CABLEGRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2451, 24 May 1890, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.—Copyright) (by submarine cable.) LONDON, May 22. The Australian cvlcketers began a match against a Suirey eleven at the Oval to-day. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance of the public. The Home team went to the wickets first, and had run up a score of 200 before they were all disposed of. Shuter made 10, Abel 25, and Maurice Read 40. W. W. Read played a brilliant innings of 87 for Surrey. Turner only took two wickets at a c tof 49 rnns, Ferris four for a similar number, and Lyons three for 34. The fielding of the Australians was splendid, esp dally that of Trott at point. He was repeat lly cheered by the spectators for his dashing wo.kin that position. When p'ay ceased for the day the Ane.ralians had lost four wickets for 106. Barrett made 37, Murdoch 40, and Trott (not oat) 23. Mutton is unchanged ; lamb, sfd ; beef The market is glutted with American beef. At the annual meetiog of the F leration League a resolution was passed approving the Council's advice to the effect that it inopportune to ask the Government to convene an Imperial ,£r .eration conference while Australia was abserbed in the question of colonial federation. May 23. In the match with Surrey the Australians a t the fall of the fifth wicket had made 180 rnns. Lord Salisbury again denies that English rights in Africa have been in a .y way surrendered to Germany. Nothing, he **ys. has been determined upon, and posßit>ly no settlement will be arriv 1 at. A strong committee had been npp inted f°r the defence of British territory, but ,n v >ew of the d'fficu ties surroundi g the Question the committee would not act without the approval of Parliament. The Premier considers that these Aft ban questions once settled the outlook for P*m Ce never more promising. The Telegraph states that Englam., America, and possibly Russia, will ana commission of experts to teiHe e question of the Alaska fisheries. A committee has been appoint* l -o xannne the affairs of the New Zealand Antimony Compauy. 6 r ' t,B L public are invited to conmte a fresh outfit fer the emigrants D P g Ca ' 08 * their goods in the wreck of the BRUSSELS, May 23. he conference of miners unanimously Pport the eight hoaro system.