NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5420, 10 August 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, August S. O'Gorman apologised to the Speaker to-day. £23,000 has been voted towards the administration of Cyprus under the Foreign Office. Drummond Wool ft has been appointed the British member of the Commission to organise Eastern Roumslia. The Australians played a one day’s match with eighteen of Burnley, vho made 102 in the first innings. Australians, nine out for -16. There was a large attendance. In reply to a memorial from the Colonial Institute, the Government intimated their intion to consult Governor Gordon, on his arrival in .England, relative to New Guinea, In the meantime they have instructed the commodore, to despatch a war ship to Port Moresby to watch British interests. f II KUTEII'S SI'KCIAL 10 riiKSS AO ENCY.) London, August 7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has made his Financial Statement, showing a deficit of £4,250,000. The House of Commons agreed to a Ministerial motion for an immediate issue of £2,000,000 Exchequer Bills. AUSTRALIAN HEWS. Melbourne, Friday. There was an animated debate in (he House last night on the Constitutional Reform Bill. It is not concluded. Sailed—Alhambra. The tender of Topham, Angus,*and Smith, of New Zealand, was declared the lowest for the Qaeeascliffe railway, at fifty nine thousand pounds. It is not yet accepted. Messrs. Burns, Morgan, and Berry will meet on Tuesday and finally settle the details of the cable contract. A meeting of the Hobson’s Bay Company held to-day decided to sell the property. A Government Bill will be passed through Parliament at once. The railway Is now considered to belong to Government.