CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VII, Issue 1310, 18 May 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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LONDON, May 14.

In the House of Lords last night, Earl Rosebery, Secretary of Sta{.e for Foreign Affairs, stated that he had informed M. Waddingtqn, the French Ambassador in London, Ithajr it was improbable that the British colonies would ooneent to the cession. of. .the ..Nefa^ Hebrides. Lord Rosebery added . that although; ill Waddington had been - notified, -jthe Britigh Government h,ad ■ not ' sent a formal reply to France, because negotiations with the colonies had not yet been completed. . ' , •

A meeting of Liberals and EadicalsJ took place to-day, when Lord Hartington and Mr. Chamberlain both urged the Government to withdraw the Home Rule Bill. n

May 17. is expected that the debate on the Home Eule Bill will be sufficiently advanced to allow a division being taken on Friday next. .

A dissolution of Parliament is generally regarded as inevitable.

It is stated that the British Government intend to annex the Kermede group of islands lying about 400 miles north of New Zealand in lat. 41 south and long. 108 east.

MELBOUBNE, May 17.

Latest reports regarding the health of health of Judge Molesworth state that he is making rapid progress towards recovery.

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LONDON, May 13.

All the shares in the North British and New Zealand Investment Company have been allotted.

Tenders for the Collingwood (Victoria) municipal loan of were opened to-day, and the amount subscribed -was £137,000. The average price is about £105 15s.

It is possible that Mr. Herbert Sandford, who has been connected with several of the recent exhibitions at Home, will represent the British exhibitors at the Jubilee Exhibition of South Australia, the Treasury defraying his expenses.

Mr. Gladstone is impressed with the policy of the federal colonies respectingthe New Hebrides.

The Adelaide fruit sold in the exhibition market has realised for a week.