LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 256, 18 April 1888, Page 4

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

London, April 15. The New Zealand Loan and Meicantile Agency Company have decided to increase their capital by a million, aud half the amount is now being issued.

London, April 14. Thl Rugby Union will extend it s patronage to the New Zealand native football team playing in England next autumn.

Lo\uu\, Apiil R Some Midlothian Unionists having invited Mr Gladstone to unambiguously icpudiate boycotting and organised resistance of authority, iMr Gladstone declared that the disorder in Ireland was the result of the action of the Executive in harshly enforcing insidious laws in that country, and illegal assaults by the police upon the people. Mr Gladstone denies that he favours separation.

London, April 14. A deputation from the Associated Chambers of Commerce has intei\iewed Mr Cecil liaikes, Po&tnuisterUcneial, requesting a i eduction in colonial postages, and mgiug that a poition of mail steamers*' subsidies should be defrayed from the defence estimates. Mr Kaikes, in reply, said whilst foreign Poweis were willing to sacrifice their postal revenue in order to extend their tiade, British trade and commeice did not require such support. Howevei, he hoped that he would shortly be prepared to recommend a reduction in postage rates on Australian seaborne mails.

la)M>o\, .April 14. Sir J. B. Tui'itsrox has been ap pointed Consul-General of the Western Pacific.

St. Petei^bukg, April 11. The Panslavisl party tire allowing great activity in Bulgaria and Koumelia. It is expected that their intriguing will result in revolution.

St. Pltlksuuuj, April 14. Two ihousaud Jews have beeu expelled from Odessa, Southern .Russia.

Paris, April 14. "The Kepublique Franeais" demands that the Legislature should protect the Kepublio against the action of General tfoulanger, whose recent actions are regarded as a menace,

Bkklin, April 13th. It is believed that the malady from which the Emperor Frederick is suffering has now attacked the trachea, and that another tube has been inserted.

Beklin, April 15. The condition of the Emperor's health is causing much alarm. His illness is expected to reach a serious crisis within six weeks.

Bkussels, April 14. The Government propose to spend twenty-live million francs in Belgium ou frontier defences.

Sydney, April 16. The prospectus of the Broken Hill Marototo Silver and Gold Company lias been issued with a capital of £85,000, the object being to purchase and work a bloujc near Hikutaia. New Zealand.