CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2885, 28 April 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, April 25. The Australian cricket tj&jn will • open their English seasOupvith a., match against Warwickshire on- the 10th May. Sir Graham Berry, Agentlor Victoria, is urging -utfoii LorT>? Knutsford the necessity of the Imper- ; v ial assent being given to the Marine Board Bill passed by the 'Victorian Legislature, which provides for the : . ; exclusion of foreign cruisers from Port Phillip. Rome, 25th April, .... The Italian Government intend con- .. centrating all their navy in. the Metli- ;■ terraiiean. _ Buoiiauest, April 25. : . ; The revolt in Roumania has been : V renewed, and 80,000 peasants are opposing the troops. ~ ; ... • ... Jjondok, April . In the' House of Commons v County.Government' Bill, introduWl by the Parnellite party, was rejected.- ,;. .. on a division by 282 to 195. Lord '\ t Randolph Churchill spoke in support : - of the measure, and Mr Chamberlain supported the Government, Mr Gladstone supported the Irish t County Government Bill, Jjteerting, ' that Irishmen were quite aaJSble of discharging all civil duties rendered . necessary under the Act, _ ■ ; . London, April 25. > A superb collection of pictures has -.abeen obtained'for exhibition'at the: ...• Melbourne Exhibition, and it is said to be the finest collection of English . art ever despatched abroad. It in- . eludes pictures by Turner, Landseer, ~ Roberts, Stanfield, liook, James, , . Halswelle, Lawson, Cole, Millais, '.; Holman Hunt, Firth, Riviere, Lin-. . nell, Hardy, Leightou, Alma Tadema, Graham, Leslie, and Broughton; aud new'works specially painted by Macwhirter, Pettie, Marks Holland Agnew. The picture "Shad*' of Death" has been lent for exhibition, and the Duke of Westminster will . forward a couple of pictures by Turner. The difficulty of resisting the exorbitant demands of the shippers and insurance companies somewhat imperilled the collection, but that has now been overcome. The prince of Wales will inspect the eolletjjp before its being shipped. " Berlin, April 25. The Emperor continues to improve in health. Her Majesty the Queen has had an interview with Prince Bismarck, and received him most cordially. On the appearance of Her Majesty in pu'olic she has been met with great enthusiasm.