LATE GABLES

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5173, 19 March 1888, Page 3

LATE GABLES

« " [per press association. —copyright.] (Received March 19, 2.30 p.m.) SPLIT IN THE UNIONIST'S CAMP IMMINENT. JjOnhon, March 16. In consequence of the action of the recent meeting of Unionists Lord Hartington interviewed tho Premier, and advised him to deal with arrears of rents in Ireland in 1 the spirit proposed last session. Lord '. Hartington intimated that unless this was there would be a split in the Unionist ca-qp. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. March 17. oii-. New Zealu-d fives, £105 4s: inscribed, £101. • Hides, 3|d to per lb. j Tallow, best nn>,ton 26s 3d, best beef f 245. Market lifeless. , s Pig iron, 43s 9d and fciqeks accumulating. s Wheat, inactive. Forward business firm j at late prices. Australian, 355; New I Zealand, 33s 6d. : Leather and metal markets quH. New Zealand hemp, £28 10s to if\S 15s. > THE NEW EMPEROR. Berlin, March 13. The Emperor Frederick 111. who was to , have taken the oath of allegiance yester- , day, has suggested to the Diet that they should accept a message countersigned by \ Ministers in lieu of tho oath, which he pro- , mises ho will take whon his health improves. GENERAL BOULANGER AND HIS SUCCESSOR. 1 Paris, March 16. | General Boulanger met with a small de- ' monstratiou on his arrival in this city. He ' has been nominated for Marseilles and other ' seats, though he is ineligible for eleotion. ' M«rehlß. General Wamet, Commandant of the 17th 1 Army Corps at Toulouse, has been appointed ' to succood General Baulanger as Command- ' ant of the 13th Army Corps at Clermont Ferrand. FRENCH CONVICTS FOR NOUMEA. Three hundred and twenty-two recidiviates sailed for Noumea on Saturday. They were originally intended for Guiau<t, but wore sent to Noumea iv consequence of information arriving to the effect that yellow fever was rhging at tho former place. FRENCH DUTIES. The Chamber of Deputies has renewed all existing taxes, includ.ng that on sugar. DEATH OF PRESIDENT CARNOTB FATHER. The father of President Carnot died today. FRANCE AND ITALY. Rosu?, March 18. Signer Crispi, in presenting the budget to the Chamber of Deputies, said Italy cannot show any greater friendship for France than she does now.

[BPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] (Received March 19, 1.20 p.m.) MEETING OF UNIONISTS. London, March 16. At a meeting of Unionists held to-day it was considered that tho arrears of Irish rente showed great divergence, and Lord Hartington was requested to acquaint Lord Salisbury that unless the Government legislate in the matter he cannot rely on the Unionists opposing Mr Parnell's Judicial Reduction of Routs Bill. SUAKIM. March 17. In the House of Lords Lord Salisbury utated that Suakim was occupied by the British solely to repress slave trading. His Lordship also intimated that every effort was being made to rescue Lupton Bey from Khartoum. ARAWA'S MEAT. The Arawa's shipment of meat arrived in primo condition. TONGAN OPPRESSIONS. Lord Knutsford has given a promise that Sir J. B. Thurston, the new Governor of Fiji, will report on the recent Tongan oppression. SIGNOR CRISPI'S SPEECH. Rome, March 17. Signor Crispi, in introducing his foreign budget into tho Chamber of Deputies said Italy would not provide war; also that it was not intended to conquer Abyssinia,but merely to regain Italian prestige in that country.