LATEST. CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 4

LATEST. CABLEGRAMS.

« London, May 11, Til k " Daily Telegraph," in the course of an article on the defences of Great Britain, states that the army is ondangored through not being armed with better weapons. It mentions thut the weapons now in use are the worst in the world, and not the modern breechloader. It asserts that all along the line of coastal defence the warships aie practically without guns and ammunition, and the equipment is both dc- ; iicient and defective.

London, May 11. The Imperial Defence Dill, which lias jusi been circulated, provides foi ' the lalific.ition of tho agreement decided at the Colonial (Jonfeience between tho (Colonial Governments and the Imperial (government concerning AusliaU-uan naval defences. Tho authorities intend expending the sum of />'f>,ooo in building and arming a squadron for Australian watei\ the eo'onies lepaying the amount at the end of twelve ycaib with •'> pei cent, interest. rl"licr I"lic i>ill piovidcs also ioi expending tlie sum of 000,000 foi the defonce of ports and coaling 1 stations, the interest on which will he : payahle out of the Sue/ Canal dividends.

London, May 11, , I\ tlio House of Common* Loid (!. Kmncis iliunilfcon, Fust Loicl of the Admiialty, slated that the Iviissian in the Pacific w:h far mtciuu ,i> u\u,.u ds munln-rs and strong h i<» lli.it of the Ch/Jicso N(|uadion .ilone, and that the coiuiuandci of the hittri was pel feet!) as to the sticn^ili of his licet

LoMKIN, M.l\ LI Captain Atwell I*. j\l. Lake, ioinieiU ol II Ms. Nelson, has been appointed Connnaiiilei of the new flagship ()i lamlo.

Lomhix, Ma\ 11. Mi Matthew Wilson is <j,a/ettc<l an unollicial member ot the Count ll of h|i.

Lo\im>\, Ma) LI. Ml ll;uno Tiiomw 10ft, sculptor, has boon ck'cte<l .1 lioy.tl A< .uleinici.ui.

|,u\ix>\, May 11. Ilishop Kenniuii lias declined the lii^hopuc of <!lni-.t(.lmich 111 1 is ir]ioitul r 111 1 a t. Sii W I- 1) • lenoi.-, (iou'inoj (-f New Xc.ilainl, is hk(l) to 1)0 ie-.'ij>point('il loi anothci temi.

I Lomkin, y\:\s 11 Mi -I i)ill<m, M Y. lor Jlajo, has been sentenced Id.my months' impiwmnii'iir, with liard l.thour, on a rlmi^o ol Inning iulvocateil Iho " Plan nt (\mip,u\ m " in ;i<l<liessing ;t nieeLiiiii, at Duiidaik, County Loutli. Mr Diilon gave j notice of .q>})cal. j

London, May 12 ' Two thousand cases ot kauri gum wore oflemi tor sale to day SOO won 1 sold at u decline of 5b on piuvious ([notation^. Theic is n nioduiati 1 demand uw l.ihhit skins. (iood ijualidL^ lm\o loalised full imcos. 'J'ni is ((iioLcd at ,£SI UK Kew Zealand .") pel cunts, aic 10."), and inscnbed 97.

London, May l-\ The bounties piotouilha^ been signed. The homily (icloiMle* h.ivu a^iueil (o (halt, a ti city to -.uhniil to the vaiious Puuuis einhoil^mp, thoii vicw^ The ticatv lie sinned on Aui;n^t 111.

li(.M»>\, M.i) 12. In the House oi Loids t.iie Miinjiu^ ot Sahsbuiy, in speaking on the <{iiestion of the defences of the country, consul i'il Loid Wol.seley lot 1 the .speecms ho linil (Inli/uu'il on the tirm\ , and which \\eio iikoly to have caused a panic. Tho "Times" ondoiscs tlio L'lenuerb remaik^. Jt i.s stated that the lelations hefcuecn \jdhl Wal-eley and the Duke ot Cunlnid^e and Mr X Stanhope, Societal y of Wai, aie senously stiained.

I>i kijn, May 11. Thfj uiiiniairo o\ I'iinco Henry of Prussia to I'iiiiccs licnc ot flc.^sc is fixed foi t.lic 2 Hh mt.l.

I 15i.ki.in, May 11. i »Sii iMoiell McKcii/io states that the Kni])i;n>rs tin out i^ slowly improving, uiitl tint ihr u'soph.igus 1^ not; iiflcctcd.

Cvi;n,, May 11. Ska krk fi^hhui; has taken place on the Afghan hontier between the Ameer's , Lroojis and the rebels. The Ameer restrained the Aluu ashed tube from .seeking Russian protection, and'' (Jeueial Alikanhofl has been despatched to assist the Ahai ashed*. Tlio Ameer's tioops have severely dele.iU'd the tube who levoltcd in fiiAom of Russia. The tiibc was located between Penjdeh and Herat.

Umi!<, May 11. ihs Hoi, inks* llio Pope objects to l\lr Panic] i's remarks on the decioo, and states that, it, is his duty to the Church ; to Wai n tho jteoplo of the iimnoral methods ado])tod by the National , FiOa^uu in defianct! of tho law. i Tho (h'Cioo will bu icad a second i time in tho J 1 ish chinches on Sunday. j Aichbishop Walsh, of Dublin, denies < that tho decioe issued by the Pope will < injuie tho National mpvemeut. J '

Komi-;, JMay U. The Pcpo has directed Cardinal Monaco to iminire into the practices of the National League, as to whether [ they arc pontrary fco religion and j morality. s

St. Petersburg, May 11. During a military review at Zarskoeselo, a town ] 7 miles south of here, Lieutenant Tiraiopriff fired a revolver at the Czar, but the shot did not take effect. The lieutenant was immediately arrested.

St. Pi'TTKiwimiu:, May 11. The " Novosti " states that England's warlike intentions are evidently intended to enable hot to take part in a struggle should it arise, and are evidence that she continues to pursue manifestly an aggressive policy.

1 Itio \>\. .Jankijio, May Jl. TJic Chamber of Deputies have passed resolutions in favour of the immediate and unconditional abolition of slavery.