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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1699, 11 August 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph.— Eeuteb's Copyright

LONDON, August 9.

A deputation, headed by Lord Rosebery, waited yesterday upoD Sir J}. Cross, Secretary of State for India, to urge that the Indian Government should be officially represented at the Melbourne Exhibition. Sir Graham Berry accompanied the deputation, and spoke strongly in favor of India being represented. Sir K. Cross, in reply, promised to telegraph the Tiews of the deputation to the Viceroy of India.

Replyiog to questions in the House of Commons last night, Fergassoa, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that the British Government were pressing France to come speedily to a settlement of the New Hebrides question. He further informed the House that no recidivistes had been deported since last November, but settlers coutinue to be sent from France to the Hebrides.

Mr. Foieman of the Imperial Postal Department reports from Rome that the Italian postal officials have agreed to a transit rate of 480 centimes per kilogramme tat letters <md pos(Ci\u(s, flint 32£ centimes for primed matter, at a minimum guaranteed at 625,000 francs annually, under the convention for two years from January next. It was further arranged that the Italian quota be increased if France obtains a quota above six franc?.

At a preliminary meeting of the British Eoval Commission of the Melbourne Exhibition yesterday. Lord Ropebery, vicepresident, announced that the jPrlace of WaJes would probably preside at the first formal meeting of the Eoyal Commission, to be held at Marlborough House.

The statement made by Mr. Smith in the House of Commons yesterday regarding the the State-aided emigration should have been reported as follows :— " Tbe Imperial Government was unable to guarantee advances to settlers, and douhteii whether the colonial Government would approve of such an arrangement ; and it would be useless to invite the latter to co-operote, since the Imperial Government were unable to propose to Parliament a 6cl) eme for guarantee. The English harvest operations are progressing rapidly.

LONDON, Ansnsc 10.

The Cabinpt is now considering the question ol formally proclaiming the National League, and will probably arrive at a decision on the point at to- morrows meeting Council.

PARIS, August 9,

The official journal to-day announces that Egerton, Secretary of the British Legation, bad an interview with SI. Flourens. Minister for Foreign Aff»ir~, at which be asked that the date should be named within which the French forces would evacuate the New Hebrides. M. Flourens stated that he was unable to reply precisely, so loug as the intentions of England with regard to E»ypt find the proposed neutralisation of the Suez Canal remained undisclosed.

VIENNA. August 10. Prince Ferdinand left Ebenshat last evening, for Sofia.

BRISBANE, August 10.

Hon. P. Dieksco, Colonial Treasure*-, has resigned, owing to a disagreement with his colleagues on the question of additional taxation, which he considers unuechssary.

MELBOURNE, August 10. The purchase of the Telephone Company's business by the Government has beea completed, tbe price agreed npon being £40,000.

The Associated Banks to-day decided to reduce the rate of interest on fixed deposits by one per centum. SYDNEY, August 10. Parliament, meet on the 20th proximo.