CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1897, 12 June 1890, Page 15

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN, (Per Press Association.) London, June 4. The Duke of Orleans intends to proceed to England after his release. He is at present in Basle, Switzerland. At a meeting on the land question Michael Davitt defended Henry George against an attack made on his principles by Mr Gladstone. Two cargoes of Australian meat have been sold at 36s Id to 36s 3d. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,976,000 quarters, and for the Continental market 896,000 quarters. The American visible supply is 22,464,000 bushels. Best beef tallow, 24s 6d to 265. Market is firm, with advancing rates. Truth states that Prince George of Wales will be created Duke of Sussex shortly. June 5. The captain and crew of the Dacca have arrived at Plymouth, The personalty of the late Marquis of Normanby has been proved at under £600. The Salvation Army is starting labour bureaux for the purpose of registering unemployed. It is intended if possible to establish co-operative farms and workshops. The Marquis Mores, who was arrested in May on a charge of inciting the army to join the anarchists, has been sentenced to three'months' imprisonment for sedition. The Russian Government has decided not to demand the surrender of Kalopkoff, the Russian merchant found guilty of complicity in the Panitza conspiracy in Bulgaria. The Channel Tunnel Bill was rejected by a majority of 81. Quotations for frozen meat are unchanged. New Zealand hemp, good medium quality averages £20 to £20 ss. June 6. The statement is confirmed that a meeting is being arranged between the Czar and Emperor of Austria. The amount required to complete the Panama Canal, provided the existing plant is secured for nothing, is put down at 900,000,000f (£36,000,000), and the time at nine years. The French Chamber of Deputies rejected a motion censuring the Government for releasing the Duke of Orleans by a large majority. The French Chamber has approved of a tax of 3fr on imported maize and grain, and sfr on flour. The German Chancellor (General Yon Caprivi) has notified foreign embassies in Berlin that Prince Bismarck's utterances are wholly unofficial. The Newfoundland press is furious at what is termed " the French invasion under the very gans of British warships." The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company have purchased the steamer Rangatira, which is capable of carrying 55,000 carcases of frozen mutton. The New Zealand Shipping Company has secured a sister ship. Sir J. Fergusson states that the Governor of Newfoundland denied that men had been landed from the French warships. The French commander was justified in the demands he made. Anxiety is increasing lest the Premier should agree to the extension of the German protectorate in Africa to the frontier of the Congo Free State, and consent to Germany absorbing Ngamiland, giving access to the upper waters of the Zambesi. The prospects of an agreement between England and Germany in East Africa are wavering, as the Germans decline to budge from the position they have taken up. June 7. New Zealand oats are selling at 26s 6d to 29s 6d. The market for hindquarters ©f New Zealand beef is weaker, and there has been a decline of -§d per lb. The British Government will make no further purchase of frozen beef until October next. For New Zealand hemp there is no demand, and 1400 bales were bought in. The wool list for the third series has closed, and the total number of bales available is 400,000. At the Antwerp sales 1000 bales were offered, but only half were disposed of. Australian greasy sorts were 5 per cent, and scoured 10 per cent, below the prices i obtained at the closo of the last sales in London. The value of the exports for May has increased by two and a half millions and the imports decreased by nearlj one and a half millions, as compared with the corresponding month last year. In the House of Commons, Sir James Fergusson stated that England was not indisposed to arbitrate on the Newfoundland difficulty if the basis of reference \s ere possible. Mr Stanley openly accuses Etuin Pasha of treachery. The Agents general have waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to the cable reductions, and urging that the Imperial Government should bear half the subsidy and one quarter of the guarantee. Mr Goschen promised to give due consideration to the matter. The Admiralty have awarded £8000 to the sailors of the steamer City of Paris in recognition of their services in connection with the recent accident to the vessel. A public demonstration was made to-day against the provision in the new Licensing Bill introduced by the Government to grant compensation to publicans whose licenses are refused, and several thousand persons marched in procession from the Embankment to Hyde Park, where speeches were delivered protesting against the proposals. Several slight conflicts took place between the police and the processionists. Tallow : Medium mutton, 25s ; beef, 245. The English wheat market has a downward tendency, the Continental market is inactive, and the American unchanged. Adelaide wheat is quoted at 38s Gd (quiet) ; Victorian, 38s ("quiet) ; New Zealand long-berried wheat, 37s (steady). In the House of Commons Sir J. Fergusson said it was impossible to make any further statement regarding Newfoundland pending the interview with the Premier. Meanwhile the French and English naval officers

were combining to minimise the local excitement. Sir G. Campbell suggested that the New 1 Hebrides should be ceded to France in exchange for the Newfoundland fisheries. Sir J. Fergusson expressed a doubt whether the Australian colonies would be agreeable to such a course. Mr Abigail received a hearty reception in Ulster, and funds are being readily subscribed for the purpose of sending delegates to Australia to neutralise the effects of the Irish Home Rulers' visit. There is some difficulty among Liberal Unionists in agreeing upon the selection of representatives. Probably three will be chosen — Dr Kane being one, and the others residents of Dublin and Cork. June 8. Mr Monro, Commissioner of Police, wa3 hooted at Hyde Park meeting. The chairman read a letter from Cardinal Manning saying that if the principle proposed by the Governmert of compensating publicans were adopted it would spread throughout the empire and injure the cause of temperance in the colonies. Sir W. Lawson, Mr W. S. Came, and other members were among the speakers. Mr Gustaffon dilated on the failure of compensation in Geelong. Resolutions against the payment of compensation were carried unanimously at 12 platforms. It is probable that an autumn session of the Imperial Parliament will be held, provided the Government measures are not allowed to lapse, but are taken up at the stage at which they may be left. The Statist cautions holders of Broken Hill stock against sacrificing their shares. The Economist considers that the colonial banking returns for March are satisfactory, especially those of South Australia. Commerce appears to be sounder in Sydney than in Melbourne, where speculation has outrun production. Bishop Moorhouse, speaking at Bolton, said he had doctrinal objections to cremation or to burying Dissenters. Lord Wolseley has refused the position of Commander-in-chief of India. He retires from the position of adjutant-general in July. The second trial of the action brought by Miss Weidmann against Mr R. Walpole, heir to the earldom of Orford, for breach of promise of marriage, also came to nothing. Plaintiff's counsel retired during the progress of the case. The Duke of Orleans received an ovation on landing at Dover. The press consider Madame Melba has greatly improved since her last appearance. She is an immense success. Miss Fawcett, a scholar at Newnham College, is declared to have attained a rank above that of senior wrangler. The United States House of Representatives has passed the Republican Caucus Silver Bill by a majority of 16. June 9. . The steamer City of Rome ran on shore at Fastnet, off the S.W. coast of Cork, in a dense fog. Her stern was considerably damaged, but the vessel floated off and proceeded to Queenstown. The Daily News considers the demands for railways in Victoria excessive, and states that members would be rejected from Parliament unless they supported borrowing of money with which to feed their districts. Complaints have been made to headquarters that the police obstructed the procession on Saturday. The Standard says that the dishonesty of New Zealand shippers is ruining, not only flax, but other colonial industries. Mr Finch Hatton, in a letter to the Times, asserts that the reductions to which the Eastern Extension Company has agreed are due to a fear of a Pacific cable. It is now considered unlikely that an autumn session will be held, as the Government have decided to apply the cloture to amendments that may be proposed of a purely obstructive character. The Right Hon. W. H. Smith informed a deputation of Agents-general who waited on him to-day that Parliament would not be prorogued until the Western Australian Enabling Bill had been passed. The deputation strongly protested against the retention of clause 8, which provides that any local act authorising restrictions on the immigration of British subjects or any class of British subjects into Western Australia shall be reserved for the Queen's assent, as they feared it was favourable to the introduction of Chinese. Lord Knutsford, who had introduced the deputation, assured the Agentsgeneral that Government would only reinsert clause 8 if it was found beneficial to Western Australia to do So. The Western Australian Enabling Bill was committed to-day. Mr John Morley spoke in support of the measure, but owing to opposition offered by Sir George Campbell and Dr Tanner no progress was made. The attitude assumed by Lord Salisbury destroys all hope for the present of an Anglo-German agreement being effected on the East African question. The conference which was begun on May sth between Mr Anderson, of the British East African Company, and Dr Krauel for the purpose of delimiting the spheres of English and German companies in East Africa, will not be resumed. Pauis, June 5. A madman blew up portion of the famous Monastery of La Grande Chartreuse, at Grenoble, with dynamite. • June 6. Further outrages are threatened at the Chartreuse Monastery unless 5,000,000fr (£200,000) be paid. [This famous monastery, Bituated a littlo to the east of Grenvale, at the foot of high mountains, was until the French revolution the headquarters of the Carthusians. The present buildings, which are of great extent, were erpefced in 1678, after the monastery had beon for the eighth time destroyed by fire. The monks manufacture the well-known liqueur which takes its name from the monastery.] It is probable the proportion of recidivistes sent to New Caledonia will be considerably increased . June 9. President Carnot has granted pardons to 72 prisoners convicted of taking part in disturbances during the strikes. The French press ridicule the idea that war will ensue. They refer to the dispute as a paltry one, and advocate the acceptance of an indemnity and the granting of tcnilorial compensation.

Berlin, June It Considerable excitement has been occasioned by a statement made in the Reichstag by the German Minister of War io the ] effect that it was intended to increase the strength of the army by 50,000 men, to construct additional railways for strategic purposes, and to obtain a further supply of rifles. The fate of the Army Bill is doubtful. June 9. Count Kalnoky, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, declares that owing to the influence of the Emperor of Germany the Triple Alliance was never plainer nor firmer than at the present time. The Emperor Francis Joseph has announced to the delegations that the strength of the army is being increased. ST. Petkhsbueg, June 9. Nihilists have robbed contractors at Goujski of a large quantity of dynamite, and considerable alarm is felt throughout Russia, as it is feared further attempts on the life of Czar are contemplated. Sofia, June 6. The Bulgarian Government will shortly address a Note to Great Britain, Italy, and Austria urging that steps be taken towards obtaining equal recognition of Bulgaiia by Austria. Athens, June 7. A band of Albanian Arnauts surrounded 300 Servians in Macedonia, massacred 40 of their number and took the rest prisoners. Cairo, June 9. An Egyptian conversion preferential loan is about to be issued. Washington, June 9. The House of Representatives, by a majority of 24, rejected the Free Coinage of Silver Bill. New York, June 9. In consequence of an order which has been given to American cruisers to seize and dismantle any sealers infringing the Behring Sea fishing regulations, the Columbian sealers have purchased a fast steamer to enable them to outpace the American cruisers. St. John's, June 9. Several vessels are returning from . c t. George's Bay, the Customs officials having forbidden them to unload their cargoes until the duties were paid. The French and English warships which have been at the scene of disturbance are dispersing and are proceeding on cruises. The French fishermen are also dispersing and the trouble is practically over for the present year, but it is possible that hostilities will be violently renewed next season.