CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 3 September 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS.

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London, August 30. Harvest operations in England are n.iw nearly completed. The yield will amount to 11,500.000 quarters. Lord Enfield has been appointed Under* Secretary for India, vice the Marquis of Lansdowne, resigned. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question, said the Great Powers were discontented with the Porte's answer regarding Montenegro, and were now deliberating as to their reply. His Lordship further stated that orders had been given for war ships to proceed to Ragusa, The cricket match, Australians v. Eighteen of Hastings, commenced today. The Home team went in first, and scored 245. Spofforth and Bannerman were absent. la the House of Commons to-day the adjourned debate in Committee on the Irish Constabulary vote was resumed. A further discussion took place, but the Irish members abandoned the obstructs ing policy which they bad pursued on Fridsy night. Parnell made a speech, in the course of which he promised to use bia influence to prevent outrage in Ireland, and insure order in that country. The vote for the constabulary was then passed, and the Committee proceeded with the other estimates. In the Honse of Lords to-day, Earl Granrille,. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, presented papers relating to the Bill which had been introduced in the IVenc'i CJiam'oers providing for the pays Went of heavy bounties to French ship* pers, His Lordship, in laying them on the table of the House, said that the proposed bounties were contrary to the

spirit of the existing Anglo-French corns, mercial treaty, and would operate in juriously on English trade. August 31. The match which has been arranged between the Australian cricketers and the All-England Eleven will commence on Monday, 6th September. The Englnh team will be composed of Lord Harris, Hon. ,A. Lyttelton, Messrs W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace, E. M. Grace, A. P. Luces, F. Perm, Steele, J. D. Walker, and Barnes, Morley, and Shaw; A Treasury minute baa been issued prescribing the rules for the renewal o f the charter of the Colonial Bank. Tl c minute sets forth that such renewal can only be conceded on the basis of a charter modelled by Government. Calcutta, August 30 News bas also been received that the Pathan tribes who recently attic'ced the British garrison at Kachmadan, near the Bolan Pas?, but were jepulsed and severely punished, have not been dis* 1 armed by the force which was sent against them. Later news states that the Pathan tribes which had been disarmed by the British forces consisted of inhabitants of the country to the north-west of Kurs rachee in Scinde, which place they were now threatening Kacbmadan. Intelligence has been received here today that Khelat and Ghilzii hare been evacuated, and the British troops which formed the garrison there have joined the relieving force under General Roberts who has continued his march towardCandabar. Latest new* from Afghanistan states that General Phayre is now marching, in conjunction with General Robert?, or Ayoub Khan's position at Argandsb. Pabis, August 30. All the Jesuit schools and other establishments in France have now been closed. The schools had been evacuated by the inmates prior to their being visited by the police for formal closing. Melboubne. August 31. Parliament re- assembled to«day. The Government notified that they will introduae Bills to abolish plural voting at elec ois, and reductions of the Gove * nor's and Ministers' salaries. A Bill for reform of the constitution is to be introduced in the Assembly, but the discussion on the measure will be deferred until next year.