CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1880, 2 December 1887, Page 13

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Reuter's Telegrams.) London, November 24. The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking last evening at the Conservative Conference now being held at Oxford, urged that stringent reforms should at once be made in the procedure in the House of Commons, and that reform of the present system of local government throughout the United Kingdom was required. November 25, Adelaide wheat, ex store, is unchanged at 34s 6d; New Zealand do, 32s to 33s 6d, according to quality. Adelaide flour, ex store, is at 245. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,490,000 quarters, and for the Continent 210,000 quarters. Australian tallow— Average quality beef, 21s Gd ; mutton, 255. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, 3Jd to 4d per lb. November 2G. The Speech from the Throne on the opening of the German Reichstag has had the effect of causing a depression on the various Bourses.' The newspapers generally interpret as unpeaceful certain passages of the Emperor's Speech, notably one wherein the announcement is made that the Landwehr will undergo reorganisation whereby the German army will be increased in numbers. November 2S. Lord Lyons, late British Ambassador at Paris, was seized with a fit in this city to-day, and now lies in a very serious condition. Callan and Hawkins, the suspected dynamite plotters, were brought up at Bow street to-day, and further remanded. The evidence adduced against Callan and Hawkins proved the possession by prisoners cf dynamite and the existence of a very serious dynamite plot. It showed further that the prisoners were connected with the Clan-na-Gael conspiracy. BreadstufEs and t allow are without quotable variation in value. The recent advance in the price of tin and copper is firmly maintained, and the market for both metals continues to have an upward tendency. Berlin, November 23. His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince continues in wonderful health and spirits. His breathing is free, and his ability to swallow is unimpaired. November 24. The Reichstag was formally opened today. The Speech from the Throne stated that it would be the policy of Germany to cultivate friendly relations with all the Powers, thereby preserving the peace of Europe. It was the intention of the Government to strengthen their policy by entering into treaties and concluding alliances with other nations, and it was further staled that Germany was entirely opposed to all aggression. November 28. Emperor William, in giving audience to the President of the Reichstag, declared that, the Governnment earnestly desired to maintain peace, but that Germany was perfectly prepared for all attacks. St. Petersburg, November 24. The relations between this country and Germany have become more cordial owing to the understanding arrived at bctsveen the Gear and Prince Bismarck at their recent interview at Berlin. (Special to Press Association.) London, November 21. Mrs Mary Jeffries, on- a charge of keeping a brothel, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and fined £400. Mrs Jeffries obtained great notority about two years ago, when she was fined £200 on a similar charge. P. T. Barnum's loss in the recent fire is estimated at 700,000d01. Incendiarism is suspected. The dynamiters Callan and Hawkins were associated with Miller, the chief of the party. Callan had in his possession a case of dynamite, and papers found on Hawkins point to a plot against Mr Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland* November 22. An official bulletin respecting the condition of the Crown Prince of Germany states that he breathes freely, and that he is able to swallow without pain. It is intended to proclaim all branches of the National League in Kerry. Mr Parnell refuses to either condemn or approve of the Plan of Campaign. Ayoub Khan will return to Teheran. The steamship companies contend that in the agreement recently entered into for the carriage of mails to the colonies no provision was made 'by Postmaster-general Raikes for the carriage of parcels. The Postmaster-general is now trying to overcome the difficulty. The Northumberland Miners' Union, which carried a resolution in i! September last refusing to continue the allowance to Mr Thomas Burt, M.P. for Morpeth, and to Mr Charles Fenwick, M.P. for Wansbeck, have now rescinded that resolution. November 23, The Secretary of the French Embassy in London has requested the Agents-general to use their influence in moving the colonies to exhibit at the Paris Exposition to be held in 1889. In making this request he implied that the decision of Victoria on the subject would affect the action of France in the direction of the appointment of an official representativs at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. Messrs Parnell and O'Connor have been summoned as witnesses in the action O'Dpnnell v. The Times, for libel alleged to be contained in the articles published by that paper on " Parnellism and Crime." An impression prevails that Mr Parnell will winter in Egypt. The movement to celebrate the centenary of Australia has not been received with much enthusiasm. William Stinson has been fined £100 for selling bad New Zealand meat. Bishop Caruidge, recently consecrated to the See of Bathurst, is in feeble health, and suffering from debility. Baron de Worms, in replying to a deputation which waited upon him to urge the fidvisableness of imposing countervailing

duties until the sugar bounties were abolished, intimated that the Government would do their utmost to find a remedy for the existing state of things. Mr Manville, secretary to Mr O'Briec, and who is confined with the latter at Tullamore Gaol, has been forcibly stripped of his clothes, in order to force him to comply with the prison regulations by wearing a ■ prison garb. A force of 700 B o oers threatened to seize Swaziland, a territory to the north of Zululand. The Daily News urges that the Tongans exiled during the recent troubles ought to be permitted to return. November 24. General Gourko, in a speech at Warsaw, predicted an early war. It is considered likely that General Gourko will be appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army. The Cologne Gazette states that the Czar, by means of forged despatches, was tricked into believing that Prince Bismarck was opposing Russia in regard to Bulgarian affairs. Lord Salisbury has denounced Mr Gladstone's political log-rolling, and declared that the riots in Trafalgar square were the sequel to his Nottingham speeches. Lord Salisbury also intimated that the question of fiscal reform was one which must receive the general assent of the community. The Canadian Government oppose a commercial union with America. November 25. The Crown Prince of Germany will spend the winter at Rome. A fire has started in the Calumet Heckla copper mines of America, and il is still burning. The proposal to increase the strength of the Landwchr and Landsturm (Prussian army corps) has had a tendency to depress the Bourse. The mother of Prince Ferdinand of SaxeCoburg and Gotha is supposed to be concerned with the forged despatches sent to the Czar in regard to Bulgarian affairs. November 2(5. The wheat market, after a temporary weakness, is hardening, and. there is now a spirit of increased briskness. English and foreign consignments generally arc Gd higher. Australian ex granary is at 34s (id; one cargo for prompt shipment has been sold 34s GdfNcw Zealand cargoes on the spot are being sold at from 33s to 345. Sir Saul Samuel has purchased in Bristol 800 books relating to the early history of Australia. The New Zealand Antimony Company is now allotting sharts. The Morning Post urges Victoria to fortify the minor harbours and establish coal depots on the coast. Ten thousand tickets have been sold for the Hartingtou-Goschcn demonstration at Dublin.' Mr Parnell is living afc Brockley under an assumed name. The Times hints that he is afraid of Fenian violence. Twelve bounty-giving States are represented at the Sugar Conference, but America is absent. The Times opposes countervailing duties. November 27. The Crown Prince has wired to the Speaker of the German Reichstag that ho hopes to fully recover and shortly resume his official duties. Lord Dnnraven, addressing the Conservative Conference, said that the fiscal reform agitation was ripening, bul he deprecated any pressure being brought to bear on the Government until the general political atmosphere had cleared. The Karl of Dalhousie died the day after his countess. The Journal de St. Petersburg considers that the Emperor William's speech is of a strongly pacific character. The Observer says that the change of name from New South Wales to Australia is ridiculous. The Moscow Gazette says Germany is a dangerous competitor to England, and urges the latter to come to a thorough agreement with Russia. The German Corn Bill imposes immediate duties of six marks on wheat, three marks on oats, two and a-quarter marks on barley, and two marks on maize. Mr Morley, speaking at Hull, said that the country must face a Freetrade discussion. November 28 Mr C. C. Lacailla, M.P. for Dundee, has resigned his seat in the House of Commons, explaining that he can no longer give a support to Mr Gladstone. The death is announced of Ridley, the inventor of reaping machines. The latest information received from Major Bartclot, who accompanied the Stanley expedition, reports that the news received from Mr Stanley is satisfactory. The Communists are holding menacing meetings in different parts of France. The Sugar Bounties Conference will probably favour the abolition of bountios on a sliding 1 scale extending over a period of 10 years.