LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1905, 18 June 1892, Page 3

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

At the wool sales on Wednesday, 12,700 bales were offered, but it was not a representative catalogue. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was brisk All Australian wools were firm at May closing, but lower grades of New Zealand crossbreds were 5 per cent, easier.

The Pope has instructed Archbishop Vaughan, of London, to abstain from taking part in political matters, and especially not tq, oppose Home Rule being granted to Ireland.

Belfast is crowded with people, who propose attending the anti-Home R<ile Convention which opens shortly. There is much excitement in the city on the question, but no disorder has been reported. With a view of avoiding disturbances in the streets, it has been decided that there shall be no processions.

Motions will be submitted to tbe Convention declaring that the granting of autonomous Government to Ireland will result in violence and bloodshed, and pledging the TJlstermon to abstain from election to such a Parliament, which Ulster has been forced to repudiate.

Mr Dillon's proposal that a board of arbitration be established to apportion seats in Ireland between Parucllities and anti-Par-nelHtes, has failed.

A cyclone has demolished G<*lvaen, Illinois State. Two persons were killed. The Belgian Election Liberal party of Catholics were ontsed from the Brussels Catholic Club, and the building was wrecked. General disorder ensued, and the police were compelled to use their sabres before restoring order. At Aucwerp and elsewhere disturbances are reported.

The llight Hon. A J. Balfour announced in the House of Commons that the Government intend to proceed with the Small Holdings, Scotch Education, Clergy Discipline, and Irish Free Education Bills. He hoped it would be possible to dissolve by June 25. The Irish members, however, strenuously oppose the last named measure.

Mr Redmond, M.P., adresscd a public meeting in New York. He said ho desired to see a reunion of the Irish p:vrty brought about without the interference of English politicians. The Ameer of Bokhara has given a week's notice to his subjects that everybody neglecting to take precautions against cholera will be executed.

Mr Gladstone has arranged n meeting with the Nonconformist leaders in London on Saturday.

The French authorities having destroyed 300 lobster traps in Newfoundland, H.M.S. Pelican and Emerald, on the North American and West Indian station, have been ordered to proceed to St. John to inquire into the matter.

Mr Gladstone has declined to include Home Rule for Scotland in the platform of the Liberal party.

A great tire broke out in (Jhicola, in Pensylvania, and hundreds of houses were destroyed.

Cholera continues in Meshed with unabated severity, and 400 deaths are recorded daily. It is reported that the French President will cause a pardon to be extended to Mr Deacon, the American who shot M. Abiel in Mrs Deacon's room at Niece.

Captain Stairs, one of the members of Stanley's Exhibition, died at Chinide, on the Zambesi, during his return from the Katanga expedition.

A cyclone has destroyed the Democratic Convention's wigwam at Chicago, where they were to meet next week for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Presidency.

A despatch to a New York paper states that General Palacio (President of Venezuela) has fled before the advance of the insurgents on the capital.

The M'Cartby section of the Irish party have invited Mr Edward Blake, Q. 0., leader of the Canadian Liberal party, to contest an Irish seat for the house of Commons.

A remnant of the officers who served under Gordon and Baker, 20 in number, have arrived in Egypt. They assert that 1000 Egyptian soldiers lately joined Captain Lugard in Uganda*