CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1772, 4 November 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Reuter's Copyright.

LONDON, November 2.

The death is announced of Madame Goldschmidt (Jenny Lind), tbe celebrated vocalisht, at the age of 66.

LONDON, November 3.

Herr Weamish, German Commissioner to the Melbourne Exhibition, will visit London shortly to conclude final arrangements before leaving for Australia.

It is announced that O'Brien will be removed from Cork gaol on account of the visiting justices of that establishment, who are pronounced Nationalists, having threatened to interfere with the prison discipline of the gaol.

The Duke of Sutherland is suffering from illness of a serious nature.

SYDNEY, November 3.

The Premier's proposals for the centennial celebrations (which include, amongst other events, the holding of a regatta, at which a Challenge Cup, valued at £500, will be competed for,) have been agreed to by the Assembly.

The Government have completed tbe jMi*ebfiS6 of tbfe AttslY&laßJa» Sieai» Navigation Company's property for the aura of £275,000.

MELBOURNE, November 3.

The election of a member of the Assembly for the representation of Williatnstown, vacant by the resignation of Mr. A. T. Clark, took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr. Miram.

Tbe Premier, replying to a communication from Major AtkinEon respecting the tbe reported proposed cession ot the island of Baitaia to France, 6tates that the Victorian Government have no information of such a proposal.

A deputation from the Farmers' Conference waited on the Premier (Mr. Gillies) to-day, relative to protecting agricultural stock and raising the interest in Victoria. Mr. Giliies informed the deputation that he would lay the matter before his colleagues, nut feared 6ome of the proposals could not be entertained. HOBART, November 3. One fresh case of small-pox is reported ; otherwise the epidemic is unchanged.

In the Assembly last night, a motion proposing to grant £3000 for the representation of Tasmania at the Melbourne Exhibition was withdrawn, on the gronnd that the people of Tasmania were not desirous of patticipating.

It has been ascertained that a fresh case of small-pox has occurred near Launceston. No new cases are reported in this neighborhood.

(special to press association.)

LONDON, October 31.

O'Brien tried to leave the court pending the issue of tbe warrant of committal. O'Brien, Dillon, and Lane were roughly handled. The recorder ordered Dillon's removal for disrrspect.

O'Brien, speaking at Kainturk, declared that 30,000 tenants had given in their adhesion to the Plan of Campaign.

The Moscow Gazette urges Europe to enforce the neutrality of Gibraltar.

The readiness with which colonists purchase Bank of New Zealand shares has caused a strong rally in favor of the stock of that institution. The latest quotation is £16.

Tbe Union Mortgage Agency Co. of Australia has adopted the report, and declared alO per cent dividend. .£IO,OOO has been carried to the reserve fund.

The Thalia, which sails on November 24, has been ordered to search the Crozets for the wrecked French vessel, the Rouvier.

It has been decided to establish a naval training-ship at Sydney, similar to tbe Britannia, for the purpose of training and preparing cadets for the Australian Auxiliary and Imperial Fleet.