LATE CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 896, 3 May 1889, Page 16

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(PER press association.) London, April 30. Tho Parnell Commission resumed to-day. Mr Asquith, M.P., began the examinafcion-iu-chief of Mr Parnell. The latter stated that his attention was first called to politics by the passing of the Ballot Act, which made it possi'ble for Ireland to have to some extent an independent Parliament, and enabled the tenants to cope with the landlords’ coercion. He described, tho formation of the Land League by Dr Isaac Butt, and stated that he came to an unsatisfactory conclusion with regard to the proceedings of Dr Butts’ partv. Witness denied that he had ever been a member of a secret society, except the Foresters. Egan had never invited him to join tho Irish Republican Brotherhood. There was a political as well as a social object in the land movement. Dr Butt had been cautioned by the founders of the Land League that he would be considered responsible for the foolish actions of any of its branches. The passage of the Bill ratifying the Sugar Bounties Convention is becoming doubtfulObituary—Carl Rosa, operatic impressario. In the course of the evidence before The Timea-Parnell Commission, Mr Parnell denied that the Fenians organised his American tour '.in 1879. He stated that Kelly had not been a member of any secret society since he joined the Parnell party. Mr Parnell swore that he never took auy active part himself in the everyday work of -the League, and had nothing to do with the disposal of its funds exempt during two months in (he year J 882. He admitted that ha advised boycotting, but

denied that; he had ever couußelled intimidation. It whb untrue that he, Egan, and othera were guilty of treasonable practices in Paris in the year 1882. He deuied that he had ever spoken to Major Le Caron about the necessity for ameliorating the condition of Ireland by force of arms, and said it was absurd to suggest that he advocated an armed rebellion, or even communicated such a proposal to tho Clan-na-Gael. Ho admitted writing two lettors to Egan while serving a sentence in Kilmainbam Gaol. _ The witness denied categorically that he over sanctioned the application of the League fuuds to the purposes of outrages; that ho was ever consulted about tho proposed outrages ; or that he heard of the Invincible plots before the committal of the murders. It was unlikely that he could have stated at Cincinnatti during his visit to America that Irelaud would never he satisfied until tho last link with England had been destroyed, though ho °was unable to remember at this lapse of time whatjie did say in the course of'liia speeches ou that occa-

sion. . Mr W. L. Rees has been interviewed by a representative of the Pall Mall Gazette. He stated that he had written to the Marquis of Salisbury, to Mr J. G. Blaine, Secretary of State for tho United States, and to Prince Bismarck with reference to questions to be discussed at the Conference on Samoan affairs now sitting at Berlin, and that ho uiged the restoration of ex-King Malietoa, who was deposed by the Germans, and is now being kept in exilo on one of the islands of the Pacific. Mr Rees also that 110 should himself appear before the Conference ou behalf of the Samoans. Her Majesty the Queen will pay a visit to No"rth Walo3 in Augnst next. The Duke of Edinburgh is now sleeping well, and is making fair progress toward recovery. The Empire Lodge has addressed a circular to tho colonial lodges offering to entertain distinguished Masons visiting England. Nows has been received that the Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s ss Cotopaxi, 1467 tons, of Liverpool, collided with tho Gorman steadier Olvmphia, 1655 tons, in tho Straits of Magellan. The Cotopaxi was sunk, but fortunately her crow and passengers were all saved. _ New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock has advanced to 105 J. New Zealand prime mutton has advanced to 4fd. , ~ Galvanised iron—Lyaaght s ‘ Orb brand, 16 gauge 5 to Bft length?, is quoted at. Ll 6 10s. The Union S.S. Company of hew Zealand shares are quoted at Ll 3 10s, being an advance of 10a on the previous quotation. _ The New Zealand Shipping Company’s shares are quoted at LI ss, being an increase of 10s on the pre vious quotation. _ , Shaw, Savill and Albion Company a shares are quoted at L 8 10s, being a decrease of 10s on the previous quotation. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,856,000 quarters ; and for the Continent 344,000 quarters. The English wheat market is firmer, the Continental market is steady, and the American market is changing a little for the better. A cargo of wheat Jay the barque Eortzoe, which arrived last week from Oamaru, has been sold at 34s 6d. Wool is firmer and in active demand. London, May 1. In tho course of the evidence yesterday, Mr Parnell said he believed that the Phoenix Park murders were planned in America, and nob by the Fenians. He admitted giving Byrne a cheque for £IOO, hub was not aware at the time that he was fleeing from justice. Lord Dunraven has declined the conditions imposed by the New York Yacht Club for the race between the Club’s yacht Volunteer and Lord Dunraven’s Yolkyrie for possession of the America Cup, and the race has therefore been abandoned. Bidding at the wool sales has slackened, owing to the excessive quantities new offering. Vienna, April 30. The Austrian papers are much excited in consequence of the reports which are being circulated to the effect that Russia intends to seize Stamboul, Scr. Petersburg, April 30. Corea refuses to cede Deer Island,

upon which the Russian Government intended to establish a coaling station. Pontilve Pontiline, Chief of the Russian Secret Police, and a number of his subordinates, have been dismissed, on tho ground of discoveries leading to tho supposition that they had been tampered with by conspirators. Paris, April 30. A stormy meeting of shareholders in the Comptoir d’Eacompte has been held, at which 2000 members were present. Resolutions were carried dismissing the directors and agreeing to go into liquidation, with the object of forming a new company. Extreme confusion prevailed at the meeting, aud the liquidators were mobbed. Madrid, April 30. A Spanish novelise named Raphael Carrome has been sentenced to loul months’ imprisonment here for writing a libel -on the Duke of Edinburgh s private life. Berlin, May 1. At the Samoan Conference yesterday Count Herbert Bismarck and Sir E. B. Malet denied positively that there had ever been a secret treaty between England and Germany partition in the Pacific, whereby England should take Tonga and Germany Samoa. Brussels, May 1. The marriage of Princess Clementine, daughter of the King of Belgium, to Victor Emanuel, the Prince Royal of Italy, has been abandoned owing to fo the opposition of the Belgian Catholics. The Commander of the German corvette which conveyed the ex-King Malietoa of Samoa to the island of Jul.nt, where he is now being kept in exile, reports that he expresses regret for his former attitude toward Germany, and begs tho Emperor William to look upon the past as expiated by the exile ho has undergone. It is staled that in view of this expression of regret on the part of Malietoa the Emperor William has docided that ho shall bo speedily liberated. Capetown, April 30. Replying to the toast of his health at a farewell banquet tendered to him prior to iiis departure for Europe, Sir Hercules Robinson said that he was willing to resume office as Governor for anolher term if assured that firm and consistent support would be given him in carrying out his views respecting colonial expansion through tho Colonial Office, which, he was convinced, was tho true British policy and the best in the interests of South Africa. New York, April 30. Arrived Barque TTgglan, from Auckland (January 11.) The Centennial ceremonies to-day were commemorative of the inauguration of George Washington on 30th April, 1789, to the office of President. Mr Bepew delivered a splendid open air oration, in the course of which he alleged that the prosperity of the United States surpassed the wildest creations of romancers, and asserting that it would be a menace to mankind if the virtues and intelligence of the people were not sufficient to sternly prevent abuses. General Harrison briefly replied, and in the course of his oration warmly eulogised General Washington. The military parade lasted for six hours. The cheering for Grover Cleveland, the ex-President, exceeded that given for General Harrison. Three million visitors from other States and Canada have arrived in the city to take part in and witness the Centennial demonstration. Melbourne, May 1. Sailed —Tekapo, for New Zealand. Mr Dillon delivered an address on Ireland last night. He argued that murders and outrages in that country had been committed in revenge, and the moral guilt rested on the law and on the Government. Their only hope was to make government in Ireland impossible unless the demands of the people were They declined at present to publish a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the League, because it would afford immediate grounds to the British Government to institute a prosecution for conspiracy. Mr Dillon severely condemned the Australian press for its attitude toward him and his colleagues. Rabbits have become numerous in the north-western districts, and uuless immediate measures are taken by the Government for their suppression, it is feared that the next wheat crop will be destroyed. A. notorious criminal named V/ allace has been arrested with a complete

plant for the coinage of silver money in his possession. Wheat—Small lots selling up to 5s 7id. Flour is rising ; store makes, Lll 10? to LI3 10s; roller makes, LIS. Oats Tartarian, 3s 6|d ; Danish, 3s 8d; stout, 3s 9d ; New Zealand, prime sorts, 3s 104 d to 3s ll|-d. There have been extensive sales of New Zealand malting barley to arrive, at 5s lOd ; peas, 4s 9d ; bran, Is 3£d. Sugar—Browns, L2l 10s ; greyish whites, L 26 ; fine China whites, L 27. Sailed—Schooner Handa Isle, for Knipara. . Work is resumed at the Phoenix Foundry, where tho employes went out on strike on 25th March, demanding higher wages. The proprietors have now taken on a number of nonUnionists. Sydney, May 1. The Anglican Church Congress has been opened. High dignitaries are present from all parts of Australia. The nature of the proceedings is purely deliberative. ■Wheat —New Zealand chick, 3s Gd to 3s 9d ; milling, 4s 4<d to 4s 9d ; colonial, up to 5s Id. Oats—Feed sorts, 3s 4d to 3s Gd ; milling, 3s 7d to 3a 8d ; seed, 3s fid. Cape bai ley, 3s 4d to 33 Gd ; maize, 3s Gd. Chaff — New Zealand, L 5 to L 7 ; South Aus tralian, L 7 to LB. Bran, Is; pollard, Is Id to Is 2d ; blue Prussian peas, 4* Gd ; onions, LI4, limited supply ; New Zealand, Ll 5; potatoes, L 4, Circular Head, L 4 15s; rye grass, scarco at 3s Gd Ito 4s c ; butter —Now Zealand, 8d to Is Id, locally made, Is to Is3d ; cheese New Zealand, 6|d to Bd, locally made, 5d to 7d ; bacon —New Zealand, 9id, locally cured, 9d ; New Zealand hams, lid to Is. St. Andrew’s (Anglican) Cathedral presented a brilliant spectacle to-day, on the occasion of the consecration of Archdeacon Davies, of Brisbane, Coadjutor Bishop of that See. The occasion was noteworthy as being the first consecration of a bishop in Australia. Many high dignitaries of the Church were present. The Hawkesbury Bridge was opened by tho Governor to-day in the presence of a large assembly. Several representatives from the other colonies were present. _ Arrived —Schooner Circe, from Lyttelton. Hobart, May 1. The agricultural returns show a slight decline in the average yield of wheat, and increases in the average of other crops. Brisbane, May 1. The now Governor, Sir H. Norman, has arrived. Adelaide, May 1. Wheat —The market is firm. Shipping lots, 5a Id ; farmer’s lots, 4s lid at Port Adelaide ; 4s 9d at out ports. Flour—Roller make?, Ll2 5s ; stone makes, Lll ss; bran, lid to Is; pollard, Is Id to la 2d ; New Zealand oats, 4s 4d ; malting barley, 4s 3d to 4s Gd. Newcastle, May 1. Sailed —Onyx, for the Bluff ; barque Wild Wave, for Napier. Perth (W.A.,) May 1. The Legislative Council was prorogued to-day by his Excellency Sir F. Napier Broome, who congratulated the Council on their success in framing the Constitution Bill, which has been forwarded to Lord Knutsford. His Excellency expressed a hope that before the end of the year it would be his pleasing duty to summon to his counsels the first Responsible. Ministers. SPECIAL. London, A pril 30. Sir H. Robinson has received a farewell entertainment at the Cape. Lord Knutsford, being unable to find a successor, has requested him to resume the governorship for another term, but Sir Hercules has not yet made up his mind. Sir J- G. Sprigg, Premier of the Cape Colony, has intimated to the Colonial Office, on behalf_ of the Ministry, that the colonists intend to decide the future of the Gape legaxdless of Dowuing-street. Mr Parnell gives evidence before the Commission on its resuming, and the proceedings are expected to come to an end within a month alter that. Mr Gladstone, in an article in tee Nineteenth Century, expresses his opinion that tho. claims or the Pope to the temporal supremacy are obsolete. Parts, April 30. Tho Victorian and New Zealand are the most advanced Courts at the Exhibition.

Cairo, April 30. Rumours are being reiterated to the effect that El Scnoussi, flushed with his success over tho Mahdi, intends to make a demonstration against Egypt. Constantinople, April 30. Rumours are being persistently about that Russia is secretly menacing Turkey. Ottawa, April 30. The train which met with an accident at Hamilton was carrying 150 excursionists to witness the Centennial celebrations at New York. It was thrown off the rails by some mishap to a switch, and smashed into a water tank. A carriage containing thirty-five passengers, most of whom were asleep, was hurled on to tho top of the engine, and caught fire from the furnace of tho latter. Entangled in the wreckage, many of the unfortunate people were unable to escape, and no fewer than 20 were burned to death. The flames spread and destroyed the whole train. There was no water, and the heat wa3 so great that all attempts at rescue were useless. THE LATEST. (special to press association.) (Received May 2, 10 a.m.) London, May 1. Mr Parnell, in his evidence before the Commission, deposed that the Cork Tory Club paid his election expenses in 18S0. hir H. Loch, Governor of Victoria, who is now on a holiday in England, does not confirm the statement that he has been offered the Governorship of the Cape. The question remains unsettled, ponding Sir H. Robinson’s arrival in England. The estate of the late Duchess of Cambridge has been proved under a quarter of a million. The Lord Mayor of London is organising a testimonial to Captain Murrell, of the ship Missouri, in recognition or his gallant conduct in saving the lives of the Danish emigrants on the ship A talanta. A shocking tragedy has occurred at Braintree, in Essex.* During a quarrel between a father and son, the latter murdered the former with a farming implement and then committed suicide. Ottawa, May 1. The Canadiau Government is asking Parliament to . vote a subsidy of L 25,000 per annum for a fortnightly steam service between Vancouver, Australia, and Kevv Zealand. The Hague, May 1. The King of Holland, whose recovery was despaired of a little while ago, "is sufficiently convalescent to take the reins of Government again. (Received May 2, noon) London, May 1. Sir E. E. Webster has begun his crose-examination of Mr Parnell. In reply to the Attorney-General, the latter said he was not aware ol the proceedings of the Clan-na Gael Murder Society till he heard Major Lecaron’s evidence. He never knew that Patrick Ford, of the Irish World, collected money for the League after iSB2. It was a French steamer called Chateau Marlour that collided with the British India Company’s ss Manora in the Channel. The former sank. The American visible supply of wheat is estimated at 26,250,000 bushels. Cairo, May 1. A detachment of cavalry attacked the Dervishes near Wady Haifa, and killed 32 of them. San Francisco, May I. l Peter Jackson’s backer is ready to match the Australian pugilist for 20,000 dollars against the world. New York, May 1. The Herald has 3 severe article on Mr Bates’ apology to Prince Bismarck for his Samoan articles. It considers bis behaviour an act of contrition unworthy of an American deputy. (Received May 2, 1.30 p.m.) Sydney, May 2. Arrived Wakatipu, from Wellington. Melbourne, May 2. I Sailed —Manaponri, for Biuff, yce- , terdav. I Statistical authorities have not quite made up their minds as to whether the surplus wheat available for export has already left the Colony or not. Millers decline to pay tho prices now asked and ninny mills are consequently working short tiuio. The Age conaicers the balance of the new crop left on

hand must be merely nominal, not more than 1700 tons, but a considerable quantity ol old wheat having beers brought forward, there is little danger of an absolute scarcity. On the other hand, the Argus estimates that there are 26,000 tons available for shipment. I