LATE CABLES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6376, 11 February 1892, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

I [PER PEESS ASSOCIATION—OOPYBIQHT. | HOME POLITICS. SYMPATHY AT THE DKATH OF THE DUKE Ob 1 CLARKNCE. MR LOWTHER'S AMENDMENT. IRISH LAND PURCHASE ACT. JOHN DILLON REJECTKD AS THE IRISH LEADER. THE FALL IN COLONIAL STOCKS. INFLUENZA DEATH RATE. BURIAL OF THS DUKE OF CLARENCE. (Received February 11, 10.30 a.m.)

London, February 10.

In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury stated that the negotiations regarding the Newfoundland difficulty were in abeyance, as rash criticism as to the Government's action by the Gladstone party had induced France to believe that there was no hope of securing the execution of the award of the arbitration.

The speeches in both Houses of the Legislature were conducted in a tone of deep sympathy at the death of the Duke of Clarence, and the fact that the Royal family had not bid for a universal outburst of world-wide sorrow was much noted.

Sir Michael rlicks-Beach, president of the Board of Trade, replying to Mr Lowther's amendmeut regarding the treaties, said the provisions objected to were doubtless relics of a past generation, but the proposals suggested by the British Empire Trade League and others were a miserable substitute for a Zollverein between the colonies and Great Britain.

In tho House of Commons Mr T. Bexton has tabled a notice of motion regarding the failure of the Irish Land Purchase Act.

At a meeting of the followers of Mr Justin McCarthy, the nomination of Mr John Dillon as leader of the Irish party was rejected.

The Standard asserts that tho fall in colonial stocks is due to the failures in Melbourne and Brisbane.

The number of deaths reported in London for the week from influenza are 376. The death rate of those attacked by the epidemic is 31 per 1000 ihe statement by the World that the Queen had assented to tho burial of the remains of the late Duke of Clarence at Saudringham is officially denied, GERMAN LOAN. NEW RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. EXECUTION OF ANARCHISTS. RIOTING AND BOMB THROWING. FREE SILVER COINAGE. DEATH OF SIR JaMKS CAIRD. STRIKE OF COAL PORTERS. (Received February 11, 10.40 a.m.) Bkhlin, February 10. The German loan has been subscribed threefold. St. PETKfieirußO, February 10. Eleven warships are being added to the Russian Pacific squadron, and in addition to these the fleet will be augmented by a number of smaller vessels. Madrid, February 10. Four of tho Xeres Anarchists have been executed, and there is considerable excitement in Spain at the death sentence having been carried out. A bomb was exploded in Barcelona, and rioting has takeu place in Zarnora. Washington, February 10. The Financo Coromitee of the Senate has reported adversely on all tho Free Silver Coinage Bills. London, February 10. Tho Daily Chronicle, in attempting to reassure investors, points out that it is impossible to effect rapid reutreuchment in the Australian colonies. The Waterloo Cup is creating some little interest, and the nomination of Colonel North is supported at -1 to 2. Obituary—Right Hon. Sir James Caird, the eminent agricultural authority, aged 76. The Coal Portern' Union has called out ten thousand of its members owing to a dispute arising over the employment of ono roan