Tuesday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 17, 21 August 1885, Page 9

Tuesday.

The Wellington correspondent of the Daily Times wires r** follows :—I hear that at an informal meeting of the Opposition, held this evening, it was announced that Sir J. Yogel had consented to resign, in order to relieve his colleagues of the embarrassments which; surround them. It was proposed to await accurata information' 1 npen this before taking formal action in the House in the direction of giving notice of a want of confidence motion. This, coupled with the difficulty as to leadership, no doubt influenced the postponement of active operations. A largely attended meeting of burgesses was held at Grahamstowa last night to consider the steps to be taken to urge the Government to proceed with tbe construction of the Thames Valley line. A. resolution was adopted that this meeting is of opinion that the improved prospects of tbe district demand the more earnest prosecution of railway works from Thames to Te Aroba—viz., by at once inviting tenders for the bridges over tbe five creeks between Kopua and Hikuta, which will complete the formation, of the line as far pi tbe present contract extends ; also that surveys and working drawings for the continuation of the line to Te Aroba should be at once undertaken, and immediately thereafter a contract be let for the construction of this important section of the Ttiames-Te Aroha railway. It was also resolved that copies of the foregoing should be forwarded to tbe. Government and members for the districts of Thames, Coromandel, Waikato, and Tauranga, requesting them to act in concert in urging the Government to place a sufficient sum on the Estimates to accomplish the works, and pointing out that though seven years have elapsed since the railway was began not one mile is yet open for public traffic. Up to date 275,433 sacks of grain have been delivered in Timaru , by road and rail (exclusive of purchases by millera which will be

made up next week). Prices for both whlSa'tr and oats promise to harden. . In consequence of the large number, of liberated convicts who have been arriving in New South Wales lately from New Caledonia, Premier Stuart has addressed a remonstrance to the Imperial Government on the subject. The meeeting between the Czar an 4 the Emperor of Austria will take place at the Kremlin. Moscow, on the 21st inst. The German Press, referring to the reported action of Germany in annexing Caroline Island, repudiate as entirely obsolete the Spanish claims to a Protectorate over that territory. It is currently reported that Khalifa Abdoolah, who assumed succession to the Mabdi, tias been killed in a riot amonzat the Arabs at Khartoum.