CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 November 1881, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

_-. « . TIEUTEH'S CABLEGRAMS. [from our own correspondent.] LoKDrN, November 7. Owing to the enormous amount of business which continues to be brought before the Land Commission in Ireland, the Government has been compelled to appoint several additional suWommissionors to hold Courts for dealing with great pressure of work. The Volskrafrd in ratifying the Convention entered into between the Boer leader and the British Government, de% clares that it accepts the Convention in order to avoid bloodshed, and promote common welfare of the States of Sooth Africa. In the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Dublin, yesterday, a pastoral letter by Dr M'Cabe, Archbishop of Dublin, was read from the pulpit, in which ' no rent * cry, raised by the Irish National Lund League was vigorously denounced. The most reverend prelate concluded that to advocate or accept such communistic theories would disgrace any Christian people. A number of the congregation left the Cathedral, while the pastoral letter was being vend. Berlin, November 5. The newly-elected Reiohstag will meet for despatch of business on the 17th in* stant. Prince Bismarck has written a letter, in which he urges the German people to combat the plotting of the Progressists, whom be characterises as enemies cf the Emperorand the Empire. Vienna. November 5. The Austrian Government have decided to extend the period of the service of the array now in occupation of Bosnia. November 7, la the Lower House of the Austrian

|{ei'e!isl»i! »o«day, .the Ban-on de Kaley. | Uuder-Secfetary o? State for Foreign Affairs, made a statement to the effect that tbe recent visit of King Humbert, of Italy. |<> Vienna, was made entirely nt hi* Mflj' st Y s ow n instigation. The A us* tri-n Undersecretary a.lded, ' had nothing to ask, and nothing to fear trom Lai}-' Paris, November 5. Telegrams nre to hand from Algiers, announcing tbut Molbert Grevy bas resigned tbe Go?ernor»General 3 hip of Al« geria. Paris, November 4 On meeting the Chamber of Deputies to day, M. Ferry, President of the Council, informed the Chamber that Ministers eeierred for the present tendering their resignation, preferring to meet the proposed vote of censure on their policy in Tunis. Ottawa, November 5: His Excellency tlie Marquis of Lome bas left Canada on his journey (o England, and embarked to day at New York. Mbibwbke, November 5. Thorpe, late teller of tbe Bank of Victoria, was, to-day, sentenced to two years imprisonment for embezzlement, but was recommended by F tlie jary to mercy on account of the great laxity which hvi prevailed in the conduct of the Bank's business. October 7. The Argns to-day publishes a leading article in which tbe revelations made regarding the business of the Bank of Victoria, daring the progress of Thorpe's trial, are characterised as a scandal. Dunedin, November 7. The New. Zealand Pottery and Glass Compauy has received from the Government the bonus of £250, (or the first £1000 worth of household pottery manufactured in the Colony. Westpjbt, November 8. Tbe steamer Westport left Cardiff on 4th September, «nd made the passage here in 62 days 15 hours, exact steaming time, touching at St Helena and the Cape. Fbe Cardiff coal brought by the Westport is not equal to the local article. A dinner was given to Captain Williams last night, aud much congratulatory speechmaking took place/