CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

Lojndon May 9. i\lii (jllm^tonk, replying to an address of sympathy from throe thotwmdscveti hundred Nonconformist ministers, said he had received a silk badge trom Australia, bearing the words " Uemeinbci Mitchelstown," which bhou ands woie there. He further stated that he was prepared personally to vindicate the Flan of Campaign, and that he considered the Government to be tho authors of it. London, May 9. The Antwerp wool auctions opened yestciday with great animation. Tho prices show an advance of five centimes on the eloping tales in January. Of tho 18,400 bales available, 350 aie trom Austialia. London, May 9. A dm (jtvtion ot member* of Pailiament wailed on the Lion. E. Stanhope, Secietaiy of State tor War, and in god lliat tho country should be placed in a pi oner .state of dutence. AJr Stanhope, in icply, .said that tho country had confidence in Lord WolmcJon and Major-Coneral Sir Kedvcis Bullcr, who weto paying close attention to the matter. A sullicicnt .sum liar I. he said, becg placed on ihe Estimates to can n out the dcioncc of polls and coaliny stations. The defence of the leading mcicantilc poi ts was almost complete .\s intended, and ho thought an attack on London by mems ot the Tliamcs wa 1 - im possible. The .si-home foi mobilising the aimy was being proceeded vith, and ia[)idly appio.iclunt; completion. It would, ho said, gicatly depend on the j»atiiotisin and intelligence ot I lie Aoluntceis if theii munhcis weio adequate, and the only flis- ! advantage under which they would suflci would be fiom incomplete ]>reparation. The ilon.i Ion. Mv Stanhope, replying 1o the deputation fiotn the membeisot Parliament, .said there was no occasion for a panic in connection with Ihe defence oi the Bntish coaling station^, but it was urgent that immediate action should be taken in the niattei. Ho admitted that it was possible to accelerate the pi ogress of defence, and admitted iM\ as nece^.iry to inn case the g.uii'-on coin-- stationed at tho coaling .->l,ition->, and tor the pmpose a tlindaimy coipsis ijt-mo c.iuanised.

London, May 10. A i.\u.i Meet u ill assemble a( Plymouth to vclcbinlc the in ecu ten. uy of the defeat of the Spanish Aimada. The Sultan'^ acceptance of the .Sue/. Canal C'omenlion i> expected immediately The "Tunes" i-tatc^ that the Sugar Bounties Tieaty will be signed in July. The Bank i.itc i- thiee [)cv cent. The Rioht JLon. Mi (ioschen, Chancellor o! the Kvchequet', i- emleavoniiny to meet; the Fieneh ob|eetions to the bottled wine t.i\ piopo^od in his I J\iHj^"ct. ••.Si. .Jamo-i'-i (!.i/ette ' complain'- o\ the cxtiaonlm.uy length ol the Russian na\al toiee> in tlie I'acilie, and declare^ thai in (he e\cnt ot an rnji'ijiemcnt belween none! id- of Kn^l.uul and ilu-.sia only a ninaele would i>ie\cnt the defeat of the China Squadion

Lovi>o>. M;ij 10. In the addiess ionvaided by thi' Nonconformist clergymen to Mi Gladstone the) expio-s ;=n mp.itliy iv)!h him, and confidence m lhe])olicvhe was following. They condemn ihe policy" of the (.Itnevnmcnt in treating political oH'cMidei-i a-> felons, and expiess a hope that the legitimate national aspirations ot the Irish people will be achieved. Mr Gladstone thanked them for (heir kind s)mpath\, and said the member- of the Opposition had given the ('O\ eminent eveiv assistance in expediting the business of the session. The aHaii-, in lrela?id avpio matters of gie.U. moment, and demanded ■settlement, and he was pre| aied at the right time to take action in insisting that they should icceivc attention He hoped that, the popular opinion would soon ilennml .» change in the adininihtiation of h eland.

London \!«iy 10. Mi \\ . 11. Smith ha 1 - notice in the IIoum: of Commons of a icsolutiou as (bo lum's of a Hill to pi oxide funds toi the equipment ot an auviharv S.'jlUl'll'Oll. London, May 10. \o selection has been irade iiom the applicants foi the position of duet Co'umissionei ot llie jNew Ziulai.d Railways Iloaul. The ;i]ipoiutimuiL \\ ill lie made piivaiel} . London, M,i\ 10. The Ijix'al ( o)\ I'liimeiit. i>oaid h,i\e granted assistance to the Bo.nd o ({uaidi.ms ot the Ish- of 'L'hanet for tin* puiposeof enahlmi; tixMn to emi^iuie [)aui>ei.s to the colonies. London, Way 10. Sii I^. 1). l>oll h.is submitted to (ho Agents-iJeneial a Duiit. ]>ill deabiii; with unclaimed dividends on eoloni il stocks. The Hill provides for the transfer to colonial revenue ot unclaimed stocks and dhidends after a pen'od of ten } eart>, subjeel to the rights ot claimants. London, May 11. ttuuar . Seven thousan 1 packets of blown Queensland syiups have been .old at lL>«Hie total (jiiantitv of wheat, and flour afloat lor the United Kingdom is 2,.°)20,000 quaiters; for the Continent, 1-20,000 quaiters. American visible aupnly ol wheat is ."U, 000,000 bushels. The weekly returns of the Hank of England, published to day, show the total lesorve in notes and bullion to be £1 1,200,000, and the proportion of leserve to liabilities ."IG per cent. An Adelaide wheat cargo on the spot has boon sold at 3-")s Gd ; off coast cargo in iron bottom, 3i)s Gd. The market is firm. l (1 lour is quoted at 2ls ; tin, £7d 10s.

London, Ma> 10. The Irish Bishops have notified their intention of adhering to the decree issued by His Holiness. Duumn, May 10. Tim: nuMiibort. of the National League ar® an^ry m ibh Mr I'di noil lor hib dibavowal o"Iho Plan of Campaign. 1-Jkiu.i.n, May 10. The ''KrouzZeitivng/' in officially denying Prince Bismarck's peaceful prerlic-

tions, says it must now be evident that Europe is an immense volcano, and that its outbreak is inevitable. Sofia, May 10. Prince Ferdinand, in addressing the Tirnova Regiment, said he was prepared to repeat the oath, and become a Bulgarian. The achievement of the independence of Bulgaria would to him be a sacred task, and lie was ready to sacrifice his life in securing it. Lisbon, May 10. The tieaty concluded between China and Portugal cedes to the latter country the perpetual possession of Macao, a. Portuguese settlement on an island in the I Jay of Canton. Constantinople, May 10. The Council of Ministers have approve 1 of the Suez Canal Convention which had been submitted to the Sultan. Constantino! 1],!,,1 ],!,, May 10. Tin, stiaincd relations, that have been exist- ! ing between Turkey and (Jrceec regarding Macedonia, have been somewhat relaxed, owing to the eflorts ot Sir William Arthur Whito, 0 C.M.U., C.8., the British Ambassador. Wamum.tox, May 10. The United States Senate has ratified the treaty with China excluding Chinese labouicih fioni the States for a fixed term of yeais Ottaw a, May 10. The prospects of the Canadian wheat harvest are excellent, and it is expected that the yield will largely exceed the demand. Svdnlv, May 10. The apparent drooping of the silver boom lias caused an increased amount of interest in golf I sluues, and a boom in this stock is anticipated. Mr J. R. Dickson, Colonial Treasurer in the late <!o\ eminent, ha-* been defeated for Enoggcia. Sydney, May 10. A largo number of foiged t's notes on (he Austialmn .Joint Stock Bank are in en cul.ition in the cit\. A man named Mcfiiegor has been auested on a charge of fotg ing and uttering them. The notes are m. a vels of penmanship. The Hon. Francis Abigail, Minister of Lands, has >cnfc a cable to jl. Pasteurasking the term*' on which his rcpiesentative would bo permitted to instruct the authorities hero a& to the cultivation of the virus of the Cumberland disease. It is estimated that it the vim- is suecefc-.ful some 300,000 sheep w Inch die annually from the disease could bo saved. Syonh, May 11. Arrived : Lubeck, from Tonga. The latest news from there reports everything quiet. The receipt of the information of the death of the late Empoioi of Germany caused great excitement. King Geoige ordered all the Government officials to wear mourning. A great feast was held by the lutivo 1 . S\ dney, May 11. The eighteenth clause of the Land Bill? \\ Inch givet> powei to Government to fix rents without appeal, has been under dis-eu.-->ion for the Uv-t three days. An amendment to make the rents subject to the Land Court was negatived by 47 to 14. Another amendment of nearly the *arne eftecb has been {jiven notice of in oidcr to further test the fcelinn; of Parliament on the matter. A you tli named Boithwick, belonging to the Auckland \ cssel Jessie, was accidentally di owned in the harbour to-day. A w oman named Park, who i< said to ha\e been of unsound mind, threw herself in liout of an approaching engine on the 'Southern Line ot lailway to-day, and was hteially cut to pieces Sydney, May 12. The annual report of the Australian Mutual Pi evident Association shows tii.it the profit-, for the year amount to The amount ii^mcd .£3,156,000, and 9,000 arc canied to the re.sene fund. The directors recommend the establishment of an Ofliecrs' Provident Fund, to which officers should (onliibute '2\ ]>cr cent, of their salary >Ci»ily, the Society giving as .i nucleus to the fund.

Sydxey, May 12. The collection of pictures for the Melbourne Exhibition consists of 150 oil paintings, 100 water-colours, and :'OO engiavings. Mr J. E. Boehm, sculptor, will send splendid specimens of bronze and marble statues, and Mr K. Loni; liis picture of " Pharaoh's Daughter." His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales inspected the collection of pictwei intended for the Melbourne Exhibition before they were packed, and expressed himself highly pleased at the excellence of the collection. A large painting of "Mount Cook, New Zealand, will be sent to the Exhibition.

JUllp.ouknl, May 10. Captain Whitney, who had been endcavouting Lo ai range with the New South Wales Government for the establishment of a federated caitiidge factory in Australia, having tailed to come to any satisfactory agreement, ib now making inquiries hci c as to the support ho if- likely to receive horn the Victorian Government. The Victorian Government have arranged foi a parcels post to Continental cities by Hie German Lloyds' lino of steamers. A £oodb train this afternoon ran into a tcmpoiavy siding on the new line, near Kotunga, and collided with a number of coal trucks and wrecked a building which was built over the line. Four waggons weie thrown off the rails, and the men on them had a miraculous escape.

Mui/boukxl, May 10. Me Irving, of San Francisco, has written to the (iovernment stating that he has discovered a method of exterminating rabbits by means of inoculation.

MiiLBouKXK, May 11. It is probable that the opening of the Exhibition Avill be delayed until October. Efforts are being made to have the armaments ot all nations represented. The Indian, China, and Japan Governments have already promised to send exhibits.

Mklt.ourne, May 11, The body of a man named Brightwell has been found on the Sandhurst line with the hoad cut ofi", and otherwise mutilated.