CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 257, 21 April 1888, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

Lonpon, April 4. The Australian Mortgage and Land Company have declared a dividend at the rale of 20 per cent, per annum, and earned ,£32,000 to the reserve fund. The Company are offering H 0,000 3 per eont. dobentUKJs of J^\oo oauh, the minimum price heing

London. April 9. The meeting at Kunis, (Jounty Clare, at which it had been announced Michael Davitt would speak, was prevented. A large body of cavalry paraded the town throughout the day. Some of the adhcieni 1 * <>t the League, however, assembled in a store and were pioeeeding with their meeting uiu'ii Mie police, \a ho liad discovered their wheieabouts, broke into the building and freeh l)aLoned all those they ioutid inside. A seiious disturbance followed, and the militaiv having cluugod the crowd and scattered it, the hiifesat padols pursued and sabred number* ot tlie Hying leaguer^. Bv little t of a miracle no fatalities oceuned, idtbough several pel sons weie seii(>n>ly injuied.

Lovihin, April 16. Tin: lve\. Price Hughe-, the popular London preacltei, is conductinn a ciu^ade auamst the licensing clauses of tliG Local (lovemmont Bill, which piovide foi tnc administration of the licencing laws by the Uu.ii i-ouneiK :nui comjten^aiinn 101 licpn^f^ in ca^es j wliere the mmiboi 1^ lodiu-ed. Ik* le^auK the-sO a^ (he dead iu;>L |wo- j }»osals ever made, contondini; that, the) endow the ht[Uoi tiafin. with u vested intLio^t that i^ aocoidcd no othci cla->s of luisine^s. lie contends that the local option clauses are a simple mockeiy, and that the idea of yivinn coinj)enhatiun foi liconsc\ who>e existence was a piinie factor in making t,lu> coui'ti\ pool, wa^ iniijuitous. With repaid to the piopo-al to surrender to the local authorities a portion of the fees received Tiom licenses, he aigued that it would simply gi\u the tatepayeis an interest to increase the number of licenses.

Loxnov, April 16. Thedeath i> announced of Karon MoLeahy, the Guinea cxploicr and naturalist.

London Apul Id. The Minjuis of SalNbun' insists i that any further paileymg uvei the Eir\ puaii i'((ii\L'titi'>n he conducted m London Matthew Arnold, the eminent edu- ! cationalist and poet autluu, is dead, aged (i(i The -teamei Vovouba \\itb the London poitimi <>t t\\o car«ro Irom Me-Mi^eiie- Man tune Us steamer \ ana trom Au^Li.dia, | ha- been toUlij uieckrd at (miciii*), i (^annel WdiuU.' The oew wn« -a\cd, but the carconill probably be lo^t. Armed s* lonic, trom New Zealand.

I,O.\D<>>, A[)l ll lb. Lhc ''Times " this morning announce* the retain of (Jeneul Huuhmgei toi the >>oid. Donlanirer polleil one humlii'd and ninet> thousniui, whilst hi- opponent, M Foucaut, u mudeite Ropul)hc'ai!, polled ninety thousand. The election «a^ conducted in a «jmet and oideiK maunei.

London. Apnl 17. The Suuai Refineries at Barnes have been destroyed by lire, and it is e>ti mated that the damage exceeds =£00,000. Mr Gladstone, addressing a meeting at Maiylebone, said he was satisfied at the present political situotion in England, as the Tories were carrying the principle*- '-efc forth I>\ Liberals.

London, April 17. The naishiu Caroline lias ai rived from Honolulu. She reports planting the British fUg on Funning, Christmas, and Penhrvn Islands, recently annexed by (heat Britain.

Berlin, April 16. The condition of the Empeior Fredenck is worse, and on Thursday last he was almost suffocated,

Bkrijn, April 16. The Empeiov is still suffering from bronchitis, and is feverish.

Berlin, Apiil lti. The Empeior's temperature is risingHis condition is considered dangerousand bronchitis is feared. Yesterday the Emperor again took to his bed.

Beblin, April 17. | The Emperor is much worse, inflammation of the lungs having set in. He is thought to he in a very critical condition, and Prince William has been appointed lo act for him in the transaction of State business. All the membeis of the Ho\al family have assembled at Charlotlenbuig, owing to ' the serious condition of the Emperor's health. Among the masses it is ■ generally believed that no power on eartli can save the life of their beloved \ "Unzer Fiitz," and that he is slowly i but surely leachi/ig the end. This > feeling was lecently enhanced by the " appointment of a repoi ting counsellor I to Prince William— a distinction only - accorded to a crown prince. These - facts point 10 the belief that the worst • is being prepared for, and evidently ex- ' pected.

Berlin, April 17, 5.55 a.m. 3 Piince Bismarck and Prince William 5 were hastily summoned to the Em- ] peror's presence, and with the Imperial I family remaned all night alongside r His Majesty's bed The appointment c of Prince William to apt for the s Emperor has been conn>me4.

Bekun, April 16. An official bulletin states that the Emperor is experiencing bad nighty, ) with high fever and shortness of breath. It is stated unoilioially that the disease is extending down the windpipe, and that the is threatening to block the passage altogether.

Paris, April !">, IM. Floquct, addressing the Commercial Union last ni^ht, said the Republic did not require proteetois in puaeo or dictators in war.

!' vkis. April 16. CIKNKHAi, l?l)liL\M.{ Kit's victor}' in t.llC i election for i\w Nord is vegarded iv man\ quiuteis as jtrosauing violent changes m the Constitution.

Puu^, April 17. M. Jule^ Feiry, in the cour.se oi .in address delheied yebteiday, called (Jeneial Houlangoi 'i mutinous .soidici He urged that M. Floquet should assume ;i militant, attitude against, o Cir-s'aroau movement, othetwise France j would be plunged into a foieigu war. General Boulanger, addiessing the olectois of Noid, said that Franco demantis a constitutional as^emhh which should give to the ])eoi>le what had hitlieitoheen denied them, and which would make the republic ivspprtod, and mulct it, indestructible. The Chambei of Uejuitii^ ie-oj>ens on | Thuisd;^ A disturbance ausing out, of the lecon'i. ciisi^ i^ feared (ienci.d l^ouhinger iuu an insiguificiur, tollowini; in the ('hanil)er, but is the 1 allying point ot all the discontent m the eountix 'Yho I'rencli pioss agrees unanimously that it is impo^ible to deny Uoneial Pioulangcr complete victoi\ at the Xoid election. Heneial JlouSanger tlneatens to peipetuate the present agitation until lie ha« seemed the dissolution ot the I'iiambei

Komi., Apiil 16 | The King und (^uoimi of Italy hay*- 1 accepted nn invitation tiom Queon Victon.i to viml I'^ngliind, nio\ulcd polr \ tic.il matU'is pLMinit them tv leu\e Italy.

Yikw \, Apul 16 I Tin: Ku^uin^ arc making active movements all along the Western frontier, j and the Ru^ian. emis^anes are inciting lebellion in Uouinania uixl Bulgaria. | (. U\sT\NTIM»IM.i , Apiil 16. I The L*oi te is increasing ihe gani^on j on the Maeciloman fionticr, feai.^ ot a i li.sing heing entei tainod. J

Xv t u \kv>t, Apt il 17 An aijiaiian revolt which leeentlv | biokc out. (-> inci casing, .nnl scvci.il ,' niajoib and priests liavo been killed. The Koumanian teiritorial army fi.i i teinisinij with the lebek, ,ux\ I>ik i».i- ! lest i^ thicateitcd

AMH'Hi.R division oi Kus^i.m mtacttt \ \ \ia< been m'k-ied to the Au^Uain frontiei

I t'\M)\u \k, April 16. i j An .itternpl to mauler the (imcnini i [of the cit\ lia-> proved uii'succcssful, thf)u»li be only managcH to .save his life hv flight,

HoNt. Koso, Api li 16 The capital of Tonquin has been ! ilov.istated l»y a whul stonu. Ov»)r 100 people weiti killed, and theie art; 1,000 injured pei^on^ in the hospitals

C'ru'ou, April 16. ! The appeal anco of se% ui til thousand mounted Cossacks un the llalician j fioutiei lias created some alaini in this J city. The Austrian oflicials are sending the women and money into the intenoi.

('aim tow \, Apul 16. Owitm to the threatening attitude o the Damara tiibes in South "Western Africa, u body of British troops has been despatched to WallHsch Bay foi the protection of the Europeans lcsidiDg there.

•Sydnm, April 16. Furthei revelations in connection with the lecently-iepoited Corporation frauds show that one cit) Him benefited to the extent of £30,000. The frauds in which this firm was implicated extended over a poiiod of 0 years.

Syunj-.y, April 17. A shipment of horses bv the Waihora, from Auckland were submitted to auction co day. Light horses averager! ;£25, and draught horses The market was dead, and many of the horses wore passed in. Sydnm, April 17. The llabbit Confeience to-rlay resolved t<> ask the (Jovernmenf to set apait an island ofl" the cou.^t, and also a tract ol country mi.md, for the purpose ot testing the cfliciency of the labhit exteiminatiou schemes of M. J*asteur and others.

Sydkkv, April 17th. The thoroughbred horse lately purchased by Mr G. C. Stead ot Christchurch, has been shipped per Hauvoto. Gavin Gibson, a merchant, claims £] 0,000 for injuries sustained in the Windsor railway accident. Kemp and Han lan are in splendid con dition for the Sculling Championship Race on May sth. There is fair betting on the event, the odds being in favour of Hanlan Charles O'Sullivan has been acquitted of the charge oU«^ l " ianfe^ a g nter °f McLean, the Corona, Bufglar. I* will c remembered that O'Sullivan shot McLean while the latter was attempting to break into the house of his (O'Sullivan's) mother.

Melbourne, April 17. The Premier in a memorandum trusts that the Imperial Government will endeavour to induce the Chinese Government to take 1 similar measures to prevent emigration to Australia as has been taken in the case of the United States.

Desson, of London, ofl'ers to undertake an Antarctic expedition for n premium of five thousand pounds. Bnisnvxic, April 17. The victims of the Mount. Merlin tragi'ch, reported yesterday, weie first poisoned, and then buried. In addition to the cases reported, smother black woman was killed, making live deaths

in ;i!l. Buisuaxk. April 16. The manage) of the Mount Meilm siniJon, 1 1 card one nm\ is reported t.o hnvi; killed a white hoy, two black hoys, and a native girl living on the station. A lift.li, wliOhO life was also attumj>tc(l. /nana^ed to oscajm. No partieuliiis an; to hand, hut I he nintlcr is hoiiij: investigated hy (lie ]h)liqc

St. I'la'i.usniißd, Apiil 18. The Minister for Wai m.sisls on the lu'i-esßitv tor lnohili'-iiiu. 100,000 reto »in(lci«;t) aninnth\ tunning

Bi'Kl.in, April 17. (■Jornitiu holders of Ku^un stock Jmvo bent :ulvis'm] hciui-otliciull)' to sHI

I'\ris April IB M. l>eioul:ule has been le-eloeAed to the IVsiilem-y of the, French f'aliiolio i iOamie. M Flo(|uot, in tlu> com so ot recent juMrcsscv, lias strongly opposed the lloulan^jr agitation, an«l ha^ stut'jd th:it, tlio I'nsuluty oi tho Minish\ will Ih>, t«. unite t.ho (Jhnmlu'i iigiun-t Ce-aviMii. j \[ S.uh Cainot, the I 'i evident, visits j tiie South ot Fi.uice on the '.'"'Hi m^t. Houliuiuer visits the northern juo \ inees aWoiit tlio time. !

Bi uu\, Apnl 13 | Tlu' specialists ilorliito that the hm- j p(M')i\ ]uuij,s are niHanu'd. Tlio fuvei H'tunied :tl midni^liL Sir Mon'li M.icKi'ii/ic .Utnbnti> the .ihs v cs^c^ to | tbo ti.iclica. I The KnijKMor appealed at iiw lied loom v mdow twice \ e^tctd.iy, and bow ed to the crow d^ a^einbled oiitsido

M \pkih, Ajiul 18 | The Coveinment ;iir uniting tlic | Powoi-h to ;i con fere nc v, m leteienco Lo ailaiih m Moiocco, t<; ha held in May next.

JLo\nu\, Apnl 18 Mr Dillon, IM.P, Iw ani\e«l sit, Dublin, aiid has Wen admitted to bail Ho, will be tiied on llie ( .)tii M.ij for ciiniuial coi^piran.

LoM>o\, Apiil 17 Tho proposal to elect AiUialian memhei.sof the Jockey Cluh is huinj; j opposed on the ground that many J notable English sportsmen sue unuhle j to secure election.

Sydvk\, A{)iil 18 i A \aluable discoven of lead iT\stab is imported iiom the Mudgci 1 district The ci\ stills aie fuuiul on the surface, ;in<l M)im> Hi the specimens u'ivu ->00/^ of ->;|\ et to the ton.

S\ i>\i \, Apul 18. A mlnci lode- has tioeii di\eo\ ered (it Kheitiue, ne.ir Teiitei field, which is Melding fioni I Co/-, to K4oo/« to the ton.

S\ us i-\, Aptil 18, The Urn eminent h.ive piacticully iiirit'cil to the leque^r of the Kahhit Coiifcieiice, to set a^ule an inland oil the cou-t and a tuict of country inland, foi the puipcc of teeing the muious method-. h>i extuiniinution M. la->-- ! teui is tii^ent has boon licenced to mtro- ' dive nuciobes into the colony, <md hteps a\ ill he at once tuk'Mi to fence a thousand acie^ inland for tho pui po^u of expernnentinu vMth the nuoobes. Ts\o stiition-lioidei^ liave ollbu'd to place their vnns at the di'-po^al oi M. Lois tor thLs puijio^e.

Sndm>, Aj>i ll 18 In ihe House thi^ ail ci noon (he Column! Tiea.su icr stated that, the { Jovei UUirnfc had not intended Moating Ihe now loan till Juno next. hut. in consequence of ilie improvement in AusUidian stock, thu of .Mr (Jo'-chens conveision scheme, Uie jiossihilits of complications arising through a Ivuopean wai, and the piospectot the (Government requirinii; larsze sums for public works, the picscut time was thought- favomable to) floating (he loan.

S1!S 1 ! d\i\. Apiil 18. Yeiteh, a mine manager .'it Dubbo, has been sentenced to monthV imjn imminent for manslaughter, for ihfi death of a miner who was killed through defects in a mine of which Veileh was manager. Veitcli neglected to remedy the defects upon receiving notification from the Inspector of Mines.

Mllboukn'l, April 18. The amount sanctioned by the Government for war material is for the last two years' supplies, and not for fresh 01 dew.

Mku'.oukm 1 ,, April 18. The severest panic in silvoi stock since the recent boom commenced is now being expei ienced. The higher priced shares of the several Broken Hill companies have suffered most, but all stocks show a very heavy decline. The shrinkage of stock at the Old Exchange alone amounts to a quarter of a million.

Mklbouknk, April 18. At the Conference of the Eaihvay Labourers' Association to - day, the balance-sheet showed a credit balance of -£11,000.

Brisbane, April 18. The miners on the Croydon gold field have decidee to eject the Chinese from the field unless the Government take stops to dispersd them within fourteen days. Sydney, April 19. An outbreak of phylloxera is reported from the Seven Hills district, near Paramatta.

Bkklin, April 17. An oilicial bulletin announces that, the general condition of the Emperor is satisfactory. The fever is abating and the danger of pneumonia is lessening.

Br.KUN, April 17. The Kinnerov is slightly improved and it is believed that his recent illness wns the result of on abscess m the trachea

Ni.u York, Aptil 18. Thk Aineicm, (lovfti-mnont claim Christmas Island, :m«l protest against its iinnexation by Fiii^land.

London, April 18. ' It ib positively asserted that Ad" mil :» 1 Tryon ussumes command of the Naval Reserve.

London', April 18. The giin^ of 11. M.5. Orlando, which 7'chrves 11. M.W. Nelson on the Australian station, have passed Uuough a .succositul test.

Bkki.in, ApiU 17. The dispute over tho betrothal of I 'unco Alexander U> the Princess Victoria has emiuLteied Uio (ienuans asiaiiist. England

London, April 17. Mr .1. Dillon, M.l', foi Mayo, luw given hinisclt up to the police and lvx Ibcen sout to Hioghetla.

Lomha, Apiil 17. The. wool sales arc limk, but pi ices arc slightly lowei. Vimm for ciosshred havejiowevn, fully leooveral. !

London, Apiil 17. At the wool .-.ale-, to-day, 14,000 | hall'" wcio sold. One hundied and | t.wonty nine thousand bales have been sold bin ce the opening ot the seiies, and nine ihotift.tnd bales have been withdi.uvn.

London, Api il 17. The Now South Wales loan is ([noted at a premium of -■'X London, Apiil 18. Tlio "Standard considers the ul.ioins; of iSew South Wales' loan impnuL'ut, and status th.it e\en if the colony is piospeious it will mciease her lnudcn of deUt and drain her resouiceh. Now South Wales' thioe per cents, have fallen 30s.

Lov don, April 17. The Hon. Sidney Herbert, M. P. for Ciw.don, who leprehents the Colonial Oftico in the House of Commons, denies that ;my concession of tenitory in New Guinea Jui.s been nuulc to Captain Strachan, the exploier Captain Stnichiin'a chum, the lion sa)^, lia^ been referiod to Dr. Mc(lie^oj.

!,o\ don, Apiil 18. Loitl kmisfoicl icteis all ii[Miiic:«int& tui luml in Kew (Juincato the Queensland Uo\fi ninent

Lo\im\, April 17 Mini} 1 lmmutaeUiruib of machinery who intended to exhibit at the Melbourne Exhibition now threaten to withdraw, owing to the delay m allotting .space for the exhibits.

London, April 17. Loul KiiMtslot'l, Secrotaiy of State toi the Colonies., luu> »i\en his consent to the amendment suggested by the (^ueon^laml (-lovoiMiuent in the constitution of Now (iuinea, and a {»oclamation iiivint> ellect to the amendment will be ga/.ettod.

; London, April 17. j The Pi nee of Wales has wnttcn to the Melbourne Committee avlio ueie collect m:: funds for the Impoual Institute thanking them fen the sum of .£.'», 300 wlik It has been foiwiudud.

I Pun-., April 18. The Uoulangct excitement is in creasing, and extensive piecaution^ aic bem^ taken io present «>n outbreak. On Tliiusdiu the (lovennneut will be quchtiMiied in the ( 'hambet of Deputies with K'feienee to the steps taken to prevent the inle of bVnnee pasbiug niio the hands of a l)ietaloi\

Sydnta, April 19. There is giout excitement in the tlundo^ai district, over the repotted discovery of a goUl-hoaun^ reef of extjaordiiian- value in vicinity. The exact locality of the discovciy ha.-> not been allowed to ti .'inspire.

Sydxky, April 19. The Government ha\e purchased nineteen tiyclro pneumatic biTCoh-load-itig guns at a oosu ot slightly over sixty thousand pounds.

Sydnky. April 19. The fall on the Stock Exchange in silver shares is estimated at seven hundred and ten thousand (jouiuU.

8^ dnia, April 10. AI, the Hah bit Conscience now sitting hero, a discussion has taken' place on the disease which lias appeared among Now Zealand rabbits, and which hub been confounded with chicken choleui. Lt was resolved to obtain all possible inhumation on tiie subject.

Sydney, April 19, H.M.S. Hari'ior has been purchased by the London Missionary Socioty for New Guinea work. Svdnky, April 19. Kroken Hill shaies are quoted here at £810.

Melboubnk, April 19. Broken Hill shares are £228. AdbliUdk, Apvil 19. Broken Hill shares are £27£ to £268. MKL-BOiniNK, April 19. j Eighteen football clubs have forced \ a Rugby Union.

Mei.houknk, April 19. Mr Phil Robinson, the war correspondent, who has been engaged for a 'colonial lecturing 1 tour, has arrived here.

Meluoubnk, April 19. The a.*. Orizaba has beaten the record between England and Auhtialia having accomplished the passage ivoxn land to land in thirty-two clays ahd three hours.

MianoußNE, April 19. Wheat,, quiet, 3s scl ; Hour, dull, C 7 10a 5 sfcono mado oats, 2s lOid; English barley, 5.s 2d ; (Jape, 2s 9d ; bmn, lid ; New Zealand oats, '2a lid to 2s 2d in bond ; maize, 3s 3d ; Adelaide wheat, firm, 3s 3d ; shippiny paieeln bian, 9d ; jjollard, lOd.

Hoiivrt, April 19The s.s. Kaikoura arrived lasfc evening. She experienced severe gales after passing the Cape. She has one bundled and forty passengers for Austmliii and New Zealand, including the Knglibh footballers. Sir Thos. Brady, of the liisli Fisheries Commission, is also a passenger, and brings with him four hundred thousand salmon ova for Tasmania in good condition. She leaves early Ibis morning for New Zealand.