CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1775, 8 November 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Reoter's Copyright,

LONDON, November 5.

Mr. Cox, M.P. for East Clare, who was summoned to appear at Ennia on a ohavge of attending proclaimed meetings, failed to appear when called upon, and a warrant Las accordingly been issued for his arrest.

PARIS, November 6

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday passed a resolution, by a large majority, calling for an extensive enquiry into the recent scandals, and demanded an investigation into the transactions of the War Office for the past ten years. The Government approved of the resolution, but would not deal with the subject as a Cabinet question.

PERTH (W. A.), November 7.

Hie Excellency the Governor has announced that he is in receipt of a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that the Imperial Government has agreed in principle to the recent resolution of the West Australian Legislature in favor of responsible government for that colony.

MELBOURNE, November 7.

Messrs. Dalgety held a very successful sale of wool this afternoon at their rooms. The catalogue comprised 2500 hales. The attendance of buyers was large, competition being very animated. 2300 bales were disposed of during the sale at highly satisfactory prices. Superior greasy merino realised as much as 13d per lb, being the highest price obtained during the present season. Good light.conditioned merino brought lQd ; medium quality, as high as

B£d ; inferior descriptions, as much as 7d ; pieces Bold up to 8d ; crossbreds, 9^d ; good scoured merinos realised as much as 16$ d per lb. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have up to the present disposed of 6200 bales this season.

The Hon. W. Eobinson's racehorses were submitted to auction to-dy. Hon. W. Pearson purchased Silver Prince at 1150 guineas. Thunderbolt was secured by Mr. G. H. Read at 500 guineas. Disovimetf \*ttß bought by My. C L. SfcDonaW, 300 guineas.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, November 5.

Owing to the persistent seditious speeches which have been recently made in Trafalgar-square, the police, acting upon orders received from Sir Charles Warren, intervened at a meeting held to-day, and, after dispersing the assemblage, arrested Mr. Webb, the chief spokesman.

At the interview between the AgentsGeneral and Mr. Goschen on postal matters, the latter both refused to divide the surplus of posfal rates or agree to the proposal for cheapening postage to the colonies.

The Times states that the triple alliance entered into between Germany, Austria, and Italy is primarily for defensive purposes, and aims to maintain peace on the basis of existing treaties. It also provides that in the event of any outside Power attempting to disturb the balance of Europe and the Mediterranean, the Alliance will undertake combined military and naval action to suppress such attempt, and none of the allied Powers will conclude peace separately.

The New York Tribune defends the mission of the Hon. Mr. Chamberlain to the United States, and ridicules the idea of war between England and America.