Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5891, 24 July 1890, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

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LoifDOJf, July 22

Large crowds assembled to witness tho departure of the GreDadior Guards, who embarked for Bermudas at daybreak to-day. The greatest enthusism was displayed, and a large number of polieo were required to keep the crowd in order. The mon were caeerful, and were taken straight ou board H.M.S. Tamar at Chatham. The popular impression is that the Guards have been harshly treated. The officers aro not in touch with the men through non-residence in barracks. Many mombers o£ the House of Commons are urging the Hon. Edward Stanhopo, Secretary of War, to reduce the sentences passed upon those cDtivicted of mutinous behavior.

Sir John Lubbock succeeds tho Earl of Rosebery as chairman of the London County Council.

Tho Australian Chilling and Freezirg Company has been subscribed privately. Messrs Nelson Bros, have the appointment of the shop brokers. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's deferred shares aro at UK\.

Professor Allen, of Melbourne, whose diplomas wero recently registered by the General Council of Medical Examination, will attend the insdienl congress which opens at Berlin in August. At tho National Hiflo Association meeting at Besloy Commuii tho Queen's prize was w.m by Sergeant Bcates of tho tirst Battalion of the Warwickshire Kcgiment.

The second batch of horses sent to Eng- - land by tho late Mr White are showing much promise, and regret ia expressed at their niiminatious being void, a* the filly Mo:is Meg, which is shaping excellently, would probably have been heavily backed for tho Middle Park Plate at Newmarket in October.

Tho wool market is rather fiat, and some of the merinos are slightly weaker.

Tallow, best beef, is quoted at 25s to 25s (id ; best mutton, 20s to 2Gs 6d.

Now Zealand mutton, prime selected averages-Id iJsr lb. Hides are at 3jd to 3Jd per lb.

The President of Guatemala has appealed to tho United States of America to prevent Mexico from interfering on behalf of San Salvador in the present dispute.

13 twin ess in Buenos Ayres is paralysed : 4000 troops and 3000 polioo are quartered in the capital. July 23. Tho Marquis of Salisbury ilccltiros that at iho Brussels anti-slavery conference ISngiiind stood alono iv the desire to abolisli tho drink traffic among tho natives in Africa. Gloiiu, tho secretary of the Belfast Union Building Society, has been soutenoed to rive ycar.s' penal servitude. In a two-mile double sculling , race Guudiiur and Maclcay defeated Teoiuer and liosmor. The disturbances in Chili aro stili continuing, and 5000 uitrato strikers sacked and burnt several shops in Valparaiso. As it is foared that further depredations will bo committed troops have been summoned and tho banks aud most of tho business pWcr.s and private houses have been closed. During a melee one shopkeeper And several rioters were killed. Au ironclad fired ou the rioters iv Liuiquu, a seaport town iv the north of Chili.

The army of the Argentine Republic has boen inoreiised, and the police force also. A coinpkle system of police espiouuge has been established.

it is believed tha: the plot alleged, to have biieii cli.-i'ovorid for the overthrow of the (jovornniGiit of the Argentine liepubie was iiii'tigali'd by the Provident for political ci.Js.

A stiiiiuvo by the Preach of n Nowfouud- ,. iaud ii-hery sohoonei" oil' St. Pierre Island r hus hud the eil'ect of reviving the irritation \ felt at the French in Newfoundland. A bitter muirrol hus risen behveeu the KadiculJliiiißtryofServiaandex-KingMilaii. Tim latter proposes to take his son to visit \ the cuiup at Is'ish, and is likely to invite the troops to make a pronouncement in favor of tin; King. ; Thero is much discontent among the oflieors, and tminerous desertions are reported. Iho Turkish Government refuses to mako . reparation to Serviu for thu murder of the Servian consul at Pristina. A iiKJVL-inent is on foot in Armenia to join iur\ AL'.-...!y llu.dsi'vcbfl. :.-- | ;y ■-vi ; -.vi-t. vvut, it,;,. ■ iniiniii;.- lw wo- •-•-■-'- >■» -■-■lii.v-i:.. Vim i'oi-to i.s ;'oekin<,- to •UTa-;.iUsu ,j;c- ii..:-.UT_ly j:)k-Ta!iu b ' 1000 .". . -mu::s ii'em [!;•; C;;iini!Mi:- to Annonia. . „ „ , . Svbsicy, J uiy •-';!. - ■'-■■ : 'i'l'"! i. «'i' t'.ii! Chamber of CViuruerco ' u ' ,:; ' : ily}-- ■■■'■••>.■ -'LouM ];-., { An-'., by tx- -'■ ir..u!,;;- ]..(,■).( ~ c ,j- .\- t ;!-iv;;.!. L ..-i' foi ;'!*moi'o ,!<• liv. of iiidii]..-. iu-it'i-onco i* nxadii : 'j ii". Vi ili.j of labor di'liuiiliko, :ai,'. it U rii-ii.-.:-k.;-a thai capitalisi-a :!■■■ :■■ ' -is.": .•-•■•! !r i- v.-.: '!io:iry '" ' lflV '' !'■»■■■ V :■■■-: .':• i-t:!:ic,iu,u(:v !•■' li.O-v; difficu'M -.<. < :r:'ii.;i-:i!.;.,ii ;'„ ~.>q.i---vl at t!.o largely -~f ovW locally, au,i .!;•.: iliiljX'a "A;: i; • '.l','.>'u->- <-'S '."JI—U ''.Ull :V:x:yn bayα-a ai ih-. , --a.'Oi.

At a meeting of the Pastoral Employers* Association the manifesto of the Shearers' Union vras considered, and it was determined to follow a course of defensive action, and the members signed a bond to that effect.

Bbisbanb, July 23.

The extraordinary mnrtality which has occurred among horses is causing great consternation among , farmers in the Laidley district Veterinary Burgeons are investigating the matter.