CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1773, 5 November 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Reoter's Copyright.

LONDON, November 4.

Sir F. Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, has made representations to the Colonial Office, that it is necessary for the British Government to obtain from the French Cabinet an assurance that convicts from New Caledona shall not be removed to the New Hebrides. >

Mr. James Gilbooly, member for West Cork, has been summoned for advising boycotting measures on the part of Irish tenantry and J. Perpene, member for West Waterford, has been called upon to answer a charge of making resistance to a sheriff. BERLIN, November 3. The Emperor William has been sleeping better and experiences less pain. MELBOURNE, November 4. The deputation from the Farmers' Conference which waited on the Premier yesterday asked that a duty of 25 per cent, be imposed upon all stock imported into the colony ; 3s duty upon imported barley, wheat, oats, pea 6, and maize ; £1 per ton on potatoes ; 4d per lb oh butter, cheese, and ham. Mr. Gillies, in promising to lay the proposals before his colleagues, added that the Government had already promised to submit to Parliament next session a proposal for the revision of the existing tariff by which the interests of the farmers would receive serious consideration.

There is every probability of the conference to be held in London on Wednesday between the Agents-General of the various colonies, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Postmaster-General resulting in a final settlement of the postal dispute.

Heavy rain has fallen to-day ; and in consequence the course will certainly be in heavier going order for to-morrow's racing at Flemington.

Another body has been found outside the heads to-day. The corpse is supposed to be that of one of the victims of the Cheviot disaster.

Mr. Vernon's team of English cricketers was accorded a public reception at the Town Hall to-day, and was welcomed to Melbourne by the mayor in a felicitous speech.

In. consequence of the prevalence of Btnall-pox in Launceston, it is considered improbable that any modification of the Victorian quarantine regulations will be made during tbe ensuing fortnight. SYDNEY, November 4.

An authoritative denial is given to the report circulated to day that relations between the Premier and the Minister for PuDlic Works were strained. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, November 2. Dr. Fischer and Mr. Dufaur, of New South Wales, intend to pay a visit to Berlin with a view of asking the Hygienic Institute the beat means to innoculate rabbits with a fatal disease, which would be innocuous to general stock.

Several Yorkshire wool failures are reported consequent upon the depressed state of trade.

In connection with postal nSairs, Sir Arthur Blyth has cabled to his Government that Mr. Goschen is of opinion that the Treasury will not support a proposal to divide equally with the colonies any loss that may arise in the carriage of mails.

Captain Everett returns to Australia in the steamer Britannia. He asserts that a syndicate is willing to provide half a million of money for developing the resources of New Guinea if sufficient concessions are granted.

Sir Lyon Playlair has presented a memorial to the Government from the British Peace Society, asking Lord Salisbury to receive a deputation in favor of settling national disputes by arbitration instead of war. The memorial points to the glorious example already set by Britain and the United States, two of the greatest nations of the world, and urges these countries to become the peacemakers of the world. The memorial further states that President Cleveland has expressed a desire to abolish the system of killing as a means of accomplishing national ambition, and that he would gladly assist in furthering peaceful methods of settling disputes consistent with honor.

Monflinnor Gulernbei'ti, Papal Nuncio at Vienna, states that Bismarck [admitted the Emperor William was anxious to see a reconciliation effected between the Quirinal and the Vatican on the subject of the Pope's temporal power. The Commission appointed by the Pope to deal with this subject is proceeding with its labors, and offers of mediation between the Commission and Quirinal have been received.

Serious disputes have arrisen between Sir Coutts Lindsay, owner of the Grosvenor Gallery, and a number of leading exhibiting artists, which resulted in several of them withdrawing their paintings, AlmaTadema, Burnes, Jones, Halla, and Comyns amongst the number.

Alarming reports published respecting the health of the Emperor William and the Crown Prince have created a panic on the Berlin Bourse.

Mr. Herbert Gladstone, addressing a meeting at Dunse, saM that the Government had given the Irish people just cause for a revolution.

During the gale at Liverpool, numbers of vessels were cast adrift from their moorings and sank. A large number of wrecks and fatalities are reported from the south coast, and a great deal of damage has been done to property in the inland counties.

There are now 2540 patients suffering from scarlet fever in the London hospitals.

Monsignor Per6ico has returned to Ireland.