CABLE MESSAGES.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1886, 8 September 1885, Page 3

CABLE MESSAGES.

Lbettteb's cablegrams,]

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LONDON. Sept. "4. Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for, India, in the course of an address /• delivered at Sheffield last night, stated that the difference between ;liußsia and England with regard to ijho Afghan frontier question had arrived at a gatigfaetory settlement, and added that Earl Dufferin, Viceroy of India, and Colonel Ridgeway, head of the Frontier Commission were both of opinion that the frontier as now defined would give the Ameer possession of the Zulfikar Pass and fulfil the promise made by Her Maiestv's G-overnment to the Ameer. Sept. 5. At to-day's sales 11,100 bales wore catalogued. Market still. Sept. 6. The Russians 'on the 4th of Augnst occupied Chaman-i-bid, a town about 40 miles from Penj-deh, in a southwesterly direction. A number of Afghans in the vicinity at the time were 'attacked by the Russian cavalry. "iThe Bank of Australasia ha 3 declared a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 15 per cent., and placed to the reserve £34,000. . Five thousond men employed in Sir William, Armstrong's gun factory at Elswick have struck on the 22ndAugust.: jSeveral vessels arrived at Yap, one of the Caroline Islands, and made preparations to occupy the place. A German gunboat made her appearance, on the 24th of August,. = >r &na.-at: once proceeded to land a body of/ troops, by whom the German flag was hoisted, and the island proclaimed German territory. The Spauiards formally protested. On receipt of the intelligence at Madrid, the greatest excitement ensued, the mob proceeding to the German Embassy, forcibly pulled down the German flag, and removed the arms of that country. A meeting was subsequently held under the presidency of Senator Sagasta, when it was resolved if the Liberal party were recalled to power they would pledge themselves to break off: relations with Germany, and reconquer the island of Yap. Spain has refused to allow the Caroline Islands difficulty to be settled by arbitration. "With, reference to the seizure of Tap by Germany the Spanish Government state that • the Governor of the island desired to offer resistance to the landing of the Germans, but the commanders of the men-ofr war there refused to assift him and have since been dismissed from the service. Three men-of-war have been despatched to Yap, and ordered to act with energy. : • .The German Government have resolved, having the consent of Great Britain, to annex the Marshall Islands. ■Advices' from Spain state that the cholera is decreasing in virulence, and the number of deaths is rapidly diminishing. A case of cholera has been reported to the medical authorities at Cardiff, South "Wales, the ■ patient being a sailor on board a ship which has recently, arrived from Barcelona. The gangway of the Orient "Co.'s steamer Liguria fell injuring 24 par- . sons, aud killing one. . The French Government have suppreased the. Bosphore Egyptiene, published at Cairo. Flushing, a seaport of the Netherlander has been made a port of call for the German line of steamers to tralia.Tho flying squadron in the course of "-formation will comprise 7 vessels under command of Robert O. Fitzroy KC.B. The squadrou will sail on October sth.