Cablegrams.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 July 1890, Page 2

Cablegrams.

Bank of New Zealand. Irish Affairs. Anarchy in Chili. - Mining Exhibition. Marine Disasters. A Fearful Cyclone. Sensational Occurrences. ■ ; ■■■,!■. : ; . LONDON, ;-■ •; \ : <,'.■• '■'*'' ;.■':■;,,,-;'; "July 11. ' i Mr Parnell surprised his supporters by advising Mf Balfour tbappiy tlnrtythree pillions, of .money under the. Irish Land Purchase Bill, to ; secure 1 the occupation and ownership of lands, instead of reducing rents. He stated that at present money was going to the graziers in/Connaught,and Mun-' ster,. and implied that if Mr Balfour acted ;on his suggestion, he would then, accord,'.the, measure his support.; He. also suggested the. immediate format tion of a Board of Arbitration to deal; witn the plan of Campaign, estimates. Mr Balfour, replied that as yet. he was unable, to discuss the Jrish Land Purchase;Bill, but he was,much impressed ,with Mr Parnell's suggestion. .The Bishop of Limerick has accused John Di,llon of securing his. release from prison, by raising a miserablewhine about ill-health, and of sneaking to' the Australian Colonies ; until the storm blew over. I

: . > ■-. : : : July 14. The Bishop of Limerick, replying to Mr Dillon's brutal attack in the House of Commons, retorts that Mr Dillon has been collecting ostensibly for the relief of the evicted, while he and ihis party still occupied safe and profitable employment, and that the attack was provoked because the exposure of their conduct closed the pockets of sympathisers.- . , .>,:,■ ■ .-:.,

v . v ;■■:. July 12. Sir Vernon;. Harcourt advises .the Liberals to assist in bringing the sessions to an early, close. It was also proposed that the new session should meet in November, when the Irish Land Purchase Bill and Tithes Bill be considered. ■

The Bill providing for the cession of Heligoland to Germany has passed the House of Lords, .virtually without op* position. ■.- . ;:'•;../ The. ship Bobqok has arrived: at; Queenstown with a portion of the crew of the Merope, bound for New Zealand from/ London, on board. On June 25th the Bpbock found the ,Merppe in flames, and burnt nearly to the .water % edge. The rest of the crew are on board an American ship bound to Hu11.... .. ..<? .., t J ~,.n ; The;Duke-6f Fife, to open the Mining Exhibition, the Marquis of Salisbury will be asked to perform the ceremony. Colonists generally are dissatisfied at the.opening date being postponed. The 'New South Wales Court will, however, be opened unofficially on the 17th inst. That Colony has a grand show, comprising nearly* halfsthe= sandpits; timber exhibit is 1 -- also very attractive;* South Australia has a good display, While that of Victoria, Tasmania, and New Zealand is only fair.

July 14. The Times says that the floating of the/ Assets, Company has remqved; the feeling of anxiety regarding the future of the Bank of New Zealand.

; Major George joins the Board of Assets Company on behalf of the Bank. ■: .'._ ' ~-.• ,-,, "•, r: , ,-„ T

Peter" Jackson - , pugilist, ldaves s fdr Australia on the 26th.

The dockers refuse to discharge the Queensland steamer Jumna, owing to ; the employment of non-union men on board. The Brisbane passengers had to remove their own luggage.

ViscourifrWolseley willbe appointed commander of the forces in Ireland.

It is, believed that France, will aban--don her rights in Newfoundland for pecuniary territorial compensation. : . Private telegrams, from Chili report that a state, of anarchy and bloodshed continue there....

' / July 15. .' Part of the South Australian Court, in the forthcoming Mining Exhibition, at Sydenham, has been allotted for the display of New Zealand gold-exhibit's. Burke's bottling" business is being converted into a company, with' a capital of £Boo*ooo.■■■■: • . The telegraph; clerks ; are to receive an increase of pay 1 , "and the amount set apart will be £200,000 annually* "Two hundred of the officials in the centraloffice, however, -will ..not J receive any increase, owing to theirrefusal to work overtime.

The Hbogley, from Sydney, sighted the Carmelite, from Sydney, burning at'the'end df February; After five days'. struggle the crew were transferfed'to'the Hobgley, which suffered in a cyclone from want of food and water. 'There were several deaths', and the crew were unable to.work. She was rescue 1 H : on'May Ist. r ~ •'" The Bank of New Zealand shares are quoted at £8 6s. Three months' bills are quoted at,4| per cent.

At the wool auction there wag keen competition, but prices are unchanged. The salea close on the 24th. The number of bales carried forward ia 100,000, and it is estimated tlk number "for al Septembi? series, including old stocks, is 250,000. Bank of New Zealand shares (new r islueJieSlfsT blcT £6 1(E ." " The Captain eleveii of the crew of the«sb(ip Merope, landed at Deal, thei-vessel'si cargQihavifig* fired spontaneously near Ayras, , The crew took to the boats and Vera rescued. (In a previous, cable message the ship's, namei' was given as the Mirage.) The Merope was;bound to Wellington. -The agreement between England and. Portugal! is almost concluded, it includes the internationalisation of the Zambesi. Portugal.: receives 800,000 square miles, from Angola to the Upper Zambesi, and England takes the countryfrom :;the Upper Zambesi, to Kwasaar, including the Shire ■ district. Portugal retains the district from Kwas-Bar-to the;coast.' Knutsford, in answer to a question in the House of Lords, said the Governor of New j South Wales would be appointed as soon as possible. Rumour, mentions the name of the Earl of Aberdeen. ; Major/Skinner, New Zealand Volunteers, shooting for the Ancens Prize at Wimbledon, made 20 at 200 yards, and Walker, of Queensland, 25. The Select Committee directs attention to the large amount of evidence in favour of protection for the Homo hop industry. July 17. The Premier Consolidated GoldMining, Company of New Zealand has been .registered ..with a capital of £70,000. The monthly circular issued by Mr Westgarth states that a New Zealand Estates Company has been formed, and will issue debentures at five and a half per cent. Other reports assert that the prospectus is not finally settled, and debentures will be finally issued at five.

The wool market is excited, and prices for s merinos are five per cent, higher than those ruling at the close of the "May series.

July 19. Colonel Maitland has resigned. The trial of six of the mutinous Guards is now proceeding. .Potato blight is seriously damaging the crop in the. South of Ireland. Gardiner,, of the 1 Cambridge University, won the Wingfield sculls. A new rifle using liquified carbolic acid gas, instead of, gunpowder, has been tested. It is noiseless and smokeless. The Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of the War Department, is much impressed with the weapon. The Hessian fly is injuring the crops at Lincoln. Paris, July 19. An agitation has commenced in France against McKinley's Tariff Bill. One member of the Chamber of Deputies proposes a general European commercial campaign against America. iThe Superior Council of Agriculture has recommended an increase of the French tariff, including a duty on wheat, flour, and oats. . A mother murdered her six children by means of charcoal, and attempted suicide. She recovered.

'■-nrfAfi ; : :; July 21. The Duke of Cambridge has announced the sentences passed on the ringleaders in the Grenadiers' mutiny. One received a sentence of two years, and three were sentenced to eighteen month* leajeh. ■: I /

The Duke of Cambridge, who held an enquiry into the alleged mutiny of the Grenadiers, has condemned the action of those men who attempted to bring discredit on the regiment by refusing to obey orders, and he thinks urgent measures should be adopted to revive the character;of the regiment.

Colonel Maitland demands that he himself should be kied by courtmartial for the part he is reported to have taken in the affair. NEW YORK, July 17. A terrible; calamity occurred at Loveland, Ohio.; A gunpowder train exploded in the vicinity of a cartridge factory. The latter became ignited, and twenty of the employees were killed, while fifty were seriously injured. ; Many deaths are reported from Lvat and lightning. : JulylC v An explosion wrecked and burnt the •Central' Office of ! the Western Union i Telegraph. Many harrow escapes ! from' death are reported. - A'terriffio.rain storm has been experienced in the Western States. ZANZIBAR, July 21. Dr Peters, who arrived here from the interior a few days ago brought a hundred stolen cattle with him,' and his followers declare that he has' been carrying on a system of cattle raiding ever since his departure into the interior, arid he has been nick-named " The Cattle Thief. " Severe fighting took place with, natives at Ugogo,

" ! • WASHINGTON, July 14. By the capsiziagof an excursion iteamer on Lake Peppin 150 were drowned. i terrible cyclone passed over MinCounty, and the death roll nuni&bx'S about, liiwo ; hundred,, The greater part of Lake QitywM razed, and scores of townsfolk perished. , The, Senate has .passed; the Mails Subsidy Bill (provisions of which are of a very liberal character),.and bounties for ! the promotion of «bipb>uilding industry. ,;,,/ ,„• . July 15. : The Silver Bill provides,for ;; the purchase of four and ounces of silver [monthly, at a.price not exceeding a dollar for 871£ grains. A Bill- j introduced into |J|e Senate allows cargo vessels over" 550 tons 30 cents per ton for every 1000 miles ■ sailed duringten years, subsidises first class mail,steamers, six dollars per mile, second-class three dollars, third class one and a half dollars, and fourth one dollar for every outward voyage;

jeriod of contractu to be five years. : CONSTANTINOPLE, / July 14. A fire broke out in this city, and before the flames could be stayed nine hundred houses had been burnt to the ground; •■■ !:■■'■•■■■-' ■; CAIRO, July 15. i The principal Soudan tribes have revolted against the rule of the Mahdi. ' BERLIN, July 12. Princej has, Va'saured an interviewer that the Emperor William's labour ' cb-tferenc«i ! has not solved a . single question, and resulted innoihing but words. "_" '..'■..'.[.. ■?"-

South Americein,Affairs. LONDON,-: . :■>>> t,.■ ■■ I The disturbances in Chili have occurred amongst men employed in the nitrate districts. Despite private advices to the ' contrary thV Chilian Government assert that order has been restored. ; - July 16.1 Accounts have reached here of serious riots which broke out at Tarapaea, in; Upper Peru. Seven thousand rioters defied the authorities, and committed depredations., The--troops were called out to restore order, and.in dispersing the mob forty persons were killed. BUENOS ATiRES, July 17. The situation in the Argentine Republic and ■ Uruguay shows" decided signs of improvement. July 18. ' The President of the. Argentine Republic advises the issue of six million dollars at fractional currency. July 21. The State of Uruguay, is, negotiating for a loan in London. It is reported that a plot 5 has been discovered having for its, purpose the overthrow of the Government of .the Argentine Republic. .', j, ,