Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5876, 7 July 1890, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

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London, July 4

Now Zealand hemp is steadier, and it is now believed that this fibre has touched bottom prices.

Over 700 cases of kauri gam have been sold at full rates.

Peter Jackson has declined the offer of the Pelican Club to box M'Auliffe for a purse of 1200 soys.

Tho Emperor of Germany is expected to arrive at Osborno on August 2nd on a visit to Her Majesty the Queen. His visit will extend over five days, and he will then visit Edinburgh.

It is reported that England will recognise the French protectorate over Madagascar on condition that the French Government will waive their rights in Zanzibar.

The Leeds Corporation has given -way to all tile demands of the gasmen, and will dismiss all the " blacklegs," paying them £5000 instead of the usual notice.

Tho Western Autralian Constitution Bill has passed the House of Commons.

It is probable that a compromise will be arranged in connection with the telegraph operators' difficulty, but thoy refuse to withdraw their threat that they will cease to work on the 12th instant unless overtime is abolished.

July 5. Tho country postmasters are demanding an increase of wages to £1 Is por week and the City postman to £1 4s. A further number of men have been suspended by the

Postmaster-General for attending a meeting, and the Union threaten to paralyse tho postal business of London unless the men are re-instated. Tho exeitemeut among tho members of the police force is decreasing, but tbe officers are now agitating for an increase of pay. A bill sanctioning the cession of Heligoland to Germany has been introduced in the House of Commons, and the second reading is set down for Thursday. Replying to a question in the House of Commons Baron de Worms stated that the colonial Governments would havo to provide fortifications and reserves for the defence of Albany, but Great Britain would supply the armament. The passing of the Western Australia Constitution Bill in the House of Commons was warmly cheered. At the wool sales to-day merinos were dearer while crossbreds were slightly easier. The market generally is firm and spirited. Tho strike of the gas men at Leeds cost the Corporation £3?,000. The procedure committee of tho House of Commons have approved, by a majority of two, the suggestion that Government bills should be resumed next session at the same stage which they may havo reached in the present session. Mr W. S. Cains, exM.P. for Barrow-in-Furness, has written to Mr Gladstone accepting tbe main principles of Homo Rule, but reserving some details. While some muueouvres were being carried out at Aldorshot a detachment of Hussars collided with a body of Laucers. Wild confusion resulted, during which several men were injured. The captain of th* Hussars was censured. Fifteen thousand Newfoundlanders have petitioned the House of Commons praying Parliament to grant them relief from French opnression. The British Bouth Africa Company have despatched a strong expedition under Sir Frederick Carriugton to the Lobengulas country to opon up goldfields. The Statist states that the Victorian pro-

posals are a fitting sequel to the glaring financial blunders which havo earned for that colony au unenviable notoriety, and that it is absurd to Ruppose that railway extension alouo will ensure profitable development. The error tho Statist considers, is in proposing to expend the sum of £30,050,000 without attracting immigrants. The Polico Pension Bill has been referred to tho standing committee on bilK Sir W. V. Harcourt and Sir Robert Fowler offered obstruction to the measure, and refused to take part in the committee. Her Majesty tho Queeu has presented Miss Dorothy Tenuant, who is betrothed to Mr Stanley, with a miniature set in brilliants with a lock of hair. The Daily News asserts that the Government aro sounding members on tho question of an autumn session, and then proceeding with the Irish Land Purchase Bill. Tho samo paper states that Mr W. H. Smith will shortly accept a peerage, and Mr Gonihon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will lead the House of Commons. Mr. Richards, a city money-lender, is suing Mr. Wertheimer, the 00-rospondent in tho action for divorce brought by Lord Dunlo, to recover the amount of a cheque endorsed by Lady Dunlo. Tho defendant and Lady Dunlo allege that tho cheque is a forgery, but the evidence in this case points to hor intimacy with Mr. Wertheimer and others. I At the wool auctions good merinos are j

slightly improved, but otherwise the market is unchanged, and tho rates obtained at the opening sales rule. Merinos average from 7-.', to 10 per cent, and crossbreds from 5 to 7-J per cent be-low tho May rates. A petition presented by the publicans iv favor of compensation has been rejected on the ground that mauy of the signatures are in tho samo handwriting, and also that a few of them aro obscene. The Northumberland miners have obtained another advance iv wages, making in all 30 per cent lately. I Obituary—Sir Edwin Chadwiok, X.C.8., aged 'JO. Her Majesty the Queen was charmed with Madame Melon's singing, and expressed herself proud of such colonial tit lent. Her Majesty presented Madame Melba with a superb jewelled brooch. The Premier of Newfoundland denies that that colony desires annexation to tho United States, and avers that he is confident of England's protection in tho present difficulty. The captain of H.M.S. Emerald states that he closed B-tird's lobster factories owing tc a misconception of his orders. Tho Newfoundland cruiser Finna has

ailed for St. George's Bay to enforce the

Bait Act. Sho takes the Colonial Secretary and the Speaker of tho Houso, who will enquire into the French outrages there. The German Government aro arrangin"to establish a colonial council to supervise matters iv connection with the colonial possessions of Germany.

An agitation iv favor of restoring King Milan to the throne of Servia is being started at Belgrade.

The Porte has expressed regret for t> murder of tho Consul at Pristina. r Servian Government insist on compen' - a f_ o ,! being paid to tho widow and inilitar- , ifl_„_ a being rendered to the Servian flag y TS It is reported that somo T arkish and Montenegrin troops have oonK. illto near Lake Scutari owinr to a Turkish incursion.

Mr W. A. White, Br _ti s h Ambassador at Constantinople, hai* forwarded to the Porte

a protest against the atro.ities committed in Armenia. In answer to the protest the Porte attributes the whole Armenian difficulty to airitations. A grave politic il and financial crisis continues in the Argentine Republic. M. Stambouloff, Regent and Premier of Bulgaria, threatens to stop the tribute to the Porte unless the latter acceeds to the .terms of the Bulgarian note demanding the recognition of Prince Ferdinand's election to the throne.

The remains of Adam Mickiewioz, the Polish poet, have been removed from France and re-interred at Cracow, ia Poland. The re-interment took place in s the presence of about 1,000,000 Poles.