CABLE NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1756, 3 August 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS London - , July 30. ! The polling for Orkney takes place next week, and with this exception the elections are now finished. The final result is : Conservatives .. .. 339 Liberal Unionists .. 72 Liberals ~ ... ~ 176 Parnellites ... .. 12 Anti-Parnellities ... 70 The Tories have decided to oppose Mr Gully as Speaker. The Times warns them that, if they do they will run the risk of reducing their majority to under a hundred. Many newspapers urge Mr Balfour to be magnanimous, and re-elect the Speaker. Mr J. Lowther threatens to form a cave against Mr Balfour.

ANOTHER NEW ZEALAND MINE • FLOATED IN LONDON.

London, "August 1. The Woodstock Goldmining Company of New Zealand with a capital of £150,000 is issued- The working capita!is £40,625.

THE SYDNEY JEWELLERY ROBBERY

Sydney, August 1 . Two boys named Wilson and Harrigo have been arrested on a charge of being concerned *wifch Windon of stealing £2500 worth of jewellery from Stewart Dawson and’ Co'V premises. The lads made a statement which will probably have an important bearing on the case'.

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE

REJECTION OF WOMEN DELEGATES London. August 1. The Wesleyan Conference, by 187 to 169, refused to admit women as delegates. .Mr Hugh Price 'Hughes considered that the refusal wa3 not a wise step, and was one that would involve agitation; therefore, for the sake of peace, women delegates ought to have been admitted.

THE FIRE IN A MINE

Sydney, August 1. The fire id. the mine appears to be gradually subsiding. The smoko is greatly decreased, but pours out intermittently in large volumes The fighting staff is reduced, but everything is in readiness in case of a fresh outbreak. Work has been resumed on the adjoining block.