CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 294, 29 August 1888, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

London, August 21. Tjikub is an anxious feeling on the Continont in rospect to the dispute between France and Italy over the Massowah diiliculty.

London, August 22. Sik Henry Ponsoxoy, Private Secretary to the Queen, has refused to present to Her Majesty a petition sent from Ireland, praying ior the release of Mr John Dillon from prison.

Londoit, August 23. Ishak Khan has revolted against the Ameer of Afghanistan, but as the Turkestan tioops have proved faithiul to the Ameer, tho rebels ovorthrow is considered certain. j-

London, August 23. Bi&liops Sfcubbs retains the See of Chester untilNovembor. Bishop Barry denies that he has resigned the See of Sydney. No &ueeebsor to Bishop Stubbs has yet been appointed.

London, August 2%. Mr Edward Wakofield, of Wellington, luu> written a letter to the "Times," in which ho htatcs that the anti-Chinese agitation in the colonies is uncalled for, and that it has been created to serve political ends.

London, August 22. Australian flour, 25s 6d to 265. The Australian frozen meat market is quiet, and stocks low. Lerther, lOcl to lOid. The wool niai kct is firjner.

Los don-, August 22. The "Times'" considers that <he visit of Signor Cvispi to Bovlin at the present time is likely to inflame France, and cause excitement and alarm on the Continent, on account of the 1 elation 1^ now subsisting bet ween France and Italy.

London, August 22. Ib is reported Uiat the Italian Government, are organising another expedition to Abyssinia

Lo>ih>n, August, 22. The " Times," in an article on the rejection of the Fisheries Treaty by the United States Senate, urges Canada to maintain the modti.s cirendi. It states that the rejection oi the treaty is merely an election incident.

LoxnON, August 22. Two shipment-:) of Australian wheat have been sold at 39b (kl. A thousand quarters of Adelaide wheat, to be shipped this month, fetchtd 38s 4id.

LoxNdox, August 22 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company have lesolved to lay a thhd submai me cable between Jarva and Australian. The new cable is to have its Australian terminus at Roebuck Bay, in Western Australia.

London, August 23. iSlv Pritchard Morgan one of the owners of the Welsh gold mines near Dolgelly h announced as the Unionist candidate for the Merthyr Tydvil seal, which has been rendered vacant by the death of Mr llenr\ Richard.

London, August 23. It isrepoited lhab the Admiralty have determined upon an immediate increa&c of honchids and last cruisers. In th? course of hi^ report on the recent na\al maim-mies, Admnal Baird apserts tluit the weakness of his squadrons compelled him to conhne his attention to the defence of the city ot London.

Loxdojs, August 23 in the cricket match between the .South of England and Australian team, the former made 108 in their- lirot innings. At the elobo ot the day's play the Australians had scored 27 for the losb. ,oi 5 wickets,. The recent rains 5 had lctb the wicket wet.

Loxdox, August 24. Mr Charles Bradlaugh, the Member foX NoiLhamptoii bus expressed hib intention o resigning hib t>eat» in Parliament, as he 1? unable to attend the expenses.

London, August 24. lb i.s expected that the cvuiserfc. in cours c of construction for the Australian squadron will be completed in 8 months.

Dublin, August 22. Aichbi&hop Walsh, of Dublin, and Archj bishop Croke, ot Cash el, have eiich bent snbbcuptions? to Iho fund which i-> being | ) aised toi the purpose of dchaying Mr ParncH's expenses in the inquiry hcfoie the Parliamentary Commis.sion.

(.ili\N(!OW , AugUbti 22. : Hkit Majksty TirE Quj,i,:n was received wifch gieati onthu.si<ifc,m on hei M-sib to (Jla&o;o\v io-day. Ifc is hei intention to vis>it I'aisley to-morrow fTJuu^day).

BhKiilN, August 21. The attempt of the Porte to enlist the .sympathy of (<ei many in a note piotesting against the kalian annexation of Massowah has met with a sharp icbult" at the hands of Count Hei bert Bismarck, Secretary of State foi Foreign A/Fairs.

Bhßiiix, August, 22. The German newspapers generally agree that Signer Crispi's note to M. Goblet looked veiy much like a memorandum calculated to excite war. Signor Cri>pi has arrived here and has been warmly welcomed by Prince Bismarck. Prince Bismarck has resigned the post of Minister of Commerce.

Bivklix, August 22. Signor Crispi the Premier of Italy lias arrived at Friedrich&hofen, on his way to Berlin to visit Prince Bismaick. Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Ailhirb, is expected to arrive in Berlin shortly to take part in the projected interview. It is semi-officially reported here that the speech recently delivered by the Emperor of Germany at Frankfort, wa& directed asrainst the suspected aspirations of Denmark, Poland and Alsace-Lorraine.

Berlin, August 23. Ib is believed here fchat the object of Signor Oispi's visit to- Prince Bismarck is to discuss the result of the Emperor William's recent visit to the Czar. Signor Criani leaves for Carlsbad to day.

Paris, Augusfc 21. t The acrimonious Lone adopted by Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier, in his replies to M. Goblet, the French Minister for Foreign Aifairs, respecting the Italia*, occupation of Mas&owah is greatly irritating: the Irench, and ibis believed that Germany is fomenting the quarrel between France and Italy,

Paris, August 23. M. Uoblet has sent a final reply to the Premier of Italy on the Massowah quostion. The matter is now likely to drop.

P<vms, August 23. Vice - Admiral Kranf-z, the Marine Minister, has ordered the immediate equipment of eight new ironclads at the Toulon dockyard.

Paws, August 23. General Boulangor has announced that \ ho will contest every electorate in the j country at the next general election. *

Pabis, August 24. Numbers of bombs exploded in the streets of the city to-day, but fortunately no harm was done. No one has been arrested in connection with the event, the cause of which remains a mystery.

Rome, August 21. Signor Crispi has left for Berlin to consult with Prince Bismarck with reference to the Massowah difficulty.

Rome, August 23. A number of villages on the frontier have been destroyed by fire, and the inhabitants reduced to groat distress.

Durban, August 22. Dinizuja', the rebel Zulu chiei, has sur rendered himself to Sir A. liavelock.

I-)UBJSAN, Augusl 23. Dinizulu has escaped to the Rohourbo Mounlains. A Boertorce is pursiug him.

St I'm-eknhuho, August 22. Lt is estimated that the winter wheat crop throughout Russia will be up to the average, and that the summer crop will also givo a good yield.

St. PKTKnsiiuiio, August 22. Two Russian torpedo boats have been despatched to Vladivostock.

St. Pktkrsihjro, August 22 The ofl'ei made by an embassy from Abyssinia t/hat an island in the Red Sea would bo handed over to Russia, conditional upon that Power sonding military instruc tors bo Abyssinia, lias been declined by the Russian Government.

AaiSTJttiuAv, August 22. A rumour was afloat to the effect that Russia was about to place on the market hero a loan of two hundred millions of f runes ; but the report was subsequently ascertained to be premature.

VrjsNN T A, AuejusL 23. Heavy Qoods have been experienced in the country district". Several villages have been .submerged, and many lives have been lost.

Tiik Hague, August 23. King William Ls seriously ill, and it is leaved that lie may not recover,

Calcutta, August 23. An attack on the Thibetans' position a fc Makuloto Pass is momentarily expected.

Ukjlsdkn, Augn&b 23. (Jreat excitement was caused in Hamburp owing to the escape of thirteen crocodiles from a travelling show. They made their way to the Elbe, and up to the present have not been recaptured.

Sax Fraxctsco, August 23. A glove contest between Tom Meadows, light-weight; champion of Sydney, and Billy Meehan, a local lightweight, took place today, and le&ulted in a victory for the Sydney man.

/.w/iiiAR, Augufab 23. Strong feeling against Germany is being manifested here.

Washington, August 22 The House of Reptesentatives ha* passed a Ciiinese Prohibition Rill.

Washington, August 22. The Fisheries Treaty between Canada and the United States has been rejected in the Senate by a majority ot three. The discussion of the measure proceeded on party lines. Twenty-seven Democrats voted in favour of the treaty, and thirty Republican senators against it. Great excitement prevailed in the Senate when the result of the division was, announced. Senator Morgan, in the course of a speech delivered immediately after the result was known, said that if England had acted in a bimilar manner towards the United States the latter Power would have taken it as a direco challenge of war. It is expected that further trouble will arise between Canada and the United States in con&equencc of the rejection of the tieaty. A .section of the "Press Ls adopting a warlike tone ; but there is veiy little excitement thioughout this country or in Canada at the result. It is believed that the modui nniuli between the two countries will be maintained. Mr Bayard is by no means dejected at the lcpult of the division in the Senate. He ssaby b that the Government will simply rovert to the treaty of 1818.

Was him; ton, August 23. It is though I improbable that any collision will ensue bcoween Canada and the United States on the fisheries difficulty so long as the Democratic paity remains in power.

Nmv York, August, 23. Enoi mous damage has been done to propciiy in the Eablcrn States by hurricanes.

O \LUI/TT V, August 23. Cholera ha& broken out in Burmah, and is decimatjinp the population.

Syi>nky, August 25. Tm; drought is causing sad havoc in the western districts of New South Wales. The drought is the worst that has been experienced here for years. Many sheep are dying, and the outlook is very dismal. It is proposed to offer special prayers for rain throughout the colony on 31 sb inst.

Sydney , August 25. The French Vice Consul here, ihe Marquis le lioistang, is dead.

bYDN T fcY, August 24. The case of Davies v. fchc National Insurance Company of New Zealand, an action bo recover the amounts of policies on the plaintifl's butterinc factory, which was burned down some time ago, wag heard in the Supreme Court to-day, and a verdict for L' 3,000 was returned for the plaintiff.

Sydney, August 25. It is believed the Maritime Labour Council will take up a neutral position in respect to the mining dispute.

Sydxhy, August 23. H.M.s. Calliope will leave immediately for Fiji, to take the High Commissioner of the Western Pacific (Siv J. B. Thurston) to Tonga on important, business.

Sydxev, August 20. Sir Henry Parke, speaking at Singleton, referred in i,erms> of regreb to the threafcned strike of i coalminers at Newcastle. He expressed the i opinion that the blame for the present unhappy position of affairs rested as much with the masters as with the men. The former had, he said, acted wisely, but without cact or discrimination, and he thought they should have taken every means to prevent a strike consistent with integrity. The present labour difficulties, he contended, afforded a splendid evidonce that the working - men of New South Wales were in a much better position than their fellow workmen in other parts of the world, when they could afford, on such trifling pretexts, to set capital at defiance.

Brisbane, August 23. Edward Mahev, a contractor at Geraldton, left his home yesterday in company with two blacks. Hi& body was discovered Lo-day with the head almost hanging off.

Capetown, August 22. Herr Reifcz has been elected Presidonb o* the Orange Tree state