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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3586, 29 March 1886, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Reuter's Agency.) ; [Received 1 a.m., March 29th.T CEANGES IN THE MINISTRY. .London, March 27. Jt is officially announced that the portfolios rendered vacant by the resignation of Messrs Ohamberlain.and Trevelyan have been re-allotted, Mr Stanfield succeeding Mr Chamberlain President of the Local Government Board, while Lord Dalhonsie is appointed Secretary for Scotland m the room of Mr Trevelyan. .. THE NEW HEBRIDES. Tha Agents-General will hold a conference to-morrow (Monday), m order to consider the suggestion for a compromise between England and France on the New Hebrides question, -whereby England would take possession of the island of Raiatea ; France annexing the Hebrides Group and giving a guarantee to abstain from deporting recidivistes to the Island. COMMERCIAL. At to-day's wool sales 8900 bales were submitted for competition. The tone of the market is still quiet. INDUSTRIAL STRIKES. Brussels, March 28. The industrial strikes m Belgium are rapidly spreading and have now extended to the Charlotte District. The rioting is of a very serious character, and of almost daily occurrence. Chateaux of employers and factories are being pillaged and burned. Troop 3 hare been called into requisition, and have had several conflcts with the rioters. Tbe Government have issued a proclar mation calling out the first and second class reserves. THE ROUMELIAN DIFFICULTY. St. Petersburg, March 26. The Russian Government have definitely announced the rejection of the suggestion offered by Italy to appoint Prince Alexander Governor' of Eastern Roumelia, and to be unfettered by restrictions as to the duration of his term of office. Rio De Janeiro, March 27. THE ARAWA. The Arawa left this port yesterday evening for Plymouth. Her frozen meat cargo is m good order. (Special to the . Press Association.) (Received 6.15 p.m., March 28th.) GRAIN MARKET. London, March 27. The wheat market is weaker and quotations have declined a point ; Australian camples are 6d cheaper. For cargoes on passage 35s has been aßked. The flour market it sluggish. WOOL SALES. At the wool sales 53,000 (?) bales were catalogued of which 6500 were withdrawn. All merinos are quoted at a half-penny, and scoured and clothing sorts a penny lower than last sales. Prices for lambs and coarse crossbred are unchanged. Finer qualities are weaker. COMMERCIAL BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Mr Geo. Pleydell has been appointed sole liquidator m connection with the affairs of the Commercial Bank of South Australia, and petifciorio presented for winding up the Bank have been postponed until June next. FRANCE AND GERMANY. In the Reichstag Prince Bismarck referred omniously to the present attitude of France towards Germany. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Payment of Members Bill, introduced m the House of Commons bjMr Howard Spencely, M.P., proposes to pay members sin honorarium of L3OO, the money to be paid from the rates. THE UNEMPLOYED. Sir Win. John Clarke, of Victoria, has forwarded to the Lord Mayor of London a cheque for L 250 for the relief of the unemployed m London. A NEW MUSEUM. A Colonial and Indian Museum is proposed m London. THE MINISTRY. It is expected that Messrs Chamberlain and Trevelyan will withdraw their resignations next week. WRECKING PROPERTY. The colliery riots m Belgium a,ro wide-spread, and great havoc to property has been the result. Sanguinary conflicts have ftlao taken place, and many persons have been wounded. RUSSIA ANNEXING. It is reported that Russia has occupied the Port of Lazareff.