CABLE NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 2 March 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND lOUEIGN. Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright Special to Press Association. London, Feb 28. The Admiralty are mobilising' a strong fioet nominally for. spring manoeuvres. .The New Zealand Loan has been postponed until Juno next. Feb 29.

Intelligence has been roeoivod here from the West Coast of Africa that the Gorman warship A lbatross has arrived at Cameroon’s having on board Malietoa, ex King of Samoa, who was depo, ed by the Germans, and King Tamasse enthroned in his stead. The Government intend to refer the naval estimates to three select committees.

The House of Commons reduced the majority required to enforce the cloture to 100. There was little opposition. In tho course of a discussion in tho House of Commons on a motion tabled by Mr 11. S. King, member for Hull, to tbe effect that a responsible Government should not bo granted to Western Australia, Baron do Worms, Political Secretary for the Colonies, said that the Government did not intend to grant a- responsible Government over tho whole territory of Western Austral'a until tho present population, which was about 30,000. was largely increased, and until Parliament possessed sufficient data to enable it to renew the policy proposed by Government in dealing with the subject. Paiiis, Feb 29.-' Franco is enforcing stringent tariff regulations against Italy, the recent parleying between the two countries having proved fruitless. St Petersburg, Feb 29. L’ho St Petersburg press suggest that if the powers agree, Russia should undertake a naval demonstration against Bulgaria, ou the Black Sea Coast. There has been a panic on the Bourse, owing to a heavy fall in Russian rouble notes. , Massowah, Fob 29, The Negus having moved a portion of his army from Godofellassi, has como upon a force under Bas Aloula, and a joint attack is imminent on Italy. Two columns,of Italian troops are coming up from Asmara and Dixau.

San Remo; Feb 29

The Crown Priacp has developed alarming symptoms and is now spitting blood. He is very gloomy and apprehensive of the danger ho is in. It is stated that the Emperor has ordered the German doctors to remain here and confine their attention exclusively to the Crown Prince. A telegram has boon despatched to Queen Victoria stating that the Imperial family, and the physicians attending the Oroiyn Prince, liave abandoned all hope of' the patient surviving, and that a fatal issue to the disease is regarded as inevitable.