FOREIGN & COLONIAI TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4852, 24 May 1890, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAI TELEGRAMS.

CABITfcS. (Per Elrctric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per Pijess Association.) (Received 8.15 p.m., May 2-itU.) COMMERCIAL. Mutton is unchanged ; lamb, Ejd ; beef 4d. The market is glutted with American beef. THE FEDERATION LEAGUE. At the annual meeting of (he Federation League a resolution wa3 passed approving of the council's advice to the effect that it was inopportune to ask the Government to convene the lirperiali Conference while Australia was absorbed in the question of c ilonial federation. (Special to tub Pjiess Association.) (Received 8.30 p.m., May 23rd.) i . THE EARL OF ROSBERY. London, May 22. The Eari of Roaobery presided at the annual meeting of the Federation League. He said that, England ivould maiutain her supremacy despite the growth of population elsewhere. THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS. The I'all Mall Gazette condemns the over-looking of Mr T. Archer, C.M.G., in the distribution of birthday honours, and ascribes it to tho action of Queensland (which colony he ropreaonfa as AgentGeneral) in refusing to accept Sir H. Blake as Governor. MR GRACE ON CRICKET. Mr W. G. Grace in a m.igazino article asserts tint England could place several elevens in the field which would defeat the Australians, and clainiß pride of place in batting for the Mother Country. In bowling and fiolding ho considers that they are equal. PROMOTION. General Sir J. L. A. Simons and Sir F. W. Haiuea have been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.