CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1874, 23 August 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

RE-OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL PAR LI AMENT. London, August 19. Parliament was formally opened to day byRoyal Commission. The Queen’s speech, which was read on the occasion, was very brief. It said that the country had continued the conclusion arrived at by the last Parliament upon the proposed legislation for Ireland. The question of finances compelled the summoning of Parliament at this time, but the preseut being the usual period of recess, and owing to the past labors of Parliament this year, Uer Majesty recommended that only financial measures (should be conaidered during the recess now opened. The Porte has promised to assist Bulgaria in the event of the latter being attacked by Servia.

August 20, Articles have been signed by Gauduur and Bench for a sculling match tor £IOO and the championship of the world.

The English harvest operations are being hindered by bad weather.

Australian tallow remains at last quotations, namely—Beef, average quality, 21s Gd ; mutton, 275.

New York, August 19 The Irish National Convention at Chicago has passed resolutions thanking Mr Gladstone and bis followers for th-ir efforts to obtain Home Rule for Leland, Mr Re U mood has made a speech at the Convention, wherein he denounced England’s policy in regard to Ireland, and said that the latter had no future course but to fight for her rights.

Sydney, August 20. Now Zealand wheat is steady at Is 5d pmbushel ; New Zealand oats (2,1 lower), 2s Od pet bushel; maize, per SGlbs, 2s sd, a decline d 8d daring the week ; pollard and potatoes maintain last quotations, Sugar unchanged.