Cable News.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6267, 1 October 1891, Page 2

Cable News.

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London, September 29

The Bishops of Truro, Lichfield, Coventry, Southwark, and Zululand, were consecrated in St. Paul' 3 Cathedral to-day.

It is reported that the rise in the price of butter from Denmark is due to tho small quantity made.

' The twin screw steamer Teutonio, belonging to the White Star Line, has made a record on hor passage from New York to Queenstown. The time occupied on the voyage was 5 days 17 hours.

At tho wool sales prices are unchanged. During a gale three men were blown off the Forth bridge and killed.

The fire which broke out on board the P. and 0. steamer Rome while lying in Greenock dock has been .extinguished. The damage is estimated at £35,000.

September 30,

Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for the Dominion of Canada in London, in an article contributed to the Nineteenth Century, strongly supports the M&rquis of Lome's suggestion as the most practicable solution of the Imperial Federation enigma. He would make tho representatives in London of the Dominions of Canada, Africa, and Australia leading members of the Cabinet, to be always consulted when the foreign polioy touched colonial interests, the representatives quitting office when the colonial Governments were changed. The article goes on to say that direct contribution is not the best assistance tho colonies oould give to Imperial defence, and it would be better to develop the defensive powers of the colonies, leaving them to build strategic railways, and provide cruisers for the protection of commerce. He considers it quite possible that England and the three Daminions mentioned above could devise a commercial tariff by which the outlying portions of the Empire would be allowed an advantage over foreigners. He says that 5s per quarter on corn would be a sufficient advantage for India, Australia, and Canada. Sir Charles Tupper concludes by stating that tho late Sir John Macdonald concurred with these views.

Berlin, September 29

Herr yon Boedioher, Secretary of State for the Interior, declares that peace was never more sure than at present.

The Chilian cruiser Presidente Pinto has arrived here, a mutiny having broken out among the crew.

Ottawa, September 29. A Canadian agent is shipping sixty waggon loads of eggs to Liverpool. Rome, September 29. The Pope to-day blessed 60,000 pilgrims in St. Peter's amidst great enthusiasm.

New Yoek, September 29..

Intelligence to hand from Central America states that a revolt broke out in the Republic of Guatemala on the 15th inßtant, and the Ipsa of life is reported to have been 600 killed.

Adelaide, September 30. Mr Hennikor Hcaton, M.P., who is visiting the colonies for the benefit of his health has arrived here. In the course of an interview he stated that he was convinced that the cable rate to Australia would be reduced to, Is per word within two years, and he asserted that the oable companies were making £1000 per day out of the messages they transmitted. He professed to be disappointed that Sir John Gorst had not been appointed to succeed the late Mr Cecil Raikes as Postmaster-General.

Sydney, September 80. Tho panio caused by the failure of the financial institutions previously telegraphed is subsiding, and it is not expected that there will be any further suspensions.

The revenue returns of the colony for the quarter ended to-day show a decrease of £46,000. [DELAYED WIEES.J London, September 28. The death is announced of Dr. James, Wesleyan clergyman. The Standard's Moscow correspondent states that Russian politicians are fomenting antagonism among the Afghans against the Turkomans of Bokhara, and that Russia is intriguing to annex Bokhara.

At a meeting of railway men at Hampstead Heath, resolutions were passed demanding shorter hours and higher wages. Madrid, September 28.

The funeral of the victims of the railway collision at Burgos took place yesterday, and was attended by an imtnenqc concourse of people. Mr Cotton, an English barrister, who was among those injured, is in a critical condition. Intense hostility is shown by tho people against the railway companies concerned iv the accident- Queen Christina makes daily enquiries as to the condition of tho sufferers.

Paris, September 28. Speaking at the ceremony ©f unveiling the statue of General Faidhurbo, M. Ribot said that twenty years labor aud sacrifice had developtd the French army till it had become tho image of the nation's stability. Ho went on to say that the Reoub),ic of Franco was conscioua oi her strength. She was also respected by her neighbors, and was confident of the-futuro.

Hong Kong, September 2b. The Presbyterian missionaries at Tchang have been removed to Shanghai.

Ro_t_, September 28.

In the course of a spoech Signor Criapi, tbo ex-Premier, declared that Italy was the staunch ally of England.