CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1839, 27 January 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

[Received January 26, 9.50 p.m.]

VIENNA, January 26. Rothschilds have formed a syndicate to lend 30,000,000 florins to Hungary. SYDNEY, January 26.

The Salvation Army have decided on a large scheme of missionary work amongst thfl natives in the Australasian colonies. They propose to raise a contingent versed in the Maori language to carry on work amongst the natives of New Zealand ; another party will be formed to work among Australian aboriginals, especially among those in Queensland, and steps are being taken to attend to the spiritual wants of Kanakas and Chinese residents in the coionies. MELBOURNE, January 26.

At the nominations for the vacant seat in the Legislative Assembly, caused by the death of J. J. Madden, member for Belfast, Sir Bryan O'Loghlen was the only candidate proposed, and he was, therefore, declared elected.

New Zealand oats have met with'large sales at 3s Id.

ADELAIDE, January 26.

The revenue :or the half-year is £974,200 The railway revenue is expected to be heavy, and there is little doubt that at the close of the year will show a surplus. The financial outlook is of a more hopeful outlook than has been for some years. PERTH (W.A.), January 26.

I The Government have received a despatch from Sir Henry Holland, regarding the questions of granting responsible Government to Western Australia, and which has been under consideration of the English Government for some time. The despatch states that after going into the matter thoroughly, | the Government have arrived at the conclusion that the population of the colony is too scattered to permit of responsible j government being granted ; and, further, that the proposal to divide the colony is quite impracticable at present, owing to the small population in the northern portion of the colony ; also, that it is not desirable to hand over such a vast tract of country to forty thousand people. The despatch goes on to say that, if means can be devised by which the unalienated territory can be preserved for the benefit of future inhabitants, responsible government may be possible, but, under these circumstances, the position is complicated by the public debt. Sir Henry Holland requests an opinion on the scheme under which he proposes to divide the colony, say at latitude 20, the Legislature to control .territory south of that line, and the Imperial Government to have control of 'the territory to northward, the proceeds of land sales in the northern half to be utilised in establishing a fund for the benefit ot any new colony that may bt

erected in the northern territory, the interest of such a fund to form part of the revenue of Western Australia.