Russians Adding Insult to Injury.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 203, 30 August 1886, Page 2

Russians Adding Insult to Injury.

Tho Hussion officers who had charge of l'rinco Alexander, while he was a prisoner, treated him with indignity.

Obituary. London, August 2!).—Lord Henry Lcd, nox is dead, aged 65.

Lato Shipping News.

Mklbour.sk, this day.—Arrived P. and 0. Company's Thames with English mails ; and tho North Gorman Lloyd's steamship Lubeck, intended for the Sydney and Samoan trade

ADELAIDE, this day. — Arrived, North German Lloyd's steamship Scilier, from

Bremen

Now Zealand and tho Cable Company,

A telogram published in tho " Argue " today from Auckland states th"\t tho Now Zealand (lovornmont is opposed to any arrangement regarding tho cable between Australia andNewZoaland, oxcoptthat originally proposed, namely, renewal of subsidy for fivo years : but it is understood in Molbourno that tho Cable Company would accept tho ionowal for that torm, and grant a reduction of tho tarriif if formor proposals of tho Govonimont wore now rodncod.

The Homo Rule Question.

LoMiOR, August 27.—1n tho House of Commons today, the debate on tho Addrees-in-Koply was resumed, when Mr l'arueH'e amendment, requiring suspension of evictions in Ireland during the winter months, was rejected by a majority of

Mr Gladstone has iesued a pamphlet dealing with tho liish question, in which ho abandons tho land-purchaso schomo, and ho expdets that the sense of nationality of Scotland and Wales has bestirred Ireland, and that the latter country only needs to persovore to obtain thoir demands.