ENGLAND

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7549, 20 August 1886, Page 2

ENGLAND

,','"; '(Received 'August lO.i.l0 p.ni.) ; '.' .•;'•'-- . , London, August 18. . ' Gaudaur, the ■American oarsman, has arrived here to take part in the approaching 'sculling' sweepstakes. -^Negotiations are proceeding for a match, .fietwejeii Gattdaur and, Beach for £100b.fand"the championship of the world. " ; ~~ Y ■-•-v.C

The Queen has been on a visit Edinburgh, where ' she ■ was escorted- 'through the Exhibition now .ucing.held there. 1 The colonial and. Indian Visitors now in Dublin Were entertained, at -a grand ball ' ,at,-the ftlansion ; House., last; night.',;.; The hall was bfiiiiantly. decorated,' ffaga of 1 , .nearly all nations being displayed}.^ not a 'single British flag Hvos hung anywhere in the building. ' ■---.. '■_. ;• "The cricket, match at Choltenlia'itf was : concluded to-day. . jTho Gloucestershire . elevon.in their: second innings' were.only ■ ' : able 'to secure 138 mns. ' ; The Australians! thus. won by 26. ' " ,•---■-, ; 1 (Rccolvcd August 19, 2.30 p'.in.) ,- 'i Tenders for the Palmerston North (New Zealand) municipal,' loan 0f,' £55,000/'at a-, 'hiinini'um/ of '98,' Iwere- -opened- to-day. Only £40,000 was offered; .The balance remain's open foi'subscriptiori; ". ,!... . ■ , ■ . . • (Hccoivcd August 19, 5.10 p,nii)'> ' Consols remain at-lOIJ. '' "•' New-Zealand seciirities are at ' last quota'tions,'namely,'S.per cent. 10-40 10an,.: 103J ; 4£ percent. 1879-1904:10an,"99 ; 4' - ■percent, inscribed- stock, 99.- ■:■'•'' :: ■' (RccolvDcf August 20, la.m.) 1 •"•'■' -August' l9. • The Indian and colonial visitors' hem on^ ■ a visit to Ireland proceeded yesterday from Dublin, to Powerscourfc Castle at Eunis, Kerry, the seat of Viscount Powerscourt, .where they were entertained at lunch l>y ; his Lordship. The pa : rty afterwards 'drove to Bray, the seat of. the Earl of Mcath, where a banquet was given in their honor. . 'Lord Brabazon, the- eldest' ! son of the Earl, presuted, and in his speech v dwelt upon. the necessity of. a close union of • England 'and the : colonies. Sir, Saul -Samuel, Agent-General for New. South

Wales, replying to a toast proposed/said that the assistance which had • been afforded by New South Wales in tlie'Soudan would be renewed by the colpnies.ifrequired, and would' have the best effect upon the movenientlfor the, federation of the Empire. ' ' . '■ ' ■• '■ • f