CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2098, 29 July 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Londoe, July 26. The ships comprising the Jubilee review fleet at Spithead hate dispersed. The opportunity waa taken of the renew to execute manoeuvres of practical service to the whole navy, The manoeuvres were intended to show how the coastline might be protected and the attack of an imaginary enemy repelled.

The remaining portion of County Antrim has been proclaimed, and the entire country (Ireland) is now wholly or partially under the provisions oi the Crimea Act. Jim Smith, the English champion, and Kilrain, the American pugilist, have signed articles to flght /or the Championship of toe World. They will meet on January 3rd next at some place within a hundred miles of Madrid.

Hessian flies are increasing their ravages on the wheat crop.

The report ol the Conference has formed the subject of editorials in the leading journals. Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his position as Junior Naval Lord of the Admiralty on the ground that he innocently com milled a breach of etiquette at the recent review, in signalling a private message from the Royal yaeht when Her Majesty the Queen waa on board.

Messrs Lilywhite, Shaw and Shrewsbury bold they are justified in their determination to take a team to Australia next season, by the faet that they are under engagement with the trustees of the Association ground to do so, and in ease of a non compliance the trustees have threatened to engage an English eleven independently. The team will leave by the s.s. Iberia.

The oironmetanees of Lord Charles Boresford’s resignation, as given by the newspapers are as follows The Queen was in the saloon ol the Boyal yacht receiving the captains of the vessels which took part in the naval review at Spithead, During this ceremony Lord Charles Beresford signalled to bis wife, who was on board the Enchantress, appointing a rendezvous after the review. The rules oi the service forbid signalling while the Sovereign is on board, except by Royal command, and on ascertaining this Lord Charles Beresford sent in his resignation to the Admiralty. Hope is expressed that her Majesty will reinstate him. The Wesleyan Conference baa resolved to bold an (Ecumenical Conference in America in 1691. Sydney, July 27. The Rev Dr Wright, Secretary ol the British and Foreign Bible Soeietv, who was missing for some time, has been discovered. Adelaide, July 26. Splendid rains have fallen throughout the colony, and the harvest prospect* are excellent.