CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 117, 18 May 1892, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

London, May 16. The Sfcaleybridgo strikers have withdrawn their objection to return to work unless non-Unionists are dismissed, and have resumed operations at the factories. Sir William Jervois sails in tho Kaikoura on tho 26th insbanb for New Zealand, where he intends to spend some months. The Budget resolutions have been agreed to. The Duke of Abercorn will preside ab the Ulster Convention. The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn propose to visit Australia shortly. Mr James McCalmonb, M.P. for Antrim, is presiding at the meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge in London. Tho Sultan of Pahang is pursuing Orang, tho rebel leader, whose eon was killed in the recent skirmish. Persia has raised a loan in London to pay off the holders of the tobacco monopoly in preference to accepting aid from Russia, which was offered a short time ago. At a dinner tendered to Sir R. Herbert (who recently retired from the position of permanent secretary to the colonial office), Lord Knutsford and all the Agents-General were present. Sir Charles Tupper, who proposed tho toast of tho guest of the ovening. spoke in eulogistic terms of the services rendered by Sir Robert in consolidating the British Empire. In reply to the toast Sir R. Herbert said he would bo grateful and delighted to assist in developing the resources of the various British colonies. Sir Saul Samuel, tho Agent-General for Now South Wales, proposed the toast of Lord Knutßford. The London County Council propose, after the next 18 monbhs have expired, to expend £600,000 on public works, including £420,000 for housing the working classes and £200,000 for the purchase of tramways. In the match between Lord Sheffield's eleven, which lately returned from Australia, and another English eleven, the first innings of the former closed for 89. The highest scorers were : I'ecl, 35 ; Bean, 10; Lorran, 11 ; Abel, 10. In the trundling department Martin took four wickets for fourteen. At tho end of the day's play the English team had lost one wicket for 45. The cable announcing that the Victorian Government is waiting a chance to float a two million loan has created uneasiness en tho London money market. A large number of the leading firms of brokers in the city declare that they are able to place a two million loan at oh at 94. ] b ib believed in the city that it is possible to place a million of Victorian Treasury bills on similar terms to those of' New South Walos. though both operations will dumage colonial stock 3.