SECOND EDITION CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1959, 19 June 1888, Page 2

SECOND EDITION CABLE NEWS .

By Electbic Telegraph. — Copybight.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, June 18.

Obituary — William Creswick, actor.

"Mr. Morgan "intends to float his gold mine at .Qwynfynwdd, North Wales, as a company with a capital of £200,000.

Jones, the cricketer, is improving, the crisis of the fever having passed! 1

The Eleven of England, which meets tbe Australian cricketers at Birmingham to-day, includes W. G. Grace, Peel, and Ulyetr, but the remainder are second-rate players.

PARIS. June 18.

The French press comment on warlike tone of the Emperor's address to the German army and navy.

BERLIN, June. 18. The obsequies of the Kaiser will be confined to a simple military funeral. Twelve generals will bear his coffin carriage, containing members of the Eoyal families, and the representatives of the Reichstag and municipalities following.

It is expected the Emperor 1 William will issue a proclamation, and express his desire to avoid all strife, and adhere to existing treaties. ■ ' I

The post mortem examination or the dead monarch's body showed that a cavity the size of a man's fist had been caused in the throat by supporatun. •>

ST. PETERSBUBG. June 18. The Russian press considers the new Emperor's address pacefal in character. SYDNEY, June Id. All the colonies have Bent sympathetic telegrams to the Empress. - A distinct sbock ot earthquake was felt in Mossvale district last night.'

MELBOURNE, June 17:

Carlton beat the English footballers, by 14 goals to -3. [This match would*, be played under the Victorian rules.] t - J *- BRISBANE, June .Is. , The re-election ot Ministers i* now pro. ceeding, Sir T. Mcllwrath and Mr.Nel§on r bave been returned unopposed; ' * ; a

ADELAIDE, June 1& , The leading Chinese residents are much annoyed at the scant courtesy shown to their communication by the Chinese Conference, and propose to petition -the Chinese Government -on international; as well : as on personal, grounds again6t the intolerable hardship which they ,must suffer if the bill proposed by the conference is pas sed by tbe colonial Legislatures.

ISPECIAI. TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, June Ui The press commends the decision arrived at by the Chinese Conference.

It has been suggested that tbe Court of Chancery should adopt a list of' colonial stocks not exceeding 4 per cent., in which trustees may invest. ' vv ''° 7 ' Forty- Be ven millions of Consols are unconverted. PARIS, June 15. Tbe Chamber of Deputies have resolved to adopt arbitration in connection with tbe dispute between France and America. BERLIN, June 14, The Emperor has directed Prince Bismarck to negotiate with Herr Truyohler, with a view to b\s succeeding Here yon Puttkamer as Vice-President of the Council of Ministers.