LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1904, 2 September 1887, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELE&TRIC TEZEORAPS. (Copy right J, \ Beceived'St, 1.20 a.m. London, 29 A Hll to facilitate tbe provisions of allotments for small householders has pa6Bed through all its stages in the Houstfof Commons. In replying to th« circular note of the Porte the British, Austrian, aud Italian Governments aunouueed their disapproval to the Russian Government that a Bussiun general should proceed to Bulgaria. Brisbane 30 In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier, notifying the House of the vacant seats in the Cabinet, said that the majority in Parliament were again at the land proposals of the Government, hut at the sar^e time members affirmed that the Ministry should remain in office, though it was an

anomaly for a Ministry to be called upon to retain the Confidence of a House which was unwilling to give effect to its policy. The Government, | he said, would therefore not press forward its land proposals this session. The leader of the Opposition approved of an appeal to the country, which the Premier declared the Government would accept Amongst the Premier's forecast for the session, he announced a bill for the administration of New Gninea, which would be proceeded with as soon as the Government had received an answer from the New South Wales Government as to whether it adhered to its previous form of assent. Amongst other measures to be introduced by tl c Government during t\w present session will b« a bill for th« redistribution of seats, and one embodying a scheme for decentralisation. The Land Tax Bill has been abandoned for this session. Mblbocbkb, 80 , ThWmtt*Dakin, contractor, who was suhlhioned by the Chief Justice for contempt of Court iv refusing to stop workmen making a noise to the an noyance of the Court, has been fined Received Ist, 1.15 a.m. Sydney. 31 A despatch just received by the Governor fr?ra the Secretary of State for the ColouieS which ia supposed to confirm the reason for the sudden departure of the German fleet from Sydney was for the purpose of annexing Samoa. The despatch it is understood states that the Imperial Conference have approved of the proposal to be considered at Washington, that om» of three powers, Englaud, Germany and America should control native affairs at Samoa and there is strong reason for believing that Germany will be chosen.