LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 124, 16 March 1894, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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Per Press Association j Received 1 o.w LomhiV, March |6 Messrs Cosy, Reynold* and Trengeti* . representatives of dairy produce firm , had an interview with Messrs Shaw, Seville, and Co., and as a result of the meeting the Company hae agreed to carry butter from the Colonies to England next season at a temperature of 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. It was pointed out that it was imperative that butter should be chilled three days prior to shipment. Mr J. H. Geddes. of New South Wales, 'are an address before tho Manchester Chamber of Commerce, in which he urged that Manehestor should afford means for direct trade, so as to divert a large portion >f wool, frozen meat, etc., from the Australian Colonies to the north of England. He offered if Manchester would subscribe ten thousand pounds for the purpose uontioned, to undertake to find a similar sum in Australia. At the close of tiyid lress a committee was appointed to tali* steps to further direct trade between Manchester and the Australian Colonies. The Queen has left for t tor*nee In an interview with the representative# >f the Si. Jatnos Gazette, Sir Thomas Mol!wraith, of Queensland, aaid it was np>ssible to expect England to consent to differential duties in favor of the 'olouiee at the expense of other countries I'hia he considered would he too inimical to her ho ue industries. He thought the Imperial Government ought to give n Dietary assistance to emigrants for the 'olonies. Mr Dtllion has triumphed over Mr lualy, the former having secured eight »ut of nine votes for the Irish 1’ irliamcntry ominittee. The Parnell ites have convened n National ’onventioa to meet on April 3rd to com dd«*r future action in regard to the llonaA Rule question. 9 Mr Huddart expects that Canada and lie Australian Colonies will make a sub Rantial increase in existing subsidies to whe Pacific mail service. Ho dm-lines to ay anything at present respecting the probability of steamers calling at Now Zealand and Melbourne, but i*. is undertood he will make a statement on the >oint at the Ottawa Conference. Rio Jamkuo, March 15. Admiral de Gama has left the harbor on board a French warship, having been jjucted from the Poriugu se vest St. PKiKKaBCRG, March 15. Giiilanuds Hiirrou 1 lei a convent id •Varsaw and surpi teed a number of Nihilists in the act of manufacturing Ivu.amtfe bombs. After a severe tight, ia winch two Gendarmes and ihruu Nihilists were shot, the inmates of the bunding were arrested.

Received 7 pm. London, March 14. The city branch of the Imperial Federation League met to day to dis•us* the reconstruction of the League ou i now basis, and to consider the form ation >f a commercial union for the Umpire. Sir John Lubbock, president, and Sir 'his. Topper, High Commissioner for 'anad* advocated the perm ment unity of he Empire, urging this could be attained by the institution of the closest intercourse vith the colonies in irale arrangements, <ieamship lines, and postal and cable eer ices. It was the duty, he contended, of very portion of the Empire to contribute ow.irds the common defence. The Agents icueral explained that their presence at the meeting was unofficial, and they h ittcnded merely a« a matter of mr Saul Samuel (N.S.W.), Sir A. Clark and Mr Robert Reid (Victoria) entered an in photic protest against the League ou the ground that ousting relations would suffer thereby. Sir Wesiby Percival (N Z.) said he was not opposed to the new body aiding the promotion of colonial in terests if it was not committed to Imperial Federation. The attitude adopted by the Australian Agents General disconcerted tho promoters of the movement, and very ; Uttle vitality was shown regarding the | scheme. The proposal to form a com mercial union for the Empiro on lines as ! near as possible to a free trade policy was ! not discussed. The meeting was poorly j itiended. I In adivition on Mr Labe uehere s amend - I ment yesterday fifty five liberals and, I JO uou unionists supported the Govern y, I ment. | The long standing quarrel between tb*. i Hcaly an l Dillon factions of tho Irish I party is becoming acute. I In the House of Commons, on the | motion of Sir W. V. Harcourt, the original i address in reply was negatived and a new I one substituted. Mr J. J. Clancy, member | for Dublin North, moved a further amendment to the address in reply condemning the present system of coercive admimstra tion in Ireland, hut the closure was applied by a majority of eighty two votes. Mr John Redmond m angry tones de mnnded a division which was rejected by a majoritv of 311 votes. At the wool sales the competition is brisk and prices remsiu unchanged. Received 11.35 a.m. Parts, March 15. A bomb exploded inside the church of Madeline in Paris. The man who threw it was killed and several others were in jured.

London, March 15 At a meeting of the Bank of England shareholders the Governor stated that | irregularities of the late cashier may involro a Joss of a quarter of a million. This amount has been written off. Mr Huddart states that in addition ;j granting a subsidy to his line the Canadian Government will guarantee four per cent, interest on a million and a half deben ttirea of the preferred stock for tweniyfivo years. Three great Canadian railways nave pledged them support.