CABLEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXX, Issue 5024, 6 October 1887, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

(PER BBUTEB'S AGENCY,) THE LATEST. Received October 5, S.O a.m. LONDON, October 4. Advices from Madagascar report that owing to stiained relations existing betweeu the Government and the French Besid«nt in that Island, the latter has lowered his flag and left for Antinanarivo. - At to-day's wool sales a catalogue of 8800 bales was submitted to auction. Ibe tone of the market was firm. i New Zealand 4 per cents have advanced to £99 103. .BERLIN, I - October 4. The Imperial Chancellor, Prinoe Bismarck, has laid before the Federal Council a proposition that in view,of the great commercial interests of Germany Lv the Melbourne Exhibition, tGerrcan Commissioner should b«

appointed, and financial assistance rendered to German exhibitor!. MELBOURNE, October 5. Arrired, this morning, n Te Anau, from Bluff. There is no alteration in the betting on th« Canlfield Cup. SYDNEY, October C. A scene ocourred in the Legislative Assentbly this evening, when the Insolvency Bill came np for. it 3 seoond reading. In the coarse of the debate. Mr Melville referred to the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent States as an " old woman," and said there was bo greater sympathiser with insolvent scoundrels than that officer. Mr Toohey, member for Sydney, objected to the language used, on which the Speaker ruled Mr Melville out of v order. The latter openly deled the ruling of the Speaker, and was supported by tht Premier, who condemned the ruling. A division was called for, but the Speaker withdrawing bis ruling, the motion was not pressed. The second reading of t the Insolvency Bill was agreed to. ■ The X.M.S. Zealandia - sailed to-day for Auckland, with the homeward mails, via San Francisco. The Australia Jdokey Club's new programme for next year provides for an addi-, tional allotment of £4800 added money to the various events, the amount of the Metropolitan being increased from £500 to £1000. Two year old races have been abol- | iahed at the Spring Meeting. ' News to hand from Cooitown states that 1 the German warship Adler arrived there from Bamoa on Monday, and went up the harbor yesterday; The strictest isolation is main* taineiwith the sbore. Shortly before the German gunboat Albatross sailed for Europe to-day, ex-King Maletoa, bis son, and three Saaaoan chiefs were conveyed aboard. The Albatro* will call at the Islands on Thursday for further instructions. HOBART, October *. Since the outbreak of smallpox in this Colony, twenty-two cases have been reported, four of which have proved fatal. Tue Rimutaki arrived from Plymouth this morning, ani sailed again this afternoon far ' Wellington.