YESTERDAY'S CABLE

Southland Times, Issue 9973, 22 September 1888, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S CABLE

_ — «_ I [United Pbess Association— By Elxo tbio telsgbaph — uop'/bigst.] LONDON. Sept. 19. Mr Gladstone pays a visit to Birmingham shortly for the purpose of delivering a political address. A public demonstration in hie honour wiil be held by the loaal Liberal clubs. At the wool auction to-day 13,000 bales were sold, the selection offered being much better than on the previous day. Australian faulty sorts have a hardening tendency. Sept 20. A report ia current that the Ameer of Afghanistan is dead. The report emanates from St. Petersburg. Tenders are called for a municipal loan for Hobart. . Tne amount is L 50,000, at five per cent ; minimum, 108. Tenders will be opened on September 28th. The third match between the Australians and Surrey began to-day. The former scored 259 in their first innings. Mr Ohamborlain, speaking at a TJnionist conference at Bradford, said that the healing o£ the breach between the two branches of the Liberal party would now B3em lo be impossible. Mr Chamberlain, Bpeaking at a Unioniat meeting at Bradford, cordially approved of the Government's policy, for which ha considered he was partly answerable himself. He averred be would not raise a finger to destroy Lord Salisbury's Government so long as the only alternative

aion to office. The allianoo of the Union-: iats and Conservatives was firm, and a thorough understanding prevailed, which be believed would result in the formation of a National Party, PARIS, Sept. 20. A German gendarme has been found shot dead near the French frontier. The perpetrator of the crime is as yet unknown. BERLIN, Sept. 19. A new shipping company"' haß been formed for the purpose of trading between Germany and Australia, with a capital of L 200.000. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The Foreign Committee of the Senate have referred the Retaliation Bill to a sub-committee. RANGOON, Sept. 20. The Dacoitß are still troublesome in | Bormab. Lieutenant 0. N. Bevor, of the Royal Engineers, has been murdered, and several officers and men have been wounded. A.II the outrages have apparently been committed by the Bame gang. SYDNEY, Sept. 21. This morning Volley was one of the first to commence work. She cantered a mile, and then negotiated a second mile, the last fast. She looks well. Ensign was treated to similar exercise. Abercorn and Aberdeen rattled # ofia fast six furlongs, while Oarlyon was indulged in a canter. Greywing put in a good halfmile, and Pearl Shell did a lot of strong work. Eoneydew and First Flaneur were out for gentle exercise only.