NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLX, Issue 8167, 19 August 1887, Page 6

NEWS BY CABLE.

Bv El rnriiic Telegraph.—Copyright, (special to united press association.) , London, August 17. The New York Herald, in an article oa the Hawaiian difficulty, points out that America regards Honolulu much as England does Malta, and warns England that American rights are permanent there. Bulgarian army has sworn fidelity to Prince Ferdinand. A scene of great enthusiasm was witnessed at Tirnova after the Prince had declared Bulgaria free and independent. The Deputies carried him to his carriage, and the people knelt in front of the horses praying to be permitted to touch hia garments. The House of Assembly of Cape Colony Ui-d Legislative Council of Natal have, by large majorities, refused to pass votes iu aid of tho Imperial Institute. Mr Gladstone has publicly declared that ho is favorable to the construction of the Channel tunnel. In a cricket match against Middlesex, Shrewsbury scored 2G7 runs. An unsuccessful attempt has been made to blow up by dynamite the railway bridge across the river Foyle at Lifford, County Donegal. Tho Standard urges the formation of a Unionist-Liberal and Conservative Ministry The American Government have seized four British' vessels on the coast of Alaska. t (reuter’s telegrams.) St. Petersburg, August 17. The semi-official Journal de St. Petersburg, in an article on the action of Prince .Ferdinand, declares that his assumption of power as Baler of Bulgaria is an audacious attack upon the right of Europe and a flagrant breach of the Treaty of Berlin. “ Should the Powers admit this violation, cad it be supposed,’’ says the Journal, “ that Russia will consider herself bound to uphold the remainder of the Berlin Treaty ?”