LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1600, 14 September 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

BY KI.KCTItIC rKl,K>i!iA"ll— o>n K'OHT. Received September 12, noon. Bkrlin. 11. Count Hatzfeldt, Secretary of- State for Foreign Affairs, has received a despatch from the Spanish Government restating the claim of that country to the Caroline Islands. The tone of the note is amicable, and a hope is expressed that Germany will rycogni.se the claim. Ueceivod Sept. 12, 1.1 5 a. in. Sydney, 11. The amendment to the. Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech is still before the Legislative Assemhly. The debate continues slowly, hut last niirht the speeches made l>y various members were of a decidedly personal nature. Lonrov, 11. Lord Csirrington was entertained at a farewell banquet last e veiling »t the Beaconetield Club. The Ag^nt* General for the various Colonies were among the guests. Lord Carrington in his speech in reply to the toast of the evening referred to tho Colonies and England in tlieir recent ofiYr.s of aid to the British Government and said that the lion's cubs had proved themselves worthy offspring of the Mother Country. Lord Kosebery also spoke, lie expatiated upon the desira bility and advantages of Federation. Siv Saul Samuel replying to the toast of the Agent Generals, welcomed Lord Carrington as the new Governor of ! New South Wales. Received Sept. 12, 8.30 p.m. I Sydney, 12. ! The second day's races of the I HawkesUury Racing Cl'ib spriu ; / meet- ! ing attracted a largo number of j spectators and the various events were I well contested, and the weather favorable. The Hawkeslmry Produce Stakes ; was won by Nordonfeldt, by two | lengths, Eagle Grange being second i and Lennox third. Time 2min. U ■*'(*.. ! For the Hawkesbury Grand Handicap twenty horses faced the starter. This was fi grand race and resulted in Prince Imperial winning by two lengths, with Despot second arid The Broker third. A head divided the second and third horses. Time : 2mius. 35£secs.