THIS MORNING'S CABLES BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Southland Times, Issue 10200, 4 July 1889, Page 2

THIS MORNING'S CABLES BRITISH AND FOREIGN

[United Pbess Association — By HJuscTEC X'KLKGGRiPH— OoPYBIGaT.] LONDON, July 2. Received 3rd, 7 p.m. Alexander, son oi ex-King Milan of Sarvia, has been anointed King of that country. Sir James Fergasson, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to questions in the House of Commons, said it was not true that Britain was merely to have the rights' of an empire in the affairs of Samoa. The treaty would remain in abeyance till December. The Q-ieen haa asked tho House of Commons to provide ollowancaa for PrinceßaLouiso and Piince Albert Victor. Mr Laboucliere strenuously opposed auch a proposal and pointed out that the land rental of the E^rl of Fife, to whom tb© Princess is to bo married on 27ib inst , amounts to L 70.000 per annum. Holders of New South Wales stocks are | indignant and contend that the issue of the new loan by the Government of that j colony ia a breach of the pledge given in May and a repetition of the violation of i the pledge given by Mr Burns, the previoiiß JTreasurer. Iq tiia evidence before the Paraell Commission Mr M. D&vitt admitted that he had been a Feoiao, but coutended that be had nßver approved of the committal of j crime to further Ireland* aspirations. He bad always regarded Mr Parnell as Conservative in his politics. He fDavitt) was opposed to the use of dynamite but defended the use of necessary force to attain the ends of the League. It is reported that the Marqais of Lome considers the salary of a Governor of Victoria in inadequate and that be would not be inclined to accept the position. Princess Louise also objects to being exiled. Tenders for the N.S.W. loan open on Tueaday The final instalment will be dne in December and tho whole loan is repayable in 1918. Throe mouths' interest will be payable in September. The prospects of the loan are favourable, it being already quoted at 1 per cent premium, The wool sales have recovered from the recent slackness and prices are again firm. Michael Davitt admitted that individual Fenians bad committed assassinations but without the conient or knowledge of the governing body. He admitted that he once wrote professedly sanctioning murder and outrage, but he had afterwards ap pealed to the superior officers of the League to prevent the carrying out of bis proposals. He had attended no meeting of the Clan-nn-Qacl since 1880, and there was no connection between that organisation and the L i ind Loagua,

[SPECIAL.] LONDON, July 3. Received 3rd, 10.55 p.m. The annual ailovvanco proposed for Princess Louise of Wales is L3QOO and for Prince Albert Victor LIO.OOO, increasing to L 25,000 at bis marriage. It is expected that the Opposition will resist the votes [pending the report of a com mittee on the whole question of royal allowances. It is reported that Dr Mclnerney, who was supposed, to have shared the fate of Dr Orontn, baa been seen alive. ' M. Secretaa's famous collection of pictures is being sold in Paris. Amon* them was Millei's landscape "Angelue," which fetched L 22.000. The sale is the result of M. Becretsu'y connection with the Sap'iete 2<ie^us.