CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2086, 4 September 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY ELECTRO TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT

Reuter's Telegrams,

London, September 2. It is announced that it is the intention of the Treasury to institute a prosecution against Mr Stead, of the Pall Mall Gazette, Mr Bramwell Booth, and other persons, for the abduction of agjrl named LUy Armstrong in connection with the recent Jefferies scandal. Berlin, September. The International Telegraph Conference has virtually decided to. reduce the Press rate for telegrams between Europe and Australia to 2s 8d pep wd, the South Australian Government haying assented to the reduction on the overland section.

Rome, September 3. Cholera is reported to have broken out at Parma, and the disease is also stated to have made its appearance in other parts of Italy. London, September 2. Three pep cent, Consols have fallen to par. At today's wool sales 12,200 bales were offered at auction to a flat market

London, September 3. Prince Bismarck has notified to the British Government his readiness to submit the entire question of the occupation of the Caroline Islands to arbitration. The agitation which is going on in Spain with regard to the infringement by Germany of Spanish claims to the islands in question is provoking the anger of the German Press, which has latterly displayed considerable acerbity towards Spain,