CABLE NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7373, 23 May 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[PEE PEESa AB3OCIATION. —COPYEHJHI )

Lohdon, May 20. The Times suggests that tho Commission to enquire into tho administration of the Wa? Office should iucludo delegates of the great industries, and that, in the event of hia being in office, Lord Kosebery should preside instead of the Dute of Devonshire.

Lieatsnant-Geaeral Feilden, M.P., for Ohorley, is dead. [Lieutenant-General Eande J. Feilden entered tho Army at the age of 19, in the 60th Bifl-s, and was made a O.M U. in 1870 for his services in the i?ei river expedition. He comm&tided the brigade depot at "Wincue&ter 187&-8, ana , retired in 1883. Hβ represented Ohorloyin the Conservative interest, having been "returned unopposed tit the last general election.]

May 21. With a view to settle the question of whether Viscount Wolmer (heir to the lata Lord Kelborce) is entitled to retain his S3at in tho House of Commons for West Edinburgh, instructions havo been given for a writ to be issued for tlio seat. Sir Vernon Harcourt, leader of the House, npprovcd the order, and said thai even if the aation ltd to a conflict with the House of Lords, Lord Selborne was responsible. The committee set up by the House of Commons to report on the matter reported th.it Viscount Wolmer has succeeded to the earldom. The relations existing beteen the Marquis of Queen sbarry nnd his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, arising out of the Oecar Wilde scandal, continue strained, and in Piccadilly today the Marquis severely chastised his aon. Both were arrested, and subsequently admitted to bail. Taylor was convicted on two counts in connection with Charles William Parker, and santence has boon postponed. Sir Thomae Mcllwraiih, of Queensland, oantinues to itnpiova in health. At the wool sates thera was a good seleotioa, and Continental buyers are operating freely. Prices remain very firm. May 22. The Hon. J. G. Ward was entertained at a banquet yesterday. Sir Edwin Duwes, who presided, referred to the financial benefits tho colony would derive from the visit of its Treasurer. Mr Ward, in replying to the toaat of hie health, made reference to the Japanese war, and hoped that the Marquis of ilipon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, would meet the colonies in any demsnds they made with respect to safeguarding the interests of the empire Kir Charles Tupper end Sir W. B. Perceval advooftted frequent visits of colonial Minif - ters to England, as these would be productive of mutual benefits. Lord Alfred Douglas began the quarrel with his father by calling the Marquis of Queensberry a liar acd elandorer. The latter eventually knocked his son down, and a furious struggle ensued until the police interfered and separated the pair. Lord Bosebery will introduoe in the House of Lords on Friday a bill enabling colonial Judges to sit on the judicial committee of the Privy Council. Fanning Island has been selected as tho station at which the proposed Pacific oable should touch. Bbtjs3ELß, May 20. The Roman Catholics in Belgium have appealed to the Vatican to condemn tha Christian Sooialiste owing to their propagating revolutionary ideas which are likely t J endanger the "tate. The Pope has summoned Abbe Daeus, leader of the Socialists, to explain his action. Eomb, May 20. Earthquake shocks have been felt at Bologna and Pisa. Washington, May 20. The Government is not willing that Canadian delegates should attend the Behring Saa Fishery Conference here in October next, and will only negotiate with Great Britain ovor the sealing question. Oapu Town, May 22. A public meeting ia being organised to protest against the Government proposal to include frozen meat under the heading of preserved meats, thus increasing the import duty by 2d per lb. Pabis, May 21. Fever is raging among the Frenoh troops in Madagascar. New Yoek, May 22 An immenae quantity of guripowder accidentally exploded and wrecked the Monongahala mine in West Virginia. One hundred and thirty miners are entombed, and up to the present 14 bodies have been reoovered. The work of rescue ia proceeding. Stdnbt, May 22. Wheat, chick 2s Id. milling 2s 10d; flour, roller £6 10s to £G 15s ; oats (dull), prime feeding Is 10d; maiza (firm), 2s 2d to 2a 3d; barley, Cape 2s Id; peao, Prussian blue 3s ; bran and pollard, BJd ; potatoes, local £1 Uβ to £2, Oiroular Mead £2 10s ; onione, £4 to £4 se; butter, dairy 7Jd, factory B|d to 9d; oheese, 4id to s*d ; bacon 3id to 6d I'he dobato on the motion of censure was resumed in the Legislative Assembly today. Mr Griffiths, expressing ihe views pledged by the Labor party, Baid tho Government was less objectionable than the Opposition, but the party were voting for an income tax—not for Government Ho declared that Mr lieid, the Freraier, had a whitlebone b&ckbone, whioh could be bent to foroe Democratic reforms better than the backbone of Kir G. R. Dibbs, which was as brittle as glass. The Premier retorted that after Mr Griffiths' remarks it would be a degradation and insult to reoeire hie vote.

The House will probably divide on the quoshon early in the morning m , Melbourne, May 22. Wheat, 2s 81 to 2a 9 J ; flour, roller £6 10a ; oats, Alfft-rlan Iμ 21 to Iβ4d; Danish ■ ( artsrian )s 4d to lslOd ; 2s; barley, ,?? lß | d ' brfln, 7^i '' P'-tMoep, £1 2e 6(1. ±he Premier w;rsd to the other colonies urging the nficeseity of joint action in bringing pceeiure to bear on too Imperi-il author-Hits for a mbsi-jy to the JPneifio cable, •md also tho a.ivifablcaeea of an eariy meeting: in londou of acciDictiSfioii rapreßEnting iho Imperial Oovoi-ou3t=nt and taa culouies to diacuss a £uitib!o pkn of ao-oparation. Adelaide, May 22. Wheat (firm), 2s 4d; flour, roller £6 : bran and pollard, to 8d

Hodabt, May 22. Ihe hull of tho barque Devonport, whi :h was recently wrecked at Circular Ijiad, has been Eold for £30.