NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 287, 8 June 1897, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

RECORD REIGN. Capetown, June 6. Sir G. Sprigg (Premier), has left for London to attend the Jubilee festivities. Ottawa, June 5. Sir W. Laurier (Premier) has left to take part in the Jubilee. There was immense enthusiasm at Ottawa on his departure. ' London, June 5. Contingents of troops from South Australia, Victoria, and Westralia have arrived at Plymouth by the Oratava, all well. The Hon Mr Seddon presented a gold badge of the New Zealand Marine Engineers’ Association to the President of the British Society. Mr Seddon is negotiating with the shipping companies trading to 'New Zealand, and is hopeful of securing a reduction in the freights on produce to the Australian level. SPAIN AND AMERICA. New York, June 3. A Spanish cruiser tired upon the American steamer Valencia off the coast of Cuba. America has protested to the Spanish Government against the action of the warship. BISLEY SHOOTING. Loncon, June 3. Practising at Bisley for the first stage of the Queen’s prize, the Victorian rifle team average 92. The remainder of the teams and the New South Wales Lancers have arrived, and are quartered at the Chelsea barracks. MEAT EXPORT TRADE. Melbourne, June 6. As a result of interviews between, the Minister of Agriculture and representatives of meat exporting firms it has been suggested that the Australian Governments should devise a scheme inducing the erection by private enterprise of cool-stores in different centres of population in Britain. MR SEDDON AT HOME. London, June 6. Sir Westby Percival presided at a banquet given in honor of Mr Seddon. In the course of a speech Mr Seddon said the colonies never thought of separating from the mother country. He praised the patriotism of Captain Russell, leader of the New Zealand Opposition, for suspending hostilities during the Premier’s absence from the colony, and defended the New Zealand Government in connection with the Midland Railway. He said he was eager to encourage investment of British capital for development of the mines of the colony, but would strenuously oppose the schemes of market jobbers. He urged the necessity for more rapid steam service between New Zealand and Australia and Australia and England, INTERESTING DISCOVERY. Perth, June 5. An interesting discovery has been made by Professor Marganski in examining an apparently base metal obtained by dry blowing at Belong, near Kalgcorlie, and which has been thrown away by diggers. Samples which have been taken gave 88 per cent of gold mixed with a coating of the base metal, the nature of which has not been discovered. The gold was so coated that it was impossible to amalgamate it with quicksilver. London, June 6. Earl and Countess Ranfurly and family left yesterday for Canada en route for Wellington. The Standard suggests that a chess match by cable should be arranged between the House of Commons and an Australian Parliamentary team. San Francisco, June 6. The Japanese Minister considers the reply of the Hawaiian Government in regard to the restriction of Japanese immigration does not supply excuse for the exclusion of Japanese immigrants from Hawaii.