CABLE NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 20902, 14 May 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Per Electric Telegraph —Copyriqht. HOME AND FOREIGN. MA L ARRANGEMENTS. THE AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP. THE CONFERENCE \ND THE LOAN. (special to pjiess association). London, May *O. The mining market is improving, and Mr J. Mclntyre, M.H.8., is hopeful of being able to float the Eaglehawk Consolidated - (Maldon) Gold Mining Company. The Agents-General have had an interview with Mr Cecil Eaikes regarding the : mail arrangements. The question of reduction in the subsidy was not mentioned. The Agents merely asked Mr JRaikes to secure the power to despatch mails from the last point of departure in England. The Agents' expressed sHtgstuse that Mr Itaikes had not

sent tfie-mail companies’ final offer to the Colonial Grovernments. and urged him to use'despatch ip the matter. > , *’-■

Mr Deakin will leave on Wednesday, and Sir J. W. .Downer and Sir S, Griffiths will sail on Friday. Sir Henry Holland, referring to the management of New Guinea, said the interests of the Papuans would be fullv secured. r ; . :

The Australian Mutual Ship ping Company’s steamer Amoy has sailed for Melbourne,with. a-fulL eargo„..-„ May 11. The Admiralty have decided that if H.M.S. Imperiense, which it was intended • relieve "HrM. Sr Nelson on the Australian station is - unsuitable, ; H.M.S. North impton, now in commission at Southampton, shall be substituted. CaptP Tyne Ham mill wilt be Commander, with Commander Errington second in command... i - - : ‘

The scrip of the South Austra-' linn loan is quoted at a premium ’ of 9-J p.eivcent. , . x;.-.? *•"' At the trial of the Thornycroft torpedo boat to-day, Mr Service said that in 30 years' Australia’ would be strong enough to execute a Pacific policy without the aid of England, and that action would likely be taken if her wishes were now ignored. Speaking at tho Colonial Institute, Sir J. W. Downer attributed success of the South Australian loan partly to the educating influence, of the Conference, which had dealt with the perfect securities offered by the Colonies. Le letups states that it is believed that M. Waddington and the Marquis of Salisbury have arrived at an amicable settlement of the New Ilebridos question.

THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND IRISH NATIONALISTS. THE QUEENSLAND SEPARATION MOVEMENT, RETURN OF MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. ( HE [lT lilt’s TELECrBAMS). Montreal, May 12. Mr O’Brien, the Nationalist leader arrived yesterday. No enthusiasm was displayed by the townspeople, and the Catholic clergy condemn the objects of his mission and the meeting which he had arranged to hold at Toronto, has been prohibited by the authorities. London, May 12. Sir J. W. Downer, Premier of South Australia leaves to morrow for Adelaide. Sir S. \V. Griffith, Premier of Queensland, sails for Brisbane via San Francisco on Saturday. It is announced that Sir Jo F. Garrick, Agent General for Queensland, has arranged with,the British-India Steam Navigation Company to convey parcels for Queensland ports' at the rate of Id per lb weight with a minimum, charge 3 of half a crown. ' In the House of Commons to day Sir Henry Holland, Colonial Secretary replying to a question stated that he had fixed a day which he would receive a deputation from the promoters of the North Queensland separation movement. He added that he was advised however that he could not act without Imperial legislation. This is very unlikely unless - the Queensland \ Parliament resolve in favor'of. the proposed separation.