CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 283, 21 July 1888, Page 6

CABLE GRAMS.

Lcnpox, June 29bh. One hundred and fifty Bishops wore present at the opening ot the Van -Anglican Uoniorencc ab Lambelh Palace.

Lo\j)ox, June 29. The Court ol Queen's Bench has decided tlmO public meetings in Trafalgar Square arc illegal.

London, June 30. L\ f Uie House of Lords to-day, Loid Wolfeeley declared that it would be the easiest pobfeible thing for France to collect a him- j dred thousand men, with three hundred guns, and in one night felnp the force at any 6l the ports of Fiance, and transfer the troops to England, with the object ot capturing London. Lord Wolseloy hns also condemned the wildly misleading statements recently made by Lord (> eoi.se Hamilton in thu course of his denial of Lord Wolscley's previous utterances on the subject. Lord Sali&buTy said that a surprise invasion of the natuie indicated by Lord Wol&clcy was impossible. The statements referred to by Lord Wolseley, made by Lord (ieo. Hamilton, were made on the (strength of infotmation furnished to the latter by the Tranhpoi b Department. Lot d Wolseley's ioarb, he takl, were ridiculed by the experts at the Admiralty, and it would be more becoming on the pait of the noble lord to guide, rather than chabti.se, the (!o\e nment. The Duke of Cambridge cxptebsed the opinion that there \\ ah no immediate clangei to be fcaied in the direction indicated by Loid Wolselcy.

Lon'i>o:n, .June 30. Si'U'ihoations have been issued hikl tenders in\iLecl for Oho construction of lh« Australasian Squadron. The details ot the specifications ha\e not been allowed to traiibpire. While torpedo practice was on upon the warship Seveine, one missile was accidentally discharge.!, and the Admiral's yacht neaily sunk. The Berlin conespondent of the "Times " states that a largo \ote has been placed on the I'iussian estimates in aid of Xeuinegcr'b Antarct ic expedition. I>ord Knutsford is'awaitiny; detailed desjlatches regarding the conclusion arrived at by the Chinese Conference held in Sydney before submitting their proposals to the Cabinet.

London. June 30. Messrs ('. A. (Jonybearc, jM.J'. ior ('ambome, and JSaunders, Home Ruler and ex- member foi Hull, addierfscd a meeting of 3,000 Socialists in Trafalgar Square 10-day. The police inlerlerecl with Uie ineetino, and a sharp hLruggle ensued. Several arlests were made.

London, June 30. Stlvkim: at Hampbtctul, Mr Gladstone said tlnib the feelings urou&cd by the lii&h conflict ically governed and decided questions which were purely English. The (Jovernmonb had promised Ireland local government to prevontcoercion . The House ot Commons \\arf not aware of the doings of the magi.stratesand county judges in Ireland, who were dependent on Government favours and who punifchedoftendei'.s beyond their juiife diction and without evidence. If the judges, jinies and House of Commons, intervened at their pleasure, coercion would crush combination bub not consphacy, the foimei being the sole defence ol the weak against the strong.

Lo>don, June 50. The election for the Isle of Thanet scat in the House of Common*, rendered vacant by the death of the Right Hon. Colonel Iving-Havman, resulted in the return of the Right Hon. James Lowther, foimcrly Chief .Secretary for li eland in Lord Beacoiifctield'i - Administration in 1880. Mr Lowther i-ecurcd 3,a47 votes, while his opponent, JNlr Knatchbull - HuggeSbCn, a Gladstonian, polled 2,889. The surplus of C70,00l) of the Women-, Jubilee Offering has been applied to the Queen's Fund for nursing the London poor. The death is announced of Lord Wolvcrton. The rates of postage on colonial parcels ha\e been reduced 25 per cent.

London, July 1. Tin, "Financial Newc,"' in an article on the result of the Hoatinjf of the Queensland loan, feays the colony ought not to ha\c been allowed to borrow at M per c^nt., and investors would probably burn their lingers. Tenders for (.he Queensland three and ahalf per cent loan, oi a million mid a-hali wore opened to-day. The total amount subscribed was €o,Li>L>,ooo. The minimum Has fi\cd at £04, and tenderers at C!) 4 16b (id will lccfci^e 47 per cent. The average ib X',)s 2b 9d.

London, July 3. Mr Balfour has promised to introduce measures for the purpo&c of encouraging the fishing industry and promoting lailway extension in Ireland.

J,omx>:\, July 3. Mrs (Jojidon Bailuo, who has re cently been concerning herself regarding the emigration of crofters, has> along with her hufeband, being committed for trial on a charge- of having dehauded several tradesmen in London.

Loxdoa, July 3. A charter has been granted to the Imperial Institute. The amount subscribed in aid ol the institution amounts to £310,000, exclushe of the sum collected in India. A tender ha« been accepted ior the erection of the main buildih-qr, the price being -£143,000. In the libel action, Wood, the jockey, versus the Lieenbcd Victuallers' (iaze-bte, which accused the plainlitl ot pulling in <i race, a a erdiet \va^ returned in favour of x plain till with a I'arthiug damages.

LovdOiN, July 3. The lii.il of ill- OBrien, M.P., fell through in consequence of the depositions taken in the lower Court having been stolen. The Court ordered that the case should be reheard.

London, July 4. Earl Spencer, replying- to Lord Camper" down in the House of Lords, said lie re" garded the existence of the National League interfering as it did between landlord and tenant, as an unhoalfchy sign, and disapproved of some of the League's acts, bub considered it was perfectly a legal society, and believed it possessed the sympathy ot the mass o£ the people. It was unfair to accuse the League generally on account of the utterances or individual members belonging to iO.

London, J uly 4. The libol action of O'Donnoll versus the "Times" is still proceeding. The plaintiff's case closed to-day. O'JDonnell was not examinsd. Tho counsel for the "Times" contends thai the strictures oi the paper did not apply to O'Donnell.

London, July 4. In the Houfcc of Lords Earl Camperdown alleged that there was strong evidence to connect the National League -with the outrages which at various times had occuned in Ireland. Earl Spencer denied that the League was directly connected with ciimo. Loid Salifabnry accused the Liberals ot accepting the support of thoFe to whom crime at any rate was hot odious.

Londo.n', July 1. Three hundred delegates aie attending \,]\o sittings of the Pan-Presbytoria ll Council.

London', July 5. Wool.— The tales progress steadily : coarse crossbred has declined Id per lb since the opening of the sales; up Lo date 77,000 bales have been s>old. Wheat and Flour. — Market lias been lower since we last telegraphed, but has recovered. The weather is unsettled. Frozen Meals. — Market steady. C.mteibury mutton is worth 37 eighths of penny por lb, equal to four and iive-cighthb of penny. Wellington mutton is worth 36-eighths of a penny per lb, equal to 4W. Now Zealand lambs arc worth, per carcane, 48 eighths of a penny per lb (od). New Zealand hemp : Medium is woith 188 half-crowns per ton (£23 10s).

/ Loxnox, July 5. Sir K. E. 'Webster, counsel fo»- the defondants in the "Times' 1 libel action, has J produced u number of letteib inn porting to have been written by Messin i'arnell, Egan, and "Byrne. In writing to Egan, Parnell, while confined in Kilmainham (Jaol, reproached him for hesitancy utter promising to make iv " hot for old Buckshot For^fccr. ' Another letter was produced in which Byrne admitted that I'arnell gave ClOO when leaving London. Before witnesses tor the defence weie called, Lord Coleridge ruled that there was no case to go to the juiy. O'Donnell had withdrawn his ca&e as ba&ed on general libel, and had proceeded with libels ie ferring to himself personally. Loid Coleridge denounced the gio-.s iniustice of O'Donnell's tactics against the "Times" and the farnellite party. Thcjuiy letiuned a verdict for the detendant, with eo^ts, adding that the criticisms of the paper were ju&bitiecl by the evidence. O'Donnell called four witnesses, but their evidence was immaterial. Sir 1(. E. Web&ber, in hit- speecli foi the defence, challenged the I'ainell jjarty to bring an action against the " Times."' The reading of the various letters caused a profound sensation.

London, July 5. The peers belonging to the Liberal Unionist party have held a meeting, at which it was decided to strengthen the hands of the Government. Keid's " Biography of the Late Mr W. E. Forster " has ju^t been published. It includes private letters from Mr Gladstone denouncing l'arnellibin.

Loxlkln, July 5. The libel action brought by Mi 1 Hugh Watt, M.P. for (Ua.sgow, again&t Dr. Cameron, who, it was alleged, published an article in the (Jlasqow " i\laii " characlerisiug a lecture delivered by JVIr Watt on the Northern Territory of Australia a^ a plagiarism of Mr Dominic Dal} & book, was heaul to-day, when a verdict wab icturned for the defendant. Mr Bcilfoui's Bill, pioposing to devote a bum of £300,000 for diuiuing riverc, landh, and bwampfe in Ireland has been read a first time.

LuM)un t , July 6 The Rouse of LouK has apreed to an amendment in the Liability of Tnifcteeo Bill, allowing tunds to be imested in colonial slocks "\\ lien 4 per cents, arc quoted at 105, and otheib at equivalent prices. DuisLJX, June 30. Mr Fitz»eiald has been elected jSI.J'. fo, Lon&foid South \ iee^Slr Lawienct, Connolly National ibt, resigned.

Dur.i.ix, -July 1. The Irish Bishops uru;e thai power should be given to the Courts to lehbcn or cancel arrears of rent.

Pvnis, June 30. The Ficncli hanks assisted to float the Panama Canal Lottery Loan.

P.vRH, July 3. A Fjti.Miii expedition is being despatched to the icliet ot H. M. SUmloy.

I'AKih, July 4. Coi xt Paul Vamli, writing in " Nouvellc Revue, ' stales thai Bismarck has assured Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier, thai in the event ol a war in which ( lonnany proved victoiioub she would nob bedefchous of adding to her teriitory, but ho believed the disappearance of France as a great power would secure peace for many years. The writer also asserts that 6 treaty has been concluded with King Leopold, of Belgium, b.y which, in such event, Belgium will receive French Flanders, while Germany obtains an equivalent in the shape ot the Dutch poits, but he does not mention what consideration Holland is to obtain.

Beui/in, June 30. Pkimt, BihM \K<'ic contemplates taking aprolonged holiday.

iimy 6. Bismarck has staled privately that the l^inpeior William desires Lo maintain peace compatible A\ith the honour and dignity and interests of the Empire, and that the Empo or has solicited his support to this cud, which he has promised. Bismarck has expressed the opinion that the only cause lor European anxiety is the excitability of the French. He believes that an immediate change of Ministry in France is not probable.

Berlin, July 3. Hcrr yon Aclienback, who recently succeeded Her yon Pubtkammer as Vice I 'resident of the Council and Minister ol the Interior, has losigned. Hen 1 JL<\irth has been appointed to the vacancy.

Br.KLiv, July 3. RrMODKs arc current thai attempts will bo made to murder hlmperor William. Extreme precautions have been taken in consequence, and the palace is htrietly guu-rded.

1 JBukIjIN, July 4. The Prussian Antarctic expedition 01ganised by Profetbor Lcumair will sail shortly.

VtKXNA, June 30. Austria is much incensed at the Emperor of Germany's contemplated visib to the Czar.

Komc, July 3, Cardinal JVloran, of Sydney, has had another interview with the Pope, during which he advised His Holiness not to be Loo stem towards the Nationalists, lest the Irish abroad, especially in America, should defy the edict ot the Vatican. His Holiness appeared to be influenced by Cardinal Moran's suggestions.

Bklgiiade, July 6. The Servian Synod has granted a decree dissolving; the marriage of King Milan and his wife Natalie.

Wash mi ton, Juno 29. Cuiisi'' Secretary Bayard, of the United States, demands compensation from England for the detention of the American scaling ahip Bridgwater ab Nova Scotia.

Kkw York, June 30. One thousand American banUs have combined io float a, company with the object bo insstue bank depositors against loss.

Nmv, Yoniv, July 1. The D.ihe of jlavlborough has been married to Mia Mauimersley, of Wow York.

JSTjbw Yokk, July 2. All the iron mills of Western Anieri" ea, with the exception of twelve, are closed, o\vin<r to a wages dispute. 100,000 woikmon arc affected bv the strike.

Suez, July 5 The learner Eseex, which arrived a Ismailia with her cargo on firo, has &unk at her moorings in 27 feeb of w ater.

% Hoxg Koxa, July 1. The general impression ab Shanghai i& thai China cares liLtlo for the exclusion of the Chinese by the Australian colonies, bub ■seeks lo extort other concessions from England. Sir John Walsham, the British Minister at Pekin, is still parleying with the Chinese Government on the subject.

Honu Kong, July 3. The representatives of the Chinese in Australia are urging the Chinese fiovernment at Pekin to reject any British proposals for regulating the introduction oE Chine&e into Australia, if they are on the lines of the treaty existing between China and America.

C u-bTow n, June 30. All bho troops quartered at Natal, and the lloyal quartered here, are under ordeis Lo proceed at once to Zululand.

Cai\l,to\\>-, July 4. The troops and police, after &evere lighting, routed the U&utus with heavy loss.

Cu'ktowx, July 4. The engagement in Zululand lasted &i\" liouls. 1 licit; were few iatalitie& on tho BiiLish &ide.

C'aj'KTowx, July 5. The voluntceis are being culled out in the Muutibened dUbricts of Natal.

ISvunia*, Jul> 13Ui, Tlie Land Tax Bill ha& been passed by the House.

Sydxey, July 10. The captain of the ship Frank Staf ford, which arrived to-day from Now York, reports having passed the N. L. While, schooner, bound from New York to Mexico. The latter vessel was dismantled, and from an examination made it was found that, she was timber-laden, and having suffered seveiely in a gale had been abandoned by the crew early in March. There was no sign of the crew.

Svd>-i:v, July 17th. Hanlan, the sculler, has decided to seltlc in the colonies.

Sydney, July 17. In the House to-night, Mr Burns (Colonial Treasurer) made a Supplementary Financial Statement. He estimated, an increase in the revenue, notwithstanding a deficit in the estimated lailway revenue of ,£59,000. Consequent on the defeat of the Land Bill, the estimated leveuue was set down at 158,000, and the proposed expenditure, inclusive of for a State House, and a small deficit from the year 1887, was estimated at leaving a surplus fen- the financial year of The expenditure includes, 1,000 interest payable on the new loan. The surplus will he reduced, however, by a refund to squatters of ; £IGO,OOO for rents in excess.

Sydney, July 18. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against two aboriginals for killing another black in an inter-tribal fight at Bellinger. The tramway frauds are believed to extend over the past eight months. The average return upon the capital of railways for the last ten years is 4 13 per cent.

Mci/boukms, July 18. At the Waterloo Cup Meeting- to-day the Cup was won by Lincoln, the Purse by Devon isi, and the Plate by "Rocket. The olticial report on the recent military and naval manoeuvres has been presented to Parliament. The report speaks in highly satisfactory terms of the mamvamofc.

MkbuouKNE, July 17. The death sentence passed on Markham has been commuted to imprisonment for 15 years.

Mv;i/i;oi'RNK, July 17. Arrangements for the Exhibition are progressing rapidly. The German Conit will be easily ready for the opening, and the New Zealand Court is next in point of advancement, and promises to be a most interesting and representative collection. The English and American Courts die backward.

July 18. Twelve hundred guinea tickets for the opening of the Exhibition were disposed of in two hours.

J-Jkjsijani., July 13. A Chinaman has been murdered at Watson ville, a mining centre, and a countryman hat. been arrested on suspicion. The steamer Oc'owa bank at the wharf ta-day, and a. man named Hinith wab drowned.

Adklvipi;, July 13. The &irip Star of Greece, Captain Harrower, bound for (Ireat Britain with a cargo of wheat, and two pa&bengers, has gone ashore near Willunga, 30 miles south of this city. The weather is rough, and the ship lias broken in two. Four of tho crew have been drowned, and only one has, so far, succeeded in reaching the shore. There arc still twenty souls" aboard tho ill-fated vessel in great peril, for it is momentarily expected that the ship will go to pieces.

Adelaide, July 14. Six men jumped overboard together, and attempted to reach the shore, but failed and were drowned. The after part of the ship Star of C4reece went to pieces early this morning. Many of the crew, including tho captain, are drowned, while several have beon crushed to death. There were 27 on board and of these the first and third officei-s, four seamen, and four apprentices have been saved, the reiat being drowned. The South British Insurance Company have a lion of £2,000 on the vessel. The names, of those drowned are unknown at present, ,

hasty in sepsu siting from the Pinko County Council. Tho place \\ otilii still have been a howling 1 wilderness as it was when they I( ,('aine up eta the scene, had it not been lor, the help of the Council, The distnet was deeply indebted to the Council. Mr' Jas. Munro moved as an amendment, "That the meeting bo adjourned until the mutter was thoroughly discussed in the papers." Mr Sampson said ho would second that pioposition provided the discussion was allowed to extend over a. period of six months. It was supgoj-ted tint Mr Munro V motion was too vague, whereupon Mr Munro amended it as follows : "That the meeting be. adjourned for one month." This was seconded by Mr Alf. Comes. The amendment and motion were then put to the meeting;, and on a show oi hauds being taken, the motion A\as tlecla r ed can ied by a majority of one vote. Mr Munro immediately jumped up and said he questioned the decision of the chairman. Messrs Sampson, PL McLiver, and others expressed strong disapproval of this at'tempc on the part of Mi Munro, to throw a doubt on the accmacy of the chairman' 1 ? ruling, after he had carefully counted the show of hands ; and considered that it was an act of great discourtesy to the chair to raise any doubt in the matter. This was evidently the view taken of the matter by nearly all those present and no fm (her action was taken with reference to the motion. Mi- K. Y. Coy pioposod a vote of thanks to Mr Mur»<iy for his very able and instructive address ; Mr Munro seconded, and the motion was then carried by acclamation. The meeting terminated with a vote of' 'thanks to the chair.