LATE CABLE NEWS.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6629, 21 December 1886, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

a- ' j [FB-8B ASSOCIATION TBE-G-AltJ i { [Per s.B. Manapouri at the Bluff.] I_"Agx" SP-CIAt.S.3 LONDON, December 7. , Sir G. Berry has published a letter, in > which he announces that it is the intention of the Victorian Government to hold an International Exhibition in Melbourne in 18S8, in connection with the celebration by New South Wales of the centennial year of that colony. In his letter Sir G. Berry dwells particularly on the pome that ■ the action of Victoria in joining the New r South Wales Centennial Celebration is likely to promote closer relations between the two colonies. The report that the South Kensington 1 site had been finally adopted for the Imi perial Jubilee Institute, has been officially j denied. The message from President Cleveland to the United States] Congress favors free importation into the United S'.ates of raw material. The principal London newspapers publish articles, commenting on the proposals of the Government to convene a conference, comprising representatives of Great Britain and her colonial posses • sions, with a view of organising an eflacient aystem of Imperial defence, and discussing other Important matters. i The Press, with the exception of the DoOy ChronUlt, is unanimous in expressing ap--8 proval of the scheme. The Chronicle ob- • jects to federation on a military basis.

i ______________________-=_- 1- Among the questions considered by the a Conference will be that of the Imperial postage rate. December 8. The DaOy News this morning expresses ' a hope, that the Conference will refuse to - discuss any proposal to establish an Im- • perial sollyerein. 1 A further batch of 860 reddiviatea are to ' be shipped from France to New Caledonia on Monday next. Prince Alexander is now in London. It is rumored -hat the Russian Government have entered into an arrangement with .Turkey whereby they will acq aire the shares held by the latter in the Suez , Canal in lieu of payment by Turkey of the [ indemnity due by her in respect of the recent Busso-Turkish war. 1 Mr Chamberlain was absent from the conference of the Unionist Liberal party, held yesterday, but sent a telegraphic message, in which he suggested holding a free conference to waich a'l eections of the party should be invited, with a view to > formulating a safe scheme of autonomy for Ireland. A reunion with the original Liberal party is, Mr Chamberlain declares, wholly impossible so long as Mr Gladstone adheres to the extreme" proposals which have already been rejected by the Honae of Commons. A prospectus has been issued of the Company proposed to be floated for the con- . Btrootiou of the railway, on the land grant ' system, from York to Geraldine, in Western Australia. The Company, which is to have ; a capital of .£500,000, will have transferred [ to it concessions granted by the Government Of Western Australia to the Midland Western Australia Land and Bill way Syn- , dicate, I/mited. December 9. Much anxiety oontinues to be felt respecting the existing complications in Europe. Exporters at Odessa decline to make their spring shipments by English vessels, owing to the menacing outlook. 9ch December. It ia stated to be very probable that the Prince of Wales will aooept the invitation offered Him by the Victorian Government to visit Victoria for the purpose of opening , the Centennial Exhibition. December 10. The Governments of Germany, France and Bußßia have determined upon refusing to receive the Bulgarian delegates who have started on a mission to the different European Powers, with a view of explaining —ue present ooadition of affairs in connection with the dispute with Buesia. December 13. It is probable that steps will immediately be taken to largely increase the Federal Army of Germany. The Government as justification for this proposal, contend that under present conditions lees than 3,000,000 German and Austrian troops can be mobilised, whilst France and Bussia combined are able to raise 6,000,000. December 14. Lord Tennyson has published a new poem, the motive of which is an insistance on the importance of the maintenance of the navy in an efficient condition. The poem is apparently baaed on remarks contained in the paper read before the Boyal Colonial Institute by Sir Graham Berry on 9sh November last. •________=_______=