TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. THIRD EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6401, 21 November 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. THIRD EDITION.

J ___" XLBCTSIC TSLSGXAPB—COPYItIGBT.j [Special to Peess Association.] [Beeeired Nov. 21, at 12,20 p.nui PABIB. Nov. 20. Independent Attitude of Prance. In the Chamber of Deputies M. G-oblet said that France was not pledged to co-operate with Germany and England in blockading African ports, and he refused to. recognise the Tight of any Power to make a search for slaves on any vessel flying the French flag. ST PBTEBSBFRG, Nov. 20. , Failures in Russia. Several : large failures of grain merchants are reported here and also at Moscow and Odessa. LONDON, Nov. 20. .English Ironworkers. The demand of the ironworkers in the North of England for an advance of lO.per. cent has been submitted to arbitration. Irish Affairs. Mr Gladstone, speaking on the . Government proposal for the extension of Lord Ashbourne's Act, said that the arrears of tenants were primarily entitled to attention. Mr Goschen said that the Opposition had rejected Government overtures for a temporary extension of the Act mentioned; the Government did not consider they were pledged to deal with the land purchase question, and were quite satisfied with the extension of Lord Ashbourne's Act. Statistics showed that evictions in Ireland svere largely the result of the Plan of Campaign. The Sugar Crop. M. Licht, _the sugar expert, estimates that the European beet crop will exceed last year's by 420,000 tons. The average yield is expected in s_gar-ptod_cing Colonies. .' EOME, NOV. 20. A Papal Letter. the Pope will shortly issue an encyclical tetter in favour of a general disarmament. Prance anti Italy. ■ The relations between Italy and France are of a more pacific nature.