CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2335, 28 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, January 26. Nelson Bros., have declared a dividend of 10 per cent.

Priucesß Margaret of Prussia, sister to the German Emperior, was married'to day to Prince Frederick Charles of Heese.

Mr. Arnold Morley, Postmaster-General, states that existing contracts for-transmis-Bion of mails must terminate before the establishment of the Imperial penny postage is possible. *->'-—'- '

Tbe Earl of Elgein is mentioned as likely to succeed the Earl of Jersey as Governor of New South Wales.

Luewellyn Smith has been appointed Commissioner of tbe Labor Department recently formed by Mr. Mundella, of tbe Federal Board ot Trade.

Mr. Chamberlain, addressing a meeting in Birmingham, said the release oi the dynamiters represents the blackmail tbe Government are paying to sedition and outrage.

The Messageries Maritime Company's steamer Niemen, while on a voyage to Colombo, was totally wrecked. Tbe mails were lost, but all hands were saved. ' The Investors Review says that only large gold discoveries in New South Wales will avert a catastrophe and prevent that colony being classed among the fraudulent borrowers. Tbe railway outlay in New South Wales is eimply monstrous. Tbe same journal also points out that the tiny settlement of Western Australia is getting over head and ears in debt like its bigger neighbors.

Figaro's advooaoy of the oooupation of Tangiers 'by Franca bas disturbed tbe London Stock Exobange.

A detachment oi 250 South Wales Borderers stationed at Alderahot have been ordered to Alexandria.

One of tbeLougbmans, an ex-clergyman of the Anglican Church, admits receiving £50,000 from the.late Mr. H. Morley. He bought an estate for- himself and gave bis brothers tbe interest upon £10,000. Tbe balance wao invested in tbe work of tbe Plymouth Brethren. LONDON, January 27.

Mg. Lawson, direotor of army contracts, and Lieut.-Colonel Hamilton, Assistant Quarter-Master-General, have suggested that it would be difficult to overcome prejudices of troops againut frozen meat. Since five years ago it bad been rather a failure.

Sir J. J>\ Gorrick, Sir F. Mcllwraith, Sir T. Archer, Messrs. Gray and Weddell said that owing to the improved storage and better cooling the quality was now equal to tbe best English mutton.

Renewed efforts to arrive at a com promise in tbe cotton strike have failed.

At a great Unionist celebration in Dablin, jjjord Ashbourne declared tbe party was confident, and denounced Mr. Morley'e recent action in Ireland.

Sir S. Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, favors adverftsing future issues of treasury bills, instead of placing tbem through tbe brokers.

Bills of tbe value of £700,000, the balance of the last million pounds' worth, are still unsold.

Tbe bank rate of discount was reduced as a concession to the London Joint Stock Banks which were losing money on deposits through allowing interest of only one-half per cent, below minimum. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 2?.

Tbe French (govern mept \a coramnpicaiog with the Porte in relative to British action in Egypt.

PABIS, January 27.

M. Develle bas apologised to Count Hoyes, Austrian Minister at Paris, for statements in the papers hinting that he was implicated in the Panama scandal. Andrienx created a sensation by declaring that Floquet ought to be in the dock

alongside others, booanes he supervised the distribution of subsidies among the press.

CAIRO, January 27.

Tbe Reaz Ministry is working cordially with British offioials. The native press demand the removal of Cromer.

SYDNEY, January 27.

A conference between representatives from different colonies on tbe subjeotof Syrian and Indian hawkers' invasion, which is assuming serious dimensions, will probably be held at Sydney at the close of tbe sitting ot Federal Council.

The yaoht Volunteer, winner of the Centennial Cup, bas been purchased on behalf of Henderson, of Auckland.

Arrived—- Mararoa, from Wellington.