LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1764, 1 October 1886, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (Copyright). Received Sept. 29, 2.40 p.m. Melbourne, 29. Communications are passing between the Government of New South Wales and Victoria, with a view to the prevention of the threatened increase of the cable tariff between Australia and New Zealand. The Victorian Goven.. ment, it is understood, favors a general contribution by the Colonies to all the Australian cables, on the basis of population. Warren, Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., at Low Heads, Tasmania, has wired to the London office of the company, suggesting that the proposed increase in the tariff be postponed for a month, to allow of further negotiation*. Received Sept. 23, 1.25 pm. | Sydney, 29. At the Mercantile Marine Conference now proceeding here the ship owners' j representatives completed their case. The delegates of the employees are now engaged in stating theirs. Intelligence is to hand that a French military post has been formed at Hebrides. The intended increase in the charges between Australia and New Zealand from the Ist prox. is meeting with great disfavour here, and it is probable the Government of this Colony will be urged to join with New Zealand in renewing the subsidy, in order to secure a reduction of the tariff. Melbourne, 29. The death is announced of William Hocking, the well-known comedian. London, 28. A committee has been appointed at the instance of the Prince of Wales to enquire into the question of the sale of Colonial wines at the Exhibition. Received Sept, 29,1.30 a,m. London, 27. The last match of the Australian team commenced to-day at Harrowgate. The attendance was small, owing to the unfavorable rtate of the weather, the wicket was heavy in conseqnence of the recent rains. The Home team went in first, and when the stumps were drawn had lost five wifkets for 55 runs. The Grand Sonranje has been convoked for the 24th of October. Notwithstanding the Russian ultimatum the Regency has maintained an un* yielding attitude. The prisoners Implicated in the arrest of Prince Alexander have not yet been released. London, 28. An important meeting in connection with the e«taWi«l»went of the Imperil

Institute was held at the Mansion House yesterday, a committee being formed for the purpose of raising the j necessary funds for the carrying out of the project. Agrarian outrages have occurred in Kerry, where nineteen moonlighters have been captured. Received Sept. 29, 10.15 p.m. London, 28. The cricket match was resumed to day at Harrowgate. The attendance was large and the weather fine. The Home team, who yesterday lost five wickets for 55 runs, continued their I * innings, but only succeed in compiling 139 runs when the last wicket fell. The Australians scored 121 in the second innings. The Home team has lost 8 wickets for 107 runs. At the close of the days play the match was drawn. i Received Sept. 80, 12.40 p.m. Capetown, 28. Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape Colony, will shortly proceed to Mauritius for the purpose of arriving at a settlement of the dispute which hag arisen in connection with the Government of that Colony. | London, 29. ! It is announced that the Right He yd. Thomas Carr, Bishop of Galway and Kilm&cduagh. has been appointed to succeed the late Dr Goold as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. Thirteen scullers have entered for the International Handicap, to take place shortly at Welsh Harp, at Hinton. Melbourvk, 30 A'Beckett has been appointed to the vacant puisne judgeship. Received August 80, 1.15 p.m. Pakis, 29. In addressing a meeting at Toulouse yesterday, Freycinet, French Premier, declared that the Government considered further Colonial acquisitions on the part of France were not desired, hut that they were determined to retain those which France already possessed. He expressed a hope that such a solution of the present difficulty wilh regard to New Hebrides would be arrived at as would be in conformity with the dignity of France. Sophia, 28. General Hnlbars lias intimated to the Regency that if the meeting of the Grand Assembly is not delayed the Russian Government will regard the decisions of that body as invalid.