DELAYED CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9961, 10 April 1895, Page 3

DELAYED CABLES.

London, April 6. The warrant for tbe arrest of 0.-car Wilde was issued at tbe instance ot the Treasury. Although Wilde's name has been removed from the playbills, companies continue to play bis pieces for the present. Wilde, in his letter to the Press explaining his reason for abandoning the case, stutea that be ia willing no bear ignominy in order to avoid calling Lord Alfred Douglas to give evidence against bis father, but says the son was eeger and qnito willing to enter the box, April 7. The voyage of the Buteshire tends to prove that for the live cattle trade tbe route via tbe Cap 9 is preferable to the Snez Canal, and tbat the housing of the cattle on the poop is better thau between decks. The Strike Conference asked tbe Board of Trade to appoint a trustee to hold money as a guarantee pending tho execution of tbe awards. Snbstqueotly both aides agreed to withdraw the old deuiandp, tbe employers accepting the principle of mochinery piecework, while tbe strikers will not insist on higher wanes for clickers, and agree to place no restriction on couniry workmen. The Times, commenting on the position of the Londonderry mine, says the shareholdprs joined tbe venture after their eyes had been opsned to tbe real manning of the audaciona request for £950,000. The Pall Mall Gazette thii.k'j it impossible to trust Coolenrdie experts. E«l Lytton, grandson of the celebrated author, sailed by tho Orotava for Ausrrnliu, The Paris correspondent of The Times (■■ugge^tp that in view of the attacks in the Press, Britain should provide her JEtnb ishies with fnrds in order to enable them to exert influence in tbe same way as Franca nnd other nations do. Lord Cromer reports that the fall in the price of produce has cost Egypt £3,000,000 per annum for the lust twelve years and checked the wave of prosperity that sec in with tbe British occnpitloo. Tbo surplus for 1895 is estimated at £660,000, Paris, April 7. M. Hanooaux, Miuister for Foreign Affiirs. said that Fratc 1 , desiring to maintain the rights of the Saloan and the Khedive, had BBkeu 1 Britain to define her ;iieci?e claims on the Upper Nile, Instead ot ÜBinp the phrase " the Egyptian md British sphere," they must say where Egypt ended. Frunce would not assent to unknown conditions. Upon receiving bis demand BritUa immediately stopped negotiations, The annexation of the Upfbr Nile so far as Britain was concerned was merely on paper, and the agreement with Zanzibar infringed French rights. France would nob permit the Royal Niger Company to monopolise the country and coerca outsiders. BEEI/IN, April 0. It is reported that all the German Chambers of Commerce have disapproved of bimetallism, and have asked the Government not to join in the proposed monetary conference. New York, April 7. Reports have been published here to the effect that Nicaragua is secretly urging the other Central American Republics to form an alliance against Great Britain, Cape Town, April 7. Mr Rhodes considers tbac with the Increase of white papnlation in Rhodesia, the Sooth African Company will soon have to fuce a demand for self-govern-ment, or federation with the Cape. St. Petersburg, Apill 7. The death is announced of M. Visohnegradsky, formerly Minister ot Finance. WASHINaTON, April 6. Id reply to an nppiieallou by President Cleveland the Supreme Conrt holds that the Constitution prevents the levying of an income tar, April 7. Senator Frye siys that the Republicans of America muse not allow others to intervene in Hawaii, S irnoa, and P/)go Hogo, When Canada is ready tn jim the Uninn, America will promptly seize it, even if Britain should declare war.

Broken Hill mine be placed under offa to them until the Ist August for £150,000 ■with a £3000 deposit, which is to l>e for felted if the contract; is not completed oi the date mentioned. The shareholder! will he called together shortly to contidei the offer.