CABLE NEWS. By Telegraph.—Reuter's Copyright.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1746, 5 October 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. By Telegraph. — Reuter's Copyright.

LONDON, October 2. Advices lrom the West Coast of Africa bring news of Mr. H. M. Stanley up to 25th July, on which date all was well, and liis party was advancing at the rate of twelve miles daily. HOME, October 2. The visit of Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier,, te Prince Bismarck at Freidrichsruhe, is regarded as foreshadowing the entrance of tbe Italian Government into the Austro -German alliance. CALCUTTA, October 2. The Nizam of Hyderabad, iv his letter to his Excellency the Viceroy, offering a contribution: of £200,000 yearly for two years toward the Frontier Defence Fund, expresses himself as of opinion that tbe

action of Russia has for cejaiuries been inimical to the - Moslem fiith both in Europe and Asia. , . v - NEW YORK, October 3. Mr. Bayard, Secretary of Stated referrio» to the action of Germany in Samoa, expresses the opinion that interference on the part of the United States would be unwarranted until their interests in those islands were molested. BERLIN, October 5. Signor Crispi, Italian Premier, left Friedrieckshruhe yesterday for Vienna. It is generally believed that his visit to that city is for the purpose of having an interview with Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs. MELBOURNE, October 4. The Hon. W.H.Davies has been elected, by a majority of one, Speaker ot the Legislative Assembly in room of Mr. Peter Lalor (resigned). SAN FRANCISCO, October 2. The Union Company's Mariposa, with the New Zealand September homeward mails, arrived here at noon yesterday (Saturdey). (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, October 2. Muir, of Dumbarton, intends to build a yacht 10 compete for the America's Cup next year. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce, after heariog Sir Graham Berry, have appointed a committee to arrange for the collection of exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition. The Treasury have cabled to Lord Caringtoa in reference to the mail subsidy, pointing out that payment by weight is impracticable, that they require a fixed proportion, and that possibly they will agree to England paying £20,000 and Australia £80,000. A syndicate is willing to purchase the Rockwell Silver Company's mine at Silverton, New South Wales, for £100,000. The following have been appointed London Directors of trie Gippsland Gold Mining Company : — Messrs. Archibald Arnot, Charles Clark, and Alexander Macrae. Severe fighting has taken place in the Soo-lco Islands between the natives and the Spanish troops, the latter coming off victorious. It is officially announced that the War Office is willing to allow general officers to inspect Australian forces every two years. Four Scotch whisky firms have called meetings of their creditors. Forty million gallons of whisky are bonded in Scotland. The beetroot crop of Frauce and Germany is smaller than usual, but the yield will be immaterially reduced, owing to a larger area being under cultivation. The Emperor of Germany has ordered the release of M. Schnaebelle and the payment of compensation to the widow of the gamekeeper shot on the frontier. An Abyssinian force is advancing to attack Massowah before the Italian troops arrive. LONDON, October 3. The man who shot the French gamekeeper wil| probably be court-martialled, and Germany will pay the widow 25,000 francs. A thousand unemployed sugar refiners marched in a procession to Hyde Park to-day, and speeches were made condemning the system of the sugar bounties. M. Ferrons, speaking at a banquet at Nice, said that " possibly France might find herself in the position of having to repel an attack by Italy." It is understood that in return for his offers of assistance to the Government of India in the event of war with Russia, the Niaam of Hyderabad expects the retrocession of Berar.