SECOND EDITION
CABLE NEWS.
By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.
(PEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) [Received January 30, 10 p m.] LONDON. January 29. The lootball team which is about to make a tour of the Australasian colonies will include amongst its members several well known international players. It is reported that an amendment of the Rules of Procedure will be the first business of the approaching Bession. The Liberal and Eadical Union have made arrangements to give a reception to O'Brien and Sullivan, late Lords Mayor of Dublin. The programme drawn up inoludes an immense procession to Hyde Park of tbe sympathisers and supporters of Irish agitation, and a banquet in honor of O'Brien and Sullivan will be given in the evening. The day fixed for the demonstration is Monday, 13th February. The Prince of Wales is moving in the direction of establishing a Commercial, Emigration, and Industrial Intelligence Department, in conjunction with the Imperial Institute. His Royal Highness is now arranging for the necessary charter. ■ Rev. Dr. Dale, who has recently been on a tour through the Australian colonies, has been expressing views on them, and declares that Australia is a paradise for the working classes. '
, ; . The Economist has published an article -, ob recent mining speculation in Quesns-
land, and asserts that the prices paid! for
many of the mines in that colony by the
companies floated in London were a most
extravagant speculation. Referring to ' ,;fbe Australian centennary, it predicts that, n^Vwhen the next hundred years has been completed Australia will be a Federal Bepublic, with a population of My mil- . Sons.
; The regulations which are to control
the. New Hebrides Commission and which \ have just been signed by the representsi, r tfyes of English and Frenoh Governments, ■i, will -be forwarded to tbe Pacific imV : 'mediately and on their receipt the French forces, at present stationed in the Group, ,_ will.be withdrawn. • -vr, The- quantity of wheat afloat fof the
United Kingdom is 1,525,000 quarters. OTTAWA, January 2G. The Government official organ predicts
the failure of the negotiations for an jj.. .amicable settlement of the fisheries dispute
if tbe Government of tbe United States /r ve^rsists in claiming tbe surrender of the fishery rights of Canada. , -r-'i .' ' fKeceived January 30, 11.30 p.m/J NAPLES, January 30. The steamer Senan has arrived from fl'fOrt Darwin with five cases ofßmall pox ■;, onboard.
SYDNEY, January 30.
Tbe foundation stone of iba new Parlitraqent buildings was laid by the Governor, to-day. A large assemblage was present.
BRISBANE, January 30. ' Chinamen on the Cleromont goldfield were armed with rifles and revolvers, and threatened resistance to tbe police sent to eject them, but their leaders persuaded them to depart quietly.
[Received January 31, 1.30 a.m.]
SYDNEY, Jonnary 30.
A man named John Grace has been arrested for the Armidale murder, having in his possession property belonging to the deceased. Before the murder acoused bad no money, but Bince has been flash.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1842, 31 January 1888, Page 3
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484SECOND EDITION CABLE NEWS. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1842, 31 January 1888, Page 3
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