Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5914, 20 August 1890, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

[PBE PBESS ASSOCIATION.-—COPYEIaHT.]

London, August 18. In his monthly circular, Mr F. O. Licht estimates the production of beet sugar for the last eleven months will show an iucrease of 828,000 tons. Ho expects that tho "campaign" will show a surplus of 554,000 tons. In the speeoh from the Throne at the prorogation of Parliament, Her Majesty stated that she had gladly given her consent to tho bill providing for responsible Government in Western Australia, as similar institutions had worked with marked success elsewhere in Australia. Excepting the torpedo contest, nothing of importiiuue has been done at the naval maiiojuvres. Admiral Tyron, who is in command of the defending fleet, has so far failed to discover the whereabouts of Admiral Seymour, who leads the attack. Dalton, who undertook to swim from France to Folkstono, has succeeded in swimming sixteen miles in twenty-four hours. August 19. Soldiers are assisting the tithe collectors of Denbigh to recover the tax. The potato blight is spreading in Ireland. A league is being formed having for its object the encouragement of the growth of beetroot in Great Britain.

The Government have decided for the future to shorten the Speeoh from the Throne at the opening of Parliament, thus hoping ti limit debate on it. At the Antwerp wool sales tho attendance was only moderate Bidding was fair, and half tho catalogue was sold at an advance of 10 centimes over the rate obtained in June.

Prince Bismarck is supporting a gigantic coal syndicate which has been established in Germany to check the rise in the wages of colliers.

The wheat crop in France is estimated to yield 6,000,000 hectolitres below that of 18S9.

The Journal de St. Petersburg oxpresses the opinion that tho visit of the Emperor of Germany, while dealing little with the policies of Russia and Germany, will greatly strengthen the good relations existing between the two nations.

Out of a total of ISOO cases of cholera in Spain, 1000 proved fatal. A despatch from Guatemala announces that the States of Guatemala and Honduras are demanding that General Czeta shall resign tho presidency of San Salvador. General Carlos Czeta was the leader of the forces in San Salvador, but on the sudden death of General Mennedez, the President, which took place at a banquet held towards the end of June, he assumed command.

During tho disturbances arising out of the strikes on the New York Central Railway, the police stationed at Albany fired on tho mob, wounding three persons. This action enraged the crowd, and some of the police narrowly escaped being lynched.

There is enormous speculation in silver going on in America, and 2,000,000 ounces have been sold at price? rising as high as 125 cents. Sydney, August 19. The wharves present a deserted appearance. Tho wharf laborers came out in a body at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and the seamen are coming out as their notices expire. The master stevedores are advertising for labor to load and discharge vessels. All vessels in port except tho boats trading to New Zealand havo been laid up. The Jubilee, ami Tels:ip-> sailed for New Zealand this evening. The coal lumpers have decidod to strike to-night. Meldouene, August. 19. Tho maritime bodies have resolved to come out on strike to-morrow. Brishaxe, August 15. Tho niiiniigerh-, clerks, and other officials ara engaged discharging cargo on the wharves.