CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 2687, 29 March 1894, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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LONDON, March 27. The condition of the butter and cheese ex Tainui and Nairnshire is good.

Edinburgh roughs stoned Mr Chamber lain's carriage, and smashed its windows, |Mr Chamberlain escaped injury.

Commander Lovett Cameron, tbe wellknow explorer, has died from injuries sustained by a fall while hunting.

Tbe Westminster Gazette, referring to the Postal Conference in Wellington, considers it absurd to make England's concessions respecting penny postage dependent on Australian finanoe.

Mr R. C. Muuro Ferguson, on becoming Secretary to Treasury, has been re-elected member for Leith, though with a reduced majority of 512.

French agents are trying to seoure plans of tbe new works being carried on at Gibraltar.

The British and European powerß are endeavoring to arrange an international conference to deal with anarchists.

Another serious collision took place tonight between two ferry steamers. One was so badly injured Bhe had to be beached to prevent her sinking. The Tower Bridge is completed. LONDON, March 28. H.M.S. Rapid and Lizard are re commissioned on tbe Australian station.

Colonel Saundereon addressee! a meeting of 20,000 Ulstermen at Lurgan. He was received with great enthusiasm, and a resolution was passed declaring that they would never submit to Home Rule.

Sir J. Vogel, in a letter to the Times, suggests that instead of Great Britain providing a third of the Pacific cable subsidy it would be hotter to guarantee to keep tbe cable in repair by equipping two vessels on the Pacific stations for the purpose. He also urges that the cable should be laid from South Africa to Australia.

Admiral Colomb, in a btter to the Times, cays the British taxpayer will never undertake the increased obligation of naval protection for the Canadian and Australian sea trade, while tbe colonies virtually pay nothing.

Mr T. Shaw, wbo succeeds Mr Asber as Solicitor-General for Scotland, was reelected for Hawick Bnrghs by a majority of 647.

The new directors of the Bank of England Bhow an important change.

The Buenos Ayres correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette declares that the New Australia settltment in Paraguay is a complete fiasco.

Cloister, who won the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase last year, baa been scratched for the race this year.

WASHINGTON, March 27.

The report presented to Congress reveals grave defects in armour plates supplied to the navy. Contractors are refunding money they have received.

Sir Julian Pauoceforte, British Ambassador, is arranging a new modus vivendi respecting Behriog Sea fisheries. ST. PETERSBURG, Maroh 27. Russia has reinforced troops on Afghan frontier.

PARIS, March 27.

Warrick, the Australian cyclist, won the International Raoe at Nice, and also the Prize Winners' Raoe, after a brilliant finish.

A band of anarchists damaged many monuments in a cemetery near Bowbaif. Of 300 anarchists arrested in Paris forty were detained and Reveral sentenced to short terms of imprisonment. VIENNA, March 28. Kossutb's son will take tbe oath of allegiance to tbe Emperor of Austria.

ST. PETERSBUEG, March 28.

Many arrests of students and anarcbista were effected at Odessa and St. Petersburgh.

The powers are negotiating opon the proposal to make the manufacture of dynamite a State monopoly.

OTTAWA, March 28.

The new Canadian tariff will be bene. ficial fco the trade of Great Britain. Ad valorem duties are substituted for mixing, specific, and ad valorem duties. The tariff extends the concession accorded the United States to England and the colonies. Dutie3 on Australian mutton are readjusted, giving Australia an advance of tbe American and Canadian markets.

SYDNEY, March 27. An important discovery has been made at Wyalong goldfield, where a main reef was struck at a depth of 45 feet, and this supports tbe belief of tbe existence of a permanent main body ot stone of greater extent than hitherto opened up. A most phenomenal current is mnning south. Vessels beoalmed off the heads drifted southward at the rate of 4£ knots. SYDNEY, March 28. At a conference of Farmers' Association it was decided to add a protection policy to tbe platform of tbe association. Out of 84 associations only fifteen were represented at the conference, and another fifteeen are known to favor protection. Farther communications have been reoeived from New Australia, and even the warmest advocates of the colony have to admit that tbe administration in Paraguay has been a failure. The Magistrate at Wyalong bas wired to the Government that the field is overdone by thousands. There are now 10,000 people on the field, whiob at present will only support 1500. Men are arriving at the rate of 1000 per day. The postal delegates were highly pleased with New Zealand. Messrs Cookburo and Wynn were' favorably impressed with the frozen meat trade, and thought tbe dairy trade would prove a permanent prosperity to tbe colony. They express themselves satisfied that tbe Australian oolonies will export as much if not more than New Zealand in a few years. Mr Gockburn did not tbink village settle* rnents so advanced bb those in Australia^ especially regarding co-operation. Mr Kidd said village settlements were not suoh a success as generally believed. It seemed to him that they were only successful where outside work oould be obtained. Persona wanted a certain amount of money going on these settlements.

Tbe Manapouri made a passage of 3 days 16 hours.

The cable-repairing steamer Sher&rd Osborne returned to port after examining the Australian short end of tbe New Zealand cable.

When the Appropriation Bill came before tte Assembly to-night Mr Wise moved an amendment to suspend tbe standing orders in order simply to allow the passing of the Monthly Supply Bill. The Government accepted this as a want-of-confidence motian, and the debate is now proceeding on those lines. MELBOURNE, March 28.

From April the Government reduoe tbe interest on deposits in tbe savings bank to 3 per cent. This step is taken in oonsequence of tbe falling revenue. The treasurer estimates the total debit balance at tbe end of tbe year at £400,000. Lord Hop9toun will complete his term of office, and may remain until March next, in order to return to England at a seasonable time of the year. HOBART, March 27. Id a ballot taken among the miners working at tbe amalgamated mine?, Zeeban, only one vote was reoorded in favor of reduction in wages. Tbe proposal to reduce is only suggested by a few mine managers, and not by the latter's associations. Many say a redaction is unnecessary.

CAPETOWN, March 28. An enquiry instituted by Sir H. Looh throws discredit on the statement that the two troopers arrested robbed tbe messengers sent by Lobengula.