CABLEGRAMS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5108, 3 January 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

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London, January 2.

In the course of a speech Lord Salisbury said ho hoped diplomacy on tho part of the Great Powers would be successful in averting war. He declared that Lord Randolph Churchill's visit to St. Petersburg was purely of a private character, and was in no way recognised by tho Government. Referring to the reiuotion of rentals recommended by the Irish Land Commissioners, he said it would have the effect of alienating the landlords.

A quantity of jewellery found on a man named Taylor, arrested at Birmingham, has been identified as portions of the jewellery stolen from the promise* of Mr Gourlay, of Melbourne, by whom Taylor was employed while in Melbourne. After the robbery he eloped with his employer's wife. Rome, January 2. It is not expected that any royal personages will attend the Papal jubilee. Madrid, January 2.

A deputation of Legitimists waited recently upon Don Carlos and urged him to assert his right.'* to the French throne, but he refused, declaring , that be would never abandon his claim to the throne of Spain.

Paws, January 1

Mr Gladstone, who is on a visit to this city, stated in the course of an interview that he would retire from politics if it were not that he felt that so long as the liberties of Ireland were at stake it was his duty to assist tho cms? to the utmost. Referring to tho New Hebrides difficulty, ho said that theoretically the settlement seemed satisfactory, but to a logical mind the plan proposed appeared to bo utterly unworkable. Binsxos Ayues, December 1.

The ment bounties imposed by the Argentine Republic date troin to-day, and 400,000 dollars will tints be distributed annually for three years to the largest exporters of sheep and cattle.

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Latest intelligence from the Continent indicates that the Powers nro concerting for a Bottleinent of tho Bulgarian question in a manner agroeable to Russia. VinxxA, January 1.

The situation has improved, and Prince Lobanotf, Russian Ambassador here, has specifically assured Count Kalnoky that Russia is adverse to war.

Herr Tisza, President of the Hungarian Council, in receiving , the New Year's congratulation of the Liberal leaders, expressed a hope that war had been averted, and declared that Hungary hud never provoked a breach of peace, but if war was inevitable, the Hungarians would be prepared to do their duty. The reserves will shortly uudergo a week's drill with the new repeating rifles. v . ? Rome, January 1. His Holiness the Pope officiated personally at St. Peter's yesterday on the occasion of his jubilee services, being assisted by fortyciifht Cardinals, and two hundred and thirty-eight Bishops. Tho congregation numbered thirty thousand. The Pope delivered hie blessing urlri ct arbi and wore tho triph crown presented to him by tho Emperor of Germany. His Holiness displayod excessive emotion, fainting twice before mass. The Duke of Norfolk, who conveyed Her Majesty the Queen's congratulations, occupied a place of honor during the ceremony. The whole celebration was a memorable and imposing spectacle. Zanzibar, December 30.

Seyyid Bargash Bou Said, Sultau of Zanzibar, has ceded to the British and East African Association for fifty yeans the sovereign rights of two hundred miles of tho coast lino, in order to facilitate the opening of trade to the interior of Africa. Pakis, December 31.

In tho Chamber of Deputies to-day the New Hebrides question was discussed, when the Deputy from St. Etienne expressed an opinion that the equal division of the islands between England and Franco was tho only logrieal solution of the difficulty.

HoxoKOifcf, December 30

Intelligence lias been received from Amoy of a disastrous explosion of a magazine in that city. Several thousand lives were lost, and a quarter of the town destroyed. PiiiLADKU'itiA, December 31. The Knights of Labor Society have ordered the resumption of the strike on the Philadelphia-Reading railway, but only a few are complying with the order.