nun, •• \\ hat is ynu idea ot what 1 d ie\i>td cuiixtitutiuii should he ' the Oeneial " That i-> m\ aihui. At pie^ent, ni\ r }m»hl\ i-> like Gladstone -eeiet 'Jheiet<no 1 inu^L leiu^e to dtciai c in) -eil. He wa^ eonlMent that Jie will be uhle to sui'ce^>iully cany out ln^ plan, but would ha\e to wait until the time \u^ npe iie e^pie-^ed Hi-, coin iclion at the uudt oi M. Wilson Jienaidm^ the un.i the benoial >d\d , " Ye-, it i> iu\ <u{sauta^e. M. Finijuet •> Cabinet cannot la>t. In fact, in nn bel'ei, no \lini-3ti\, iioue\ei constituted, wilt be aine iv letain othce toi a lengthened penod loi some tune to come.' M. Melme uvi M. ('lt-mcncciu obtainul an ctjual nuinbti of\o t c~toi tin I'ir-xit i'i'j ot the Chambci. but the tuinu-f has bit.'iii t.'ii cliosi'ti on the of -en io it}

The uijw riencS. .NJ mi-li v 1- umiuhll) i dicti u-ted

ii i- -tatefl that thicc Ku--i,'in \\ai-lii[i-:ne fit m^- at Niculaii'tt, diid that thc> will -hoitly biockude Bouiga-

Ott\u i, .\pnl b In the Hou-e of Common-^ ot the Dominion the ( Jo vein men t ha\c eaiiied an amendment m i\t\oui of paiLi.il 10ci[)incal intcicliange with Ameiica. Lamier, leadei of the Opposition, j the coioniai .ille^iance won d not demand limitation 01 toicign Made, as they con-iderud the colonie- Jiad a right lo de\dop their inteiest, even if they clashed with English mtei^t-.

AJ.\^so%\ \n, Api il 6. The opeiations of the Italian, tioop Ihave been suspended in consequence of the intense heat. Themajont} of the tioop-s leturntoi thwith, but the colonial coips will i emam It is hoped that parleying between the Negus and the Italian authorities will be resumed.

FijOßi.sci , Api il 4. King Hum beit and Queen Mai&fherita ha\e paid an ollicial msiL to Her Majesty Queen Victoiia at Florence.

Dublin, Apiil 5. An immense number ot lush people are ernigialing to America. Over 1,000 embarked to-day foi New Yoik. Ro.mi,, April 5. | The Duke of Norfolk'.s mission tv the Pope has failed, inubniuch a& His Holiness declines to oiler any opposition to the Irish National movement.

London, April 5. The Colonial Union steamer Selembria made for Monte Video because a lire had bioken out in her bunkers. A portion of her caigo has been damaged, and this will be sold at Monte Video. The remainder will be bioughton here.

Mj.lbouknl, April 7. Government, in reply to the demand of the farnieis iot tuolecLi jii, expj'e.^sud Kuipiiso at the demand for an export bounty and reduction of rates as

well. They should bo alternative. The Government favoured the reduction, a-id pi caused a reorganisation of the Department of .Agriculture, and Encouragement iv the use of Victorian hops.

MhuuniKM,, April 6. It i^ now considered ccnain iliac the I yuchtini; party which loit tlic poi c on Monday l.i<4 on a fishing exclusion \m\\g boon drowned. A pu^suiL; ho. it';: crow state Lluifc they saw ji yacht i'siiii»hl. hy u squ.ill and capsized in the harbour on that day.

M" MUM km., April 6. The election of a now tort at the enhance to the luiboui has heeu commenced It is expected thai it will take ei^ht u'aih to complete the woik, and that the foi t will oo&l imlf-u-m ilhou of nione^ .

Ml UMU'KNK, Aplll 7. A fire bioku out at Reids Col'iVe PaKu'(\ !>allai.i!, last- ni^ht. Thou* ueie -")() ludgcKs in tho picniisi>s, most of wlhmu osciju'd in (hcii niulil c-lollu's ()ih> of them was M'wit'h hmuoii, ami anotiiei had his aim <.h-locato»l uliiie escaping h} nu'ans of a lopo. One half ot i lie L'td.K'o \\ a-s sa\ed.

Ml Ll'.Ol KM , Apt ll 7. Mi.n 11o*r, niteoi i hi" M LA. !ui Xotl n MolbuutUL, lvi- ln-titiiiCil pioceedmn-> in the Diuni'o Com: ;i<_;.uiM In ! h'l^h.iiu!. iillt'U in«_i .uliiltiM\ on tin 1 p.ut ot |)i IJo^c Mill] .1 Mi> W ceilmt;, .mil .1 '_mi I helonmnj; to the chinch u Dei t^ I>i Ru-r pi imclicil. The l.ittci w i- ro-ii'-pomltMit m tluMlnouc petUion \\ rrdinir \ Wii-iiiu^ >uiih (t.uc ano. In thiit c.i'-c the )ui\ ictiuiud <i \ci diet in t ivoui ot t hi- pilitunu'i, but t ho jiulm* tetu^td to i,'i nit ,i de< tee on the iriound that h\ eiuelt\ he Imd du\tii ln^ w ite to mi-voiidiu t Wit U tin it) le-pondent

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Mi i i.oi u\i , Apnl b i'lu 1 Ivvhihitmn liiuldiiiLC i-< well dd\aiuvd tov.anU ctiiiijiii't Km If 1-. iixlifcted that. cM.'i \ ili'i"^; willltc U';id\ in hint' The .uine\i> will In 1 iiiiKlud i in ,i \s I'i'k o\ t \ v . o I In. 1 allot iiu'iit ol huio to indi\ l.lii.il t'\hil>itoi> lii'^n--.lioi t!\ 1 lie rainifis Pinttu'tion A-^oi-iatioii {tasked a UutluM icMjluiion dfinai dui_ a Mib-tannai icdtution in i.ulwa) fieiuht, and uiirin i (lo\ eminent to intioduco a VkvtL'd fia^- ot amiciiltuial labouu'i^ and <lomoti<>

M HM 1 !, A pill ."> >n Ht'ii) I'aike-, uphmy to tin <!<_- pat ill ot Loul knut-toid. S>(ie(,»i\ o Mate tor tin rolonir>. mi the C'lune-o ([uo-timi, m^fs that nninediale I })^ -honkl Ijp tiiUml)\ tlu lm;»t'i i.ii (li> v tuiiim in to oiion iu'<i»)f laridii^ ( liiim to |•! e\ t'nt (!iiR-e lminiixialion ti> \u-tiah.i Sn Hi_in\ l'aikt.- -a\> that it pKitcctuni i catniot In.- .itlowkd ti> tin Au-1 1 ahali tol i tilt 1 -, tin 1 pi' li.utu ii 1 >> ut tin (oh nit'- nui-L , now to pul'lic opinion, a i ) i f tin m-( i\t - *k \ 1-1 -on if ni' an- to ai u-t the «. \l l

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I S\ i>M > . A[l! ll (l. | Thi' chiM lcpi'i trtl a leu div ,im> to j ! be allt'itfil with tht> -p.i.ill-jtux; <lu-<l oi J the i PiiLi^inii in d.i) . No iir-'i ca- c . | ha\ u \)ccn i(. |)oi U'tl

\ni i \iin , Api il 6 ; ( !nu|i| II I o\\ , the w ell know n .it hide, uiin tiii'ti ,i ie\oi\u .it hi^ >w tet heal t, bill tm tuiuft'l* nn-<ed !iei, wax hailed with the otleiii c at tlie Suineme. (\>uit 10-di\ The {'li-iinei u'if^ed ,i^ a lea^ih foi the acl th.it the j^nl li.nl i jiltt-d him ti o wa- vi in en | i\cm -> h.ud ialiwin. I)ui nii; In. 1 'n.il [the )e\oi\ii v, hieli was [ii"duccd m 1 ( 'mil !, ,u uid- li!all\ t'V[)lodc(l, tin- -shot i iiaiiowi\ e>e.iji:ni; th" judi;c {

Hoi. \k j, .\|» i[ 7 Tlif j . mini l.i)itl"(! ."»') »iilo<Mi ji;is •-oiiLn') > .if Ti'i'LM ifle. ami -»7 ! v »'ic ->iiiU'(l \oUidi\ al! el noon toi New '/a: ilaiul

\|>! ll 7 | J'li' 1 j)!,i<iiii; oi mice h.i-> to | ( limda^.u. L.iu-in^ Li eat lUmiM auu; and

M i \m <>, ,\j»il 5 A )'.[ i i, i k.u i ti.oK pLi c ,ir, ( '.iltu .i on >Sunda\, ill wliitn c'oiiuih ni'iu j>eimitred to attend, in honour ot it, bt'in^ Ea>tei. I >u t the 1 , wi'ii' - tun^U yutKiecl, Duiinn the c\< lteinent of tlic ti^lil --oiiie pei^oii*-, tiled a woixlcn h.in ic.ul*' muiouimlhi^ l,lie .uoiiii V 1 - the fl, imes bioke out tlu'ie w.t^ a tettilile Jti^h toi all means of e\it, u hen in.ui\ weiej tiampled to death. Ciowd 1^ It aped into the aiena. and wt'ie tossed and 1>) the maddened l)iilli>. Many wtie l)in ( i; helji!e^ iunund tlie aiena The numhei ot the killed wa~, IS; OS weie injiued by goring or buinniti, and ii'-iai Jy 200 otheis were injured.