CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 290, 15 August 1888, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

London, Augubl 9. Tuu naval manouuvies arc now proccocling ou Liveipocl. To-day ll.TvLs. Devastation and Invincible attacked I lie city, but were repulsed and cap lined by the defending force.

London', AugubL !). In tlic House of Commons to-day, Sir John Goi.^t, leplying to Sii Gcoige Campbell, said that, the New South Wales Chinese Restriction Act provided for the legal ledress of grievances, and indemnified the Ministry for the action taken by the Government in the matter of ictu&ing to allow Chinese to land in that colony. The Act was .still subject to the (^ucen'fcj approval, and would be ino'-t c.uetully consideied by Mci I\rajcbty'B ad\ jsers.

London, August 9. In the match against the Ausirali.mtj, Gloucestershire made 21-J in their litbt innings, Lyons secured two wickcU for 73, Feins two for .">s, 'JVott two tor 48, Woriall two for 32, and lioyle one for 0. Turner did not play. At the close of the da} 's ])lay the Austialians had lost six wickets for B.">, Tiott not not, with 48, being the pnncipal scorci .

London, August 10. Thirteen thousand quaileis of wheat, now shipping at Melbourne, have been sold at 33s 9d. The Bank late of discount is 3 per cent. Tin is now quoted at i'/J2 ss. The total quantity of wheat and Hour afloat for the United Kingdom is 9,988,000 quailcrs, and for the Continent <\>.">2,000 quaiteis. The American visible supply ci wheat is 2,3,000,000 bushels.

LosnoN, August 10. In the naval marxeuvret, oft' Liverpool the attacking squadron was under the command of Admiral Tiyon, who claims that the tactics employed would have lChiilted in the capture of that city.

A TOltY ELECTED. Lc^DON, Annual 11. Mr IJcmy William C'ro-b, the Tor^ can dictate ioi Lheipool. hab been elected un OppObG'l