LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 398, 1 November 1883, Page 3

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Special to United Press Association -.-• : . London, Oct 29 The cargo of frozen meat by the steamer Potosi has realised 6^d per pound. The market is glutted. The English Government are ar» tanging with Canada for the establishment of a scheme of Irish emigration to that colony on a large Bcale. The French Government have decided on sending additionalironclads to China. London, Oct 80. A steamphip company has been ■übsidised by France to run a line of •twiners between. Havre, Bor» dtftUX, Antwerp, the Australian Colonies, and New Caledonia. Extra cofporali have been at*. ttched to H.M.S. Nelson with a view to prevent the desertion of teamen, which" .'lias been rather numerous of Fate while m Australian waters. The Tradeß'tJhion Congress is sitting m Paris, Mr Broadhurst being the president. The French. Government coldly regrets the conduct of the late ' Mr Pakenham at Tamatave. The Maori members of the New Zealand Parliament have written to the Aborignes Protection Society stating that the Maoris require the powers at present exercised by the Native Lands Court should be con» ferred upon elective Native Boards, which should also be empowered .to~ legislate for the Maoris. They also •ttijtfjftt tne ew Zealand Government^p? reftisipg to permit Taw whiao'sproposed visit to the Queen. The Aborigines Protection . Society have forwarded the letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Lord Derby has referred the matter o His Excellency S:> William Jervois. ~" Eeuter's Telegrams. London, Cct. 30. The report tljat. Mr Gladstone would winter afUannes proves ',d be -without foundationThe Australian mails, via Naples, per steamship, Orient, from Mcl« bourne (September ; 2i2), were delivered to-day^; ; .■■■ ■ Intelligence .m to hand from Bou> logne that the* : ship Mirzapore has been successfully floated. The failure ia announced to-day of Messrs Ranger and Co., cotton brokers, of Liverpool. Ihe liabiliies are set down at half a million sterling. Messrs Forman and Co. and Messrs Hollicstead and Tetley have also called meetings of their creditors, and other failures are •xpected to be^a.nnounced duting the next few^ clays. Considerable excitement and anxiety consequently prevails m commercial circles.