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Bush Advocate, Volume IX, Issue 668, 27 August 1892, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

(PKH PEESS ASSOCIATION.) London, Aug. 26. A meeting, presided over by tho Lord Mayor, called for the purpose of protesting against the es2lusion of Mr Labouchero from the new Government, ended in a general melee. Cheers were given for Her Majesty, and counter cheers for Mr Laboucbere, The election for Newcastle resulted as follows : — Morley, 12,983 ; Kolli, 12,244. By an explosion in the Park Slip colliery at Beadgend, Wales, one hundred and forty miners have been entombed. The Titus Salt Company is •winding up owing to the serious effect of the M'Kinley tariff. Examination proves that the sickness reported at Gravesend is not cholera, as at first supposed. Ruapehu, from Lyttelton, arrived at Ptymouth on. the 20th inst., all well. Her cargo of meat is in good condition. The Colonial Office authorities consider that Lord Glasgow is bound to accept the advice of his Ministers respecting appointments te the Legislative Council unless he believes they intend to violate the law, and despise the public feeling in the colony. The arrival of tho documents, however, is awaited before the Colonial officials answer. Sir E. E: N. Braddon, AgentGeneral for Tasmania, is on a visit to St. Petersburg as an Australian delegate to the railway conference. He was presented to the Czar at Perthoff. Mr Gladstone has written to Mr Labouchere stating .that he is responsible for notifying him to join the Government. Ho did. not submit Mr Labouehere's name to Her Majesty because of some incidents in his career which, however, cast no reflection upon his public character or conduct. The letter implies that the reason for Labouchere's exclusion is articles published in Truth from time to time in opposition to royal votes. Cholera has appeared at Berlin, and three cases have oeccurred at Gravesend, among Jewish immigrants who arrived in a stoamer from Hamburg. Thirty members representing Ireland are to have seats in the House of Commons. New Yoiik, Aug. 20. It is reported that the ' Invincible, Sheridan, was fatally injured in a railway accident in Colorado. Zanzibha, Aug. 26. A report from the interior Btntes that, having pacified tho natives, Captain Lugard is marching towards the coast. San Fhancisco, Aug. 26. Hawaii claims Cornwallis Island, recently reported to have been annexed by H.M.S. Champion on be. half of Great Britain, and alleges that the Government never transferred part of Pearl Harbor to any foreign power. Calcutta, Aug. 26. The Khose tribe have broken out in revolt against the A rneer. Sydney, This day. The miners sentenced to a term of imprisonment for assault intend of appeal. The other men have started, work. Several minor assaults have been committed, otherwise all is quiot at the mines. Melbourne, This day. At the nomination of Legislative Councillors nearly all the retiring members were re-elected without opposition. Hobart, This day. All the members of the new Government havo been re-elected unopposed.