CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3851, 19 December 1882, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

(VIA MELBOpKSE AMD THE BLUFF.)

THE SULTAN'S ILUSBSS.

LUNDON, December 7 The Sultan of Turkey is suffering f (nm an abecev, aad is at present ia a*"™ prostrata condition," ***.' .GAMBKTTA'S FINGERS AMptf TAXED. *«*'":_ M. Gatcbetta has been compelled to hay ■ ODe of his foreßngers amputated iv cons? quence of his recent accident. . • THK IRISH CONSTABULARY. The Government have decided on e'rant ing a general gratuity to the Irish Con sabulary, as some recognition of thpij : fa'tbfui services under Tery trying cixcum stances. ' ' AKABI POSING AS A ÜBEUATOk. Arabi Pasha, has written a letter to tha "Times" newspaper, in which he affirm. that England will, at some future date ac knowledge the justice of his cause. Hp I contends that he was justified in raising S« standard of revolt on behalf of Eevntian liberties, "T» I REFORM liST THE ITALIAN ABMY, i The Italian Government are making some importantlchanges in the military organic. tion of tbe kingdom. It is intended to' increase the efficiency of the national miiitia by insisting on the various tat. talions being more frequently called out and for longer period!l, for drill ajjj; , manffiuves.

SHIP CAtfAL TO MANCHESTER,

The peop'o ot Manchester ate unanimous in their determination of persevering with the scheme for constructing a ship canal to connect the city with the river Mersey their object beiog to secure the advantages of direct sea communication without, as at prefent, having to receive and send theb goods via Live rpool.

COLO1! lAL BANKS AND INCOME

It his been decided that colonMbanW having their he^d office in London, musk collect the income tax on the deposits of their customer)".

THJSBOKSfISG OF THE ALHAMBBA.

At the fire at the Alhambra Theatre, several firemen engaged in extinguishing the llimes weie killed by the fallings! burning material. . . ,

SOFfEBERS BY FLOOD,

The Prussian Chamber of Deputies have voted the sum of 1,000,000 marks towards a fund formed for the relief of ths auffeierj by the recent inundation,