LATE CABLES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4702, 1 September 1886, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

[reuter's telegrams.—corvniGiiT.]

(Received September 1, 2.15 p.m.) London, August 31

In tho Houso of Commons to-day, Sir E. Stanhope, Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to a question, stated it was not the intention to introduce this session a Bill to provide for the division of Queensland. He added that an enquiry into the proposed separation of the coloniss was still proceeding..

It is reported that Sir Charles Dilke is about to proceed on a hunting trip in British Columbia, and that he will afterwards proceed to Australia.

(Received September I, 2.15 p.m.) Constantinople, August 31. Prince Alexander has arrived at Tirnova, the former capital of Bulgaria. (Received September 1, 2.15 p.m.) St. Petersburg, August 31. The Russian Press generally are clamoring for tho Russian occupation of Bulgaria. (Received September 1, 2.15 p.m.) Sydney, September 1.

In the Legislative Assembly an amendment to the Income Tax Bill has been carried by a majority of ono, reducing the proposed tax from fourponce to a penny in the pound.

(Received September 1, 2.15 p.m.) Melbourne, September 1. Sailed, yesterday—Tarawera, for New Zealand. [SPECIALS TO SYDNEY EVENING NEWS.] [PER STEiMER AT WELLINGTON.] London, August 24. Conspirators employed by the Czar raised the Servian war scare iv Bulgaria, which had the effect of inducing Prince Alexander to send regiments devoted to his interests to the frontier.

The Queen has forwarded telegraphic enquiries as to Prince Alexander's whereabouts from London to Tirnova, but has received no answer.

August 25

There is great excitement here in consequence of the news received, that the movements of the Russian troops in tho direction of the Bulgarian frontier were assuming a menacing aspect.

Prince Alexander said he had been kidnapped by the Russian agents in Germany. The soldiers in the various garrisons drink his health at night, and in other ways declare a yearning for a war with Russia.