LATE CABLES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 295, 1 September 1888, Page 4

LATE CABLES.

Parts, August 29. It is cflicially announced that; the French Government approve of the principle of abolishing sugar bounties ; but the signature of France to the treaty is withheld until all the sugarproducing States accept the treaty, and agiee to the imposition of identical fiscal laws with regard to sugar.

Pakis, August 29. Tun French squadron which had assembled for naval manoeuvres was ou Monday unexpectedly ordered to disperse. It is suggested that the French Government have adopted this course in order to avoid giving Italy any cause for irritation.

TjONUojc. An ust 29. A car<jo of Australian wheat lias been sold at 10s, and another at .!39s 9d. Seven thousand quarters of Adelaide wheat have fetched 11s Dd.

London, August 29. Widespread iind heavy rains have inflicted considerable damagb upon the grain crops throughout England. The Moorish Government deny that the Sultan has been guilty of atrocities in punishing the people for the murder of the Moorish Prince.

ir.YMJJUKc;, August 29. The recent file here destroyed 6000 toiiis of beet sugar, and in consequence of this theic has been a slight advance in the price of that article in London.

Adelaide, this day. General Sir H. W. Norman, X.C.8., C4overnor of Jamaica, will probably succeed Sir William liobinsou as Governor of South Australia.

Washington*, Augu»c 29. Mr J. (J. Blame has published a letter, in which lie suggests that the Fisheries Treaty shoukf be allowed to remain in abeyance for a year, when the Republicans would settle the matters in dispute on an equitable basis.

Thames, Aug. 30, Cambria. — 121b of picked stone were obtained to-day from the sixth stope on the main reet.

CORCWANDE*, Aug. 30. Sims and party got 420z of gold from 361b of specimens thi& week from the Earl licensed holding, adjoining the Tokatea Company's ground. The county Chairman proceeds to Auckland to-.lay to confer with Mr J. Young, Secretary of the Exhibits Committee, re the Coromandel mineral exhibits. If satisfac« tory arrangements can be made both general stuff and rich specimens will be sent.

ll is estimated that on May 31st la&fc, there were, 15,000,825 sheep in the colony, as against 15,155,625 in the previous year— ft decrease of 114,801.